Smith & Nephew (SN) Competitors

Smith & Nephew (LON:SN) and Haleon (LON:HLN) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.

Is SN or HLN more profitable?

Haleon has a net margin of 9.66% compared to Smith & Nephew's net margin of 5.41%. Haleon's return on equity of 6.54% beat Smith & Nephew's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smith & Nephew	5.41%	5.85%	4.51%
Haleon	9.66%	6.54%	4.45%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SN or HLN?

62.2% of Smith & Nephew shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.9% of Haleon shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Smith & Nephew shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.7% of Haleon shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SN or HLN?

Smith & Nephew received 548 more outperform votes than Haleon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.02% of users gave Smith & Nephew an outperform vote while only 31.58% of users gave Haleon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Smith & Nephew	Outperform Votes 560 62.02%	Underperform Votes 343 37.98%
Haleon	Outperform Votes 12 31.58%	Underperform Votes 26 68.42%

Is SN or HLN a better dividend stock?

Smith & Nephew pays an annual dividend of GBX 29 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Haleon pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Smith & Nephew pays out 104.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Haleon pays out 50.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SN or HLN?

Haleon has higher revenue and earnings than Smith & Nephew. Haleon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smith & Nephew, 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
Smith & Nephew	£7.08B	1.73	£382.79M	£27.77	40.34
Haleon	£11.07B	3.26	£1.07B	£11.89	33.66

Which has more risk and volatility, SN or HLN?

Smith & Nephew has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Haleon has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer SN or HLN?

In the previous week, Smith & Nephew and Smith & Nephew both had 1 articles in the media. Smith & Nephew's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Haleon's score of 0.00 indicating that Smith & Nephew is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Smith & Nephew	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Haleon	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend SN or HLN?

Smith & Nephew currently has a consensus target price of GBX 7,840, indicating a potential upside of 599.69%. Haleon has a consensus target price of GBX 457, indicating a potential upside of 14.19%. Given Smith & Nephew's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Smith & Nephew is more favorable than Haleon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Smith & Nephew	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Haleon	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Smith & Nephew beats Haleon on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.