Senior (SNR) Competitors

Senior (LON:SNR) and Boeing (LON:BOE) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and dividends.

Does the media prefer SNR or BOE?

In the previous week, Boeing had 6 more articles in the media than Senior. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Boeing and 10 mentions for Senior. Senior's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Boeing's score of -0.01 indicating that Senior is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Senior	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Boeing	2 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, SNR or BOE?

Senior has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boeing has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SNR or BOE?

Senior has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Boeing. Boeing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Senior, 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
Senior	£994.77M	0.58	£30.78M	£7.35	18.87
Boeing	£70.54B	0.00	-£4.13B	-£7.15	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SNR or BOE?

86.0% of Senior shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.4% of Boeing shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Senior shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Boeing shares are owned 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.

Is SNR or BOE more profitable?

Senior has a net margin of 3.09% compared to Boeing's net margin of -5.86%. Senior's return on equity of 6.67% beat Boeing's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Senior	3.09%	6.67%	2.65%
Boeing	-5.86%	N/A	0.04%

Do analysts rate SNR or BOE?

Senior presently has a consensus target price of GBX 191.50, indicating a potential upside of 38.17%. Given Senior's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Senior is more favorable than Boeing.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Senior	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Boeing	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SNR or BOE?

Senior received 527 more outperform votes than Boeing when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.91% of users gave Boeing an outperform vote while only 71.81% of users gave Senior an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Senior	Outperform Votes 675 71.81%	Underperform Votes 265 28.19%
Boeing	Outperform Votes 148 72.91%	Underperform Votes 55 27.09%

Summary

Senior beats Boeing on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.