SN vs. SGE, WHR, ANP, CLX, TPX, PNPL, LEG, ULVR, HLN, and MXCT
Should you be buying Smith & Nephew stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Smith & Nephew include The Sage Group (SGE), Warehouse REIT (WHR), Anpario (ANP), Calnex Solutions (CLX), TPXimpact (TPX), Pineapple Power (PNPL), Legendary Investments (LEG), Unilever (ULVR), Haleon (HLN), and MaxCyte (MXCT).
Smith & Nephew vs.
Smith & Nephew (LON:SN) and The Sage Group (LON:SGE) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Smith & Nephew has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Sage Group has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Smith & Nephew presently has a consensus target price of GBX 4,607.50, indicating a potential upside of 349.29%. The Sage Group has a consensus target price of GBX 3,446.67, indicating a potential upside of 161.11%. Given Smith & Nephew's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Smith & Nephew is more favorable than The Sage Group.
Smith & Nephew has higher revenue and earnings than The Sage Group. Smith & Nephew 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.
In the previous week, Smith & Nephew and Smith & Nephew both had 1 articles in the media. Smith & Nephew's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled The Sage Group'saverage media sentiment score.
Smith & Nephew pays an annual dividend of GBX 29 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. The Sage Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 20 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. The Sage Group pays out 77.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
62.2% of Smith & Nephew shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.0% of The Sage Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Smith & Nephew shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of The Sage Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Smith & Nephew received 34 more outperform votes than The Sage Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.02% of users gave Smith & Nephew an outperform vote while only 44.96% of users gave The Sage Group an outperform vote.
The Sage Group has a net margin of 11.87% compared to Smith & Nephew's net margin of 5.41%. The Sage Group's return on equity of 24.48% beat Smith & Nephew's return on equity.
Summary
Smith & Nephew beats The Sage Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:SN) was last updated on 2/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff