SIG (SHI) Competitors

SIG (LON:SHI) and Brickability Group (LON:BRCK) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Is SHI or BRCK more profitable?

Brickability Group has a net margin of 2.59% compared to SIG's net margin of -2.35%. Brickability Group's return on equity of 8.24% beat SIG's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SIG	-2.35%	-28.09%	1.03%
Brickability Group	2.59%	8.24%	4.09%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SHI or BRCK?

Brickability Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SIG. SIG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brickability Group, 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
SIG	£2.74B	0.07	-£64.23M	-£5.33	-2.97
Brickability Group	£632.36M	0.32	£16.36M	£5.03	12.29

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SHI or BRCK?

63.0% of SIG shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.1% of Brickability Group shares are held by institutional investors. 18.3% of SIG shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 38.1% of Brickability Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer SHI or BRCK?

SIG presently has a consensus target price of GBX 14, suggesting a potential downside of 11.39%. Given SIG's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe SIG is more favorable than Brickability Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SIG	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Brickability Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is SHI or BRCK a better dividend stock?

SIG pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 25.3%. Brickability Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. SIG pays out -75.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brickability Group pays out 59.7% 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. SIG is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, SHI or BRCK?

SIG has a beta of 1.93, indicating that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brickability Group has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer SHI or BRCK?

In the previous week, SIG had 2 more articles in the media than Brickability Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for SIG and 1 mentions for Brickability Group. Brickability Group's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat SIG's score of 0.25 indicating that Brickability Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SIG	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Brickability Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

SIG and Brickability Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.