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GBX 191.80 -0.24 (-0.12%)
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SNR vs. QQ, CHG, BOE, GEC, AVON, CHRT, HARL, VEL, AERO, and RR

Should you be buying Senior stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Senior include QinetiQ Group (QQ), Chemring Group (CHG), Boeing (BOE), General Electric (GEC), Avon Protection (AVON), Cohort (CHRT), Harland & Wolff Group (HARL), Velocity Composites (VEL), Strat Aero (AERO), and Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry.

Senior vs. Its Competitors

Senior (LON:SNR) and QinetiQ Group (LON:QQ) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Senior£986.60M0.80£30.78M-£0.02-10,311.83
QinetiQ Group£1.89B1.48£132.62M£24.1520.91

Senior has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QinetiQ Group has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Senior presently has a consensus price target of GBX 202.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.58%. QinetiQ Group has a consensus price target of GBX 558.33, indicating a potential upside of 10.56%. Given QinetiQ Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe QinetiQ Group is more favorable than Senior.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Senior
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
QinetiQ Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

51.7% of Senior shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.5% of QinetiQ Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Senior shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of QinetiQ Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, QinetiQ Group had 4 more articles in the media than Senior. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for QinetiQ Group and 0 mentions for Senior. QinetiQ Group's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Senior's score of 1.16 indicating that QinetiQ Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Senior Positive
QinetiQ Group Positive

QinetiQ Group has a net margin of 7.03% compared to Senior's net margin of 3.09%. QinetiQ Group's return on equity of 14.98% beat Senior's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Senior3.09% 6.67% 2.65%
QinetiQ Group 7.03%14.98%6.47%

Senior pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. QinetiQ Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Senior pays out -129.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. QinetiQ Group pays out 33.1% 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.

Summary

QinetiQ Group beats Senior on 15 of the 18 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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SNR vs. The Competition

MetricSeniorAerospace & Defense IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£792.90M£15.01B£7.76B£2.58B
Dividend Yield1.29%2.61%4.56%5.30%
P/E Ratio-10,311.83356.16313.425,413.75
Price / Sales0.8087.77211.6596,768.97
Price / Cash6.1921.4027.9027.93
Price / Book1.754.714.618.57
Net Income£30.78M£223.64M£798.53M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-1.64%3.70%0.85%6.51%
1 Month Performance-2.77%3.28%1.63%50.65%
1 Year Performance18.25%81.91%26.70%171.62%

Senior Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SNR
Senior
1.4889 of 5 stars
GBX 191.80
-0.1%
GBX 202.50
+5.6%
+18.4%£792.90M£986.60M-10,311.836,679Gap Up
QQ
QinetiQ Group
2.8989 of 5 stars
GBX 486
+1.7%
GBX 558.33
+14.9%
+10.1%£2.68B£1.89B20.128,588Positive News
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
CHG
Chemring Group
1.3912 of 5 stars
GBX 540
-1.1%
GBX 570
+5.6%
+46.5%£1.46B£521.30M3,417.722,600Dividend Increase
BOE
Boeing
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.32B£70.54B-30.77156,000Gap Up
GEC
General Electric
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.14B£69.52B27.63125,000Positive News
Gap Up
AVON
Avon Protection
N/AGBX 1,928.09
-0.5%
N/A+74.9%£571.45M£296.60M9,137.87928Positive News
Dividend Increase
CHRT
Cohort
2.0083 of 5 stars
GBX 1,246
+0.6%
GBX 1,630
+30.8%
+66.3%£568.05M£270.04M2,815.821,243News Coverage
Dividend Cut
HARL
Harland & Wolff Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£14.49M£86.91M-34.9081
VEL
Velocity Composites
1.1131 of 5 stars
GBX 20.73
-2.7%
GBX 60
+189.5%
-52.4%£11.33M£22.70M-1,512.77102Gap Up
High Trading Volume
AERO
Strat Aero
N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.00N/AGap Down
RR
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc
3.4366 of 5 stars
GBX 1,092.50
+1.6%
GBX 1,188.67
+8.8%
+125.5%£93.70B£18.13B39.8241,400Positive News
High Trading Volume

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This page (LON:SNR) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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