JLHL vs SNTL vs IBP Stock Comparison

Julong Holding, Sentinel Holdings and Installed Building Products Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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JLHL Julong Holding Ltd
$6.62 +57.6% 1M +69.7% 1Y
Market cap
$123.34M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Engineering and Construction Industrials
1 win
SNTL Sentinel Holdings Ltd.
$1.89 +48.8% 1M -68.0% 1Y
Market cap
$15.89M
P/E
1.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.58M
Div. yield
–
Security Services Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Installed Building Products leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Installed Building Products 4, Sentinel Holdings 4, Julong Holding 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJLHLSNTLIBPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $123.34M $15.89M $5.82B IBP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 1.1x 24.7x SNTL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 22.2x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +250.7% +0.7% SNTL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 311.9% 7.9% SNTL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 15.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.1x 1.4x SNTL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +69.7% -68.0% -9.2% JLHL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -1.1%/yr +11.0%/yr IBP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 262.3% 138.6% 56.5% IBP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 46/100 56/100 IBP

Percentile Scorecard

JLHLSNTLIBP

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisJLHLSNTLIBP
Valuation – 74 #30 of 114 33 #35 of 52
Growth – 97 #4 of 98 19 #31 of 38
Profitability – 46 #52 of 95 87 #6 of 38
Financial Health 51 #28 of 56 12 #111 of 126 69 #18 of 56
Shareholder Returns – 1 #70 of 71 71 #9 of 29
Overall – 46 56
  • JLHL ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services
  • SNTL ranked among 131 companies in Business Services
  • IBP ranked among 57 companies in Construction Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodJLHLSNTLIBPSPY
1 month +57.6%+48.8%+15.6% -5.9%
3 months -23.0%-45.7%-7.9% -4.6%
6 months -65.3%-63.6%+2.8% +0.2%
Year to date +64.3%-69.4%-14.0% +7.5%
1 year +69.7%-68.0%-9.2% +8.2%
3 years —-68.5%+82.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year —-32.0%+22.1% +19.0%
5 years —-5.5%+68.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year —-1.1%+11.0% +9.4%
10 years —+1,475.0%+561.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+31.7%+20.8% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureJLHLSNTLIBPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 262.3%138.6%56.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 230.3%166.8%61.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.90-0.481.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.27-0.49-0.16 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.2%-80.5%-49.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -85.2%-70.2%-35.2% -5.9%
52-week high $44.80$6.35$344.19 $779.14
52-week low $3.05$1.27$180.32 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleJLHLSNTLIBP
P/E now vs peer median —median 26.0x 1.3xmedian 21.1x 25.0xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median —median 0.7x 4.0xmedian 0.9x 2.0xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 10.3x -4.5xmedian 11.7x 14.0xmedian 10.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 21.4x 8.4xmedian 15.3x 24.2xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 2.6x -5.1xmedian 2.3x 8.5xmedian 2.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.56 0.01median 0.88 44.22median 0.56

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsJLHLSNTLIBP
Revenue – $4.58M $2.99B
Gross profit – $340.92K $990.10M
Operating income – -$4.61M $352.70M
Net income – -$881.22K $235.70M
Free cash flow – $2.17M $245.20M
EPS (diluted) – $1.47 $8.89
Cash & equivalents $6.27M $146.09K $415.90M
Total debt $1.45M $558.11K $1.05B
Shares (diluted) 20.39M 9.69M 26.51M
Enterprise value $102.46M $14.94M $4.21B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricJLHLSNTLIBP
P/E – 1.3x 25.0x
P/FCF – 8.4x 24.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 7.9x 19.1x
P/S – 4.0x 2.0x
P/B 12.2x -5.1x 8.5x
P/Tangible book 12.2x -4.1x 13.8x
EV/EBITDA – -4.5x 14.0x
EV/EBIT – -4.1x 18.6x
EV/Revenue – 4.1x 2.2x
EV/FCF – 8.6x 26.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 8.1x 21.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.01 44.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJLHLSNTLIBP
Revenue growth (1Y) – 250.7% 0.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -19.0% 2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 156.9% -1.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -38.0% 3.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 43.4% -6.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 2.3% -1.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – 90.2% -7.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 22.2% -1.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – 322.4% -5.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 104.3% 0.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 328.9% -18.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 245.0% -2.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 312.6% -19.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 237.5% -3.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJLHLSNTLIBP
Gross margin – 7.4% 33.1%
EBITDA margin – -91.9% 15.6%
Operating margin – -100.8% 11.8%
Pretax margin – -18.1% 10.5%
Net margin – 311.9% 7.9%
FCF margin – 47.4% 8.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 50.6% 10.4%
Return on equity – – 35.3%
Return on assets – -40.8% 10.4%
Return on invested capital – – 15.3%
Return on capital employed – – 18.6%
Asset turnover – 2.1x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -2.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJLHLSNTLIBP
Debt / assets 2.5% 27.8% 45.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x -0.2x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.1x 1.4x
Debt / FCF – 0.3x 4.3x
Liabilities / assets 79.9% 279.9% 69.7%
Equity / assets 20.1% -179.9% 30.3%
Interest coverage – -9.2x 9.0x
Current ratio 1.2x 0.2x 3.1x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.2x 2.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.0x 1.1x
Altman Z-score – -23.49 5.13

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJLHLSNTLIBP
Dividend yield – – 1.3%
Net buyback yield – -11.1% 2.4%
Shareholder yield – -11.1% 3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusJLHLSNTLIBP
Forward P/E – – 22.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – – $10.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -12.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +2.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – – $3.10BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – – +4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – – -7.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJLHLSNTLIBP
Held by institutions – – 97.9%
Institutions holding – – 425
Change in shares held, QoQ – – +0.2%
Institutions buying – – 229
Institutions selling – – 146
Buyers to sellers – – 1.57

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

JLHLSNTLIBP
JLHL 1.00 -0.17 0.04
SNTL -0.17 1.00 0.03
IBP 0.04 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JLHL, SNTL and IBP?

Installed Building Products (IBP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Julong Holding (JLHL) $123.34M, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) $15.89M, Installed Building Products (IBP) $5.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, JLHL, SNTL and IBP?

Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) 1.1x, Installed Building Products (IBP) 24.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) +250.7%, Installed Building Products (IBP) +0.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) has the highest net margin (Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) 311.9%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 7.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Julong Holding (JLHL) returned the most: Julong Holding (JLHL) +69.7%, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) -68.0%, Installed Building Products (IBP) -9.2%. Over five years, Installed Building Products (IBP) compounded fastest (Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) -1.1%/yr, Installed Building Products (IBP) +11.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Installed Building Products (IBP) has been the steadiest (Julong Holding (JLHL) 262.3%, Sentinel Holdings (SNTL) 138.6%, Installed Building Products (IBP) 56.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JLHL, SNTL and IBP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Installed Building Products (IBP) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.