Senior (SNR) Competitors

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

Is QQ or SNR 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
QinetiQ Group	7.03%	14.98%	6.47%
Senior	3.09%	6.67%	2.65%

Does the media refer more to QQ or SNR?

In the previous week, QinetiQ Group had 1 more articles in the media than Senior. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for QinetiQ Group and 0 mentions for Senior. QinetiQ Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Senior's score of 0.00 indicating that QinetiQ Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
QinetiQ Group	Positive
Senior	Neutral

Do analysts prefer QQ or SNR?

QinetiQ Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 558.33, suggesting a potential upside of 16.22%. Senior has a consensus target price of GBX 202.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.00%. Given QinetiQ Group's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe QinetiQ Group is more favorable than Senior.

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

Which has higher earnings & valuation, QQ or SNR?

QinetiQ Group has higher revenue and earnings than Senior. QinetiQ Group 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
QinetiQ Group	£1.89B	1.41	£132.62M	£24.15	19.89
Senior	£994.77M	0.84	£30.78M	£7.35	27.29

Which has more risk & volatility, QQ or SNR?

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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in QQ or SNR?

59.5% of QinetiQ Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.0% of Senior shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.1% of QinetiQ Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Senior shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is QQ or SNR a better dividend stock?

QinetiQ Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Senior pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. QinetiQ Group pays out 33.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Senior pays out 27.2% 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 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.