Senior (SNR) Competitors GBX 193.40 -0.40 (-0.21%) As of 06:20 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock SNR vs. QQ, CHG, BOE, GEC, CHRT, AVON, HARL, VEL, AERO, and RRShould 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), Cohort (CHRT), Avon Protection (AVON), 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 QinetiQ Group Chemring Group Boeing General Electric Cohort Avon Protection Harland & Wolff Group Velocity Composites Strat Aero Rolls-Royce Holdings plc Senior (LON:SNR) and QinetiQ Group (LON:QQ) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations. Which has better valuation & earnings, SNR or QQ? 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 RatioSenior£986.60M0.81£30.78M-£0.02-10,397.85QinetiQ Group£1.89B1.47£132.62M£24.1520.83 Does the media prefer SNR or QQ? In the previous week, QinetiQ Group had 1 more articles in the media than Senior. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for QinetiQ Group and 2 mentions for Senior. QinetiQ Group's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Senior's score of 0.58 indicating that QinetiQ Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Senior 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive QinetiQ Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SNR or QQ? 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 will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend SNR or QQ? Senior presently has a consensus price target of GBX 202.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.71%. QinetiQ Group has a consensus price target of GBX 558.33, suggesting a potential upside of 11.00%. Given QinetiQ Group's higher possible 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) 3.00QinetiQ Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Is SNR or QQ a better dividend stock? 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. Which has more volatility & risk, SNR or QQ? Senior has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QinetiQ Group has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is SNR or QQ more profitable? 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% SummaryQinetiQ Group beats Senior on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Senior News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SNR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SNR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSeniorAerospace & Defense IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£799.52M£14.84B£7.71B£2.59BDividend Yield1.28%2.62%4.57%5.30%P/E Ratio-10,397.85351.47314.355,434.13Price / Sales0.8186.51211.1096,851.76Price / Cash6.1921.4028.7727.93Price / Book1.764.674.587.68Net Income£30.78M£223.64M£798.53M£5.89B7 Day Performance-0.51%1.42%0.94%6.78%1 Month Performance-2.32%1.54%1.28%56.39%1 Year Performance17.78%82.95%26.89%143.46% Senior Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SNRSenior1.2675 of 5 starsGBX 193.40-0.2%GBX 202.50+4.7%+18.3%£799.52M£986.60M-10,397.856,679QQQinetiQ Group2.9514 of 5 starsGBX 481.60+1.2%GBX 558.33+15.9%+7.0%£2.66B£1.89B19.948,588News CoveragePositive NewsDividend CutHigh Trading VolumeCHGChemring Group1.4462 of 5 starsGBX 535-1.3%GBX 570+6.5%+47.6%£1.44B£521.30M3,386.082,600News CoveragePositive NewsDividend IncreaseInsider TradeBOEBoeingN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.32B£70.54B-30.77156,000Gap UpGECGeneral ElectricN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.14B£69.52B27.63125,000Gap UpCHRTCohort2.7998 of 5 starsGBX 1,290-1.8%GBX 1,630+26.4%+58.6%£584.86M£270.04M2,915.251,243News CoverageDividend CutInsider TradeAVONAvon ProtectionN/AGBX 1,892-2.0%N/A+68.9%£560.75M£296.60M8,966.82928Dividend IncreaseHARLHarland & Wolff GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£14.49M£86.91M-34.9081News CoverageVELVelocity Composites1.141 of 5 starsGBX 20.03-6.8%GBX 60+199.6%-51.5%£10.95M£22.70M-1,462.04102Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeAEROStrat AeroN/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.00N/AGap DownRRRolls-Royce Holdings plc3.4827 of 5 starsGBX 1,100+2.8%GBX 1,051.50-4.4%N/A£94.34B£18.13B40.1041,400News CoverageInsider TradeHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies QinetiQ Group Competitors Chemring Group Competitors Boeing Competitors General Electric Competitors Cohort Competitors Avon Protection Competitors Harland & Wolff Group Competitors Velocity Composites Competitors Strat Aero Competitors Rolls-Royce Holdings plc Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:SNR) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink you missed gold’s boom? 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