Bodycote (BOY) Competitors

General Electric (LON:GEC) and Bodycote (LON:BOY) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer GEC or BOY?

In the previous week, General Electric had 16 more articles in the media than Bodycote. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for General Electric and 0 mentions for Bodycote. General Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Bodycote's score of 0.51 indicating that Bodycote is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
General Electric	Positive
Bodycote	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GEC or BOY?

76.0% of General Electric shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.0% of Bodycote shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of General Electric shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Bodycote shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GEC or BOY a better dividend stock?

General Electric pays an annual dividend of GBX 112 per share and has a dividend yield of 68.2%. Bodycote pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. General Electric pays out 1,403.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Bodycote pays out 5,111.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. General Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is GEC or BOY more profitable?

General Electric has a net margin of 13.95% compared to General Electric's net margin of 10.67%. Bodycote's return on equity of 28.44% beat General Electric's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
General Electric	13.95%	28.44%	2.06%
Bodycote	10.67%	11.03%	6.53%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, GEC or BOY?

General Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Bodycote. General Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bodycote, 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
General Electric	£67.95B	0.03	£8.77B	£7.98	20.58
Bodycote	£802.50M	1.61	£85.60M	£0.45	1,517.78

Do analysts prefer GEC or BOY?

Bodycote has a consensus target price of GBX 670, suggesting a potential downside of 1.90%. Given General Electric's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bodycote is more favorable than General Electric.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
General Electric	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Bodycote	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility and risk, GEC or BOY?

General Electric has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bodycote has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GEC or BOY?

Bodycote received 501 more outperform votes than General Electric when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.62% of users gave Bodycote an outperform vote while only 62.77% of users gave General Electric an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
General Electric	Outperform Votes 59 62.77%	Underperform Votes 35 37.23%
Bodycote	Outperform Votes 560 70.62%	Underperform Votes 233 29.38%

Summary

General Electric beats Bodycote on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.