SHC vs. TALK, AMS, SSY, AGL, FME, BNR, CON, AMED, SHB, and HMSO
Should you be buying Shaftesbury Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Shaftesbury Capital include TalkTalk Telecom Group (TALK), Advanced Medical Solutions Group (AMS), Scisys Group (SSY), ANGLE (AGL), Future Metals (FME), Burning Rock Biotech (BNR), Connemara Mining (CON), Amedeo Resources (AMED), Shaftesbury (SHB), and Hammerson (HMSO).
Shaftesbury Capital vs. Its Competitors
Shaftesbury Capital (LON:SHC) and TalkTalk Telecom Group (LON:TALK) are both healthcare companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.
In the previous week, Shaftesbury Capital had 3 more articles in the media than TalkTalk Telecom Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Shaftesbury Capital and 1 mentions for TalkTalk Telecom Group. Shaftesbury Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat TalkTalk Telecom Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Shaftesbury Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Shaftesbury Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. TalkTalk Telecom Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share. Shaftesbury Capital pays out 145.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. TalkTalk Telecom Group pays out 0.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Shaftesbury Capital has a net margin of 16.37% compared to TalkTalk Telecom Group's net margin of 0.00%. Shaftesbury Capital's return on equity of 1.07% beat TalkTalk Telecom Group's return on equity.
68.3% of Shaftesbury Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Shaftesbury Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Shaftesbury Capital currently has a consensus target price of GBX 174, suggesting a potential upside of 12.55%. Given Shaftesbury Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Shaftesbury Capital is more favorable than TalkTalk Telecom Group.
Shaftesbury Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than TalkTalk Telecom Group. TalkTalk Telecom Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shaftesbury Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Shaftesbury Capital beats TalkTalk Telecom Group on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:SHC) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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