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The Sage Group (SGE) Competitors

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GBX 1,105.29 -3.21 (-0.29%)
As of 10/7/2025 12:37 PM Eastern

SGE vs. HLN, SN, WHR, ANP, CLX, TPX, PNPL, LEG, ULVR, and AVV

Should you be buying The Sage Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Sage Group include Haleon (HLN), Smith & Nephew (SN), Warehouse REIT (WHR), Anpario (ANP), Calnex Solutions (CLX), TPXimpact (TPX), Pineapple Power (PNPL), Legendary Investments (LEG), Unilever (ULVR), and AVEVA Group (AVV).

The Sage Group vs. Its Competitors

Haleon (LON:HLN) and The Sage Group (LON:SGE) are both large-cap consumer goods companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment and dividends.

Haleon pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. The Sage Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Haleon pays out 39.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Sage Group pays out 59.5% 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. Haleon is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

The Sage Group has a net margin of 11.87% compared to Haleon's net margin of 9.66%. The Sage Group's return on equity of 24.48% beat Haleon's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Haleon9.66% 6.54% 4.45%
The Sage Group 11.87%24.48%7.58%

Haleon has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Sage Group has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

25.5% of Haleon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.2% of The Sage Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Haleon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of The Sage Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Haleon has higher revenue and earnings than The Sage Group. Haleon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Sage Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Haleon£11.02B2.67£1.07B£0.171,977.84
The Sage Group£2.42B4.36£254.60M£0.343,214.92

Haleon currently has a consensus price target of GBX 436.67, indicating a potential upside of 32.20%. The Sage Group has a consensus price target of GBX 3,500, indicating a potential upside of 216.66%. Given The Sage Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe The Sage Group is more favorable than Haleon.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Haleon
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
The Sage Group
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.14

In the previous week, The Sage Group had 1 more articles in the media than Haleon. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for The Sage Group and 1 mentions for Haleon. Haleon's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat The Sage Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Haleon is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Haleon
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
The Sage Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

The Sage Group beats Haleon on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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SGE vs. The Competition

MetricThe Sage GroupSoftware IndustryComputer SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£10.56B£7.57B£33.21B£2.61B
Dividend Yield1.90%3.72%3.16%5.29%
P/E Ratio3,214.921,299.61495.374,431.92
Price / Sales4.36250.762,035.1999,742.78
Price / Cash16.4617.3937.8827.90
Price / Book10.5010.717.538.66
Net Income£254.60M£49.83M£819.01M£5.89B
7 Day Performance1.12%-0.10%1.64%0.17%
1 Month Performance1.50%-0.81%9.20%5.36%
1 Year Performance10.14%5.22%24,047.07%164.07%

The Sage Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SGE
The Sage Group
2.1207 of 5 stars
GBX 1,105.29
-0.3%
GBX 3,500
+216.7%
+10.4%£10.56B£2.42B3,214.9211,326News Coverage
Dividend Increase
HLN
Haleon
2.3712 of 5 stars
GBX 330.08
-0.1%
GBX 436.67
+32.3%
-12.4%£29.55B£11.02B1,976.5425,408High Trading Volume
SN
Smith & Nephew
3.3624 of 5 stars
GBX 1,322.50
+0.3%
GBX 1,379.33
+4.3%
+18.0%£14.50B£7.08B47.6118,452News Coverage
High Trading Volume
WHR
Warehouse REIT
N/AGBX 113.05
+0.0%
N/A+31.7%£480.31M£55.58M1,153.5761,000
ANP
Anpario
N/AGBX 514.40
+0.9%
GBX 500
-2.8%
+56.4%£87.17M£38.20M2,106.47109
CLX
Calnex Solutions
1.9766 of 5 stars
GBX 57.04
-1.7%
GBX 115
+101.6%
+8.0%£50.13M£18.39M15,844.449,000
TPX
TPXimpact
N/AGBX 17.50
+1.4%
N/A-48.4%£15.67M£77.34M-173.2712,000News Coverage
PNPL
Pineapple Power
N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.28MN/A-274.002High Trading Volume
LEG
Legendary Investments
N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.0019,900Gap Down
ULVR
Unilever
0.9247 of 5 stars
GBX 4,364
-0.5%
GBX 4,518
+3.5%
-8.7%£107.00B£59.77B1,948.21148,000High Trading Volume
AVV
AVEVA Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£9.72B£1.26B-154.766,250Gap Up

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This page (LON:SGE) was last updated on 10/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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