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SNR vs. COB, QQ, ULE, CHG, and BOE

Should you buy Senior stock or one of its competitors? Senior's main competitors and comparable companies include Cobham (COB), QinetiQ Group (QQ), Ultra Electronics (ULE), Chemring Group (CHG), and Boeing (BOE). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry.

How does Senior compare to Cobham?

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

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cobham£1.97B0.00N/A-£1.90N/A
Senior£757.80M1.60£30.78M-£2.36N/A

Senior has a consensus target price of GBX 261.67, indicating a potential downside of 11.15%. Given Cobham's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cobham is more favorable than Senior.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cobham
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Senior
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Cobham has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Senior's net margin of -0.62%. Cobham's return on equity of 0.00% beat Senior's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CobhamN/A N/A N/A
Senior -0.62%-1.30%2.65%

In the previous week, Senior had 2 more articles in the media than Cobham. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Senior and 0 mentions for Cobham. Cobham's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Senior's score of -0.36 indicating that Cobham is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Cobham Neutral
Senior Neutral

42.1% of Senior shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Senior shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Cobham beats Senior on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Senior compare to QinetiQ Group?

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

In the previous week, QinetiQ Group had 2 more articles in the media than Senior. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for QinetiQ Group and 2 mentions for Senior. QinetiQ Group's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Senior's score of -0.36 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
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
QinetiQ Group
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Senior presently has a consensus price target of GBX 261.67, indicating a potential downside of 11.15%. QinetiQ Group has a consensus price target of GBX 1,663.40, indicating a potential upside of 252.12%. 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)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
QinetiQ Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

Senior pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. QinetiQ Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Senior pays out -127.1% 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.

42.1% of Senior shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.5% of QinetiQ Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Senior shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of QinetiQ Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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£757.80M1.60£30.78M-£2.36N/A
QinetiQ Group£1.89B1.38£132.62M£24.1519.56

Senior has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, QinetiQ Group has a beta of 0.325, meaning that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the broader market.

QinetiQ Group has a net margin of 5.59% compared to Senior's net margin of -0.62%. QinetiQ Group's return on equity of 19.34% beat Senior's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Senior-0.62% -1.30% 2.65%
QinetiQ Group 5.59%19.34%6.47%

Summary

QinetiQ Group beats Senior on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Senior compare to Ultra Electronics?

Ultra Electronics (LON:ULE) and Senior (LON:SNR) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations.

42.1% of Senior shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Senior shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ultra Electronics£850.70M0.00N/A£0.94N/A
Senior£757.80M1.60£30.78M-£2.36N/A

Ultra Electronics has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Senior's net margin of -0.62%. Ultra Electronics' return on equity of 0.00% beat Senior's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ultra ElectronicsN/A N/A N/A
Senior -0.62%-1.30%2.65%

Senior has a consensus target price of GBX 261.67, suggesting a potential downside of 11.15%. Given Ultra Electronics' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ultra Electronics is more favorable than Senior.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ultra Electronics
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Senior
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

In the previous week, Senior had 2 more articles in the media than Ultra Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Senior and 0 mentions for Ultra Electronics. Ultra Electronics' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Senior's score of -0.36 indicating that Ultra Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Ultra Electronics Neutral
Senior Neutral

Ultra Electronics pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.58 per share. Senior pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Ultra Electronics pays out 61.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Senior pays out -127.1% 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. Senior is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Senior beats Ultra Electronics on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Senior compare to Chemring Group?

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

Senior has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Chemring Group has a beta of 0.797, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the broader market.

Senior pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Chemring Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Senior pays out -127.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chemring Group pays out 65.0% 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.

In the previous week, Senior had 2 more articles in the media than Chemring Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Senior and 0 mentions for Chemring Group. Chemring Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Senior's score of -0.36 indicating that Chemring Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Senior Neutral
Chemring Group Neutral

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Senior£757.80M1.60£30.78M-£2.36N/A
Chemring Group£512M2.80£2.18M£12.3043.09

Senior currently has a consensus target price of GBX 261.67, suggesting a potential downside of 11.15%. Chemring Group has a consensus target price of GBX 637, suggesting a potential upside of 20.19%. Given Chemring Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Chemring Group is more favorable than Senior.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Senior
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Chemring Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

42.1% of Senior shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.8% of Chemring Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Senior shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Chemring Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Chemring Group has a net margin of 6.77% compared to Senior's net margin of -0.62%. Chemring Group's return on equity of 9.03% beat Senior's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Senior-0.62% -1.30% 2.65%
Chemring Group 6.77%9.03%7.03%

Summary

Chemring Group beats Senior on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Senior compare to Boeing?

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

Senior has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Boeing has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the broader market.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Senior£757.80M1.60£30.78M-£2.36N/A
Boeing£70.54B0.00-£4.13B-£7.15N/A

Senior has a net margin of -0.62% compared to Boeing's net margin of -5.86%. Boeing's return on equity of 0.00% beat Senior's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Senior-0.62% -1.30% 2.65%
Boeing -5.86%N/A 0.04%

42.1% of Senior shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.4% of Boeing shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Senior shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Boeing shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Boeing had 15 more articles in the media than Senior. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Boeing and 2 mentions for Senior. Boeing's average media sentiment score of -0.09 beat Senior's score of -0.36 indicating that Boeing is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Senior presently has a consensus price target of GBX 261.67, suggesting a potential downside of 11.15%. Given Boeing's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Boeing is more favorable than Senior.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Senior
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Boeing
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

Boeing beats Senior on 8 of the 15 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£1.21B£20.51B£10.20B£2.87B
Dividend Yield1.02%1.68%97.17%6.23%
P/E Ratio-124.7937.5725.75366.83
Price / Sales1.6032.01459.5083,599.70
Price / Cash6.1926.4323.7127.89
Price / Book2.687.514.846.33
Net Income£30.78M£562.41M£612.22M£5.89B
7 Day Performance0.17%-2.37%-1.56%-0.69%
1 Month Performance0.68%-11.26%-3.85%0.18%
1 Year Performance53.36%4.71%6.34%20.03%

Senior Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SNR
Senior
0.8043 of 5 stars
GBX 294.50
flat
GBX 261.67
-11.1%
+52.0%£1.21B£757.80MN/A6,679
COB
Cobham
N/AN/AN/AN/A£3.96B£1.97BN/A10,898
QQ
QinetiQ Group
4.5703 of 5 stars
GBX 477.40
-0.3%
GBX 1,663.40
+248.4%
-2.8%£2.63B£1.89B19.778,588
ULE
Ultra Electronics
N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.51B£850.70M3,723.404,531
CHG
Chemring Group
N/AGBX 525
+0.3%
GBX 637
+21.3%
-6.1%£1.42B£512M42.682,600

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This page (LON:SNR) was last updated on 9/12/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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