SNR vs. AVON, CHG, CHRT, QQ, MEGP, ICGC, RWS, RNWH, WIN, and VLX
Should you be buying Senior stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Senior include Avon Protection (AVON), Chemring Group (CHG), Cohort (CHRT), QinetiQ Group (QQ), ME Group International (MEGP), Irish Continental Group (ICGC), RWS (RWS), Renew (RNWH), Wincanton (WIN), and Volex (VLX). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
Senior (LON:SNR) and Avon Protection (LON:AVON) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and community ranking.
Senior pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Avon Protection pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Senior pays out 2,857.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Avon Protection pays out -5,227.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avon Protection is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Senior has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avon Protection has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Senior received 322 more outperform votes than Avon Protection when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.21% of users gave Avon Protection an outperform vote while only 71.78% of users gave Senior an outperform vote.
Senior has higher revenue and earnings than Avon Protection. Avon Protection is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Senior, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
89.2% of Senior shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.0% of Avon Protection shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Senior shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Avon Protection shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Avon Protection had 3 more articles in the media than Senior. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Avon Protection and 8 mentions for Senior. Avon Protection's average media sentiment score of 0.08 beat Senior's score of -0.22 indicating that Avon Protection is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Senior has a net margin of 3.23% compared to Avon Protection's net margin of -5.91%. Senior's return on equity of 6.86% beat Avon Protection's return on equity.
Senior presently has a consensus target price of GBX 168, indicating a potential upside of 0.24%. Avon Protection has a consensus target price of GBX 1,265, indicating a potential upside of 3.69%. Given Avon Protection's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Avon Protection is more favorable than Senior.
Summary
Avon Protection beats Senior on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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