Renew (RNWH) Competitors

Balfour Beatty (LON:BBY) and Renew (LON:RNWH) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Do analysts prefer BBY or RNWH?

Balfour Beatty presently has a consensus price target of GBX 542.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.73%. Given Balfour Beatty's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Balfour Beatty is more favorable than Renew.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Balfour Beatty	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Renew	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor BBY or RNWH?

In the previous week, Balfour Beatty and Balfour Beatty both had 1 articles in the media. Renew's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Balfour Beatty's score of 0.29 indicating that Renew is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Balfour Beatty	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Renew	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, BBY or RNWH?

Balfour Beatty has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Renew has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BBY or RNWH?

61.7% of Balfour Beatty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.2% of Renew shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Balfour Beatty shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Renew shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BBY or RNWH a better dividend stock?

Balfour Beatty pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Renew pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Balfour Beatty pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Renew pays out 30.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Balfour Beatty is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is BBY or RNWH more profitable?

Renew has a net margin of 4.45% compared to Balfour Beatty's net margin of 2.85%. Renew's return on equity of 22.35% beat Balfour Beatty's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Balfour Beatty	2.85%	19.46%	1.63%
Renew	4.45%	22.35%	9.20%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BBY or RNWH?

Balfour Beatty has higher revenue and earnings than Renew. Balfour Beatty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Renew, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Balfour Beatty	£7.72B	0.34	£219.98M	£42.83	12.09
Renew	£1.10B	0.60	£48.95M	£59.79	13.71

Summary

Renew beats Balfour Beatty on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.