BEG vs. JSG, RST, DWF, RWS, FRAN, DLAR, KEYS, KGH, INSE, and SFT
Should you be buying Begbies Traynor Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Begbies Traynor Group include Johnson Service Group (JSG), Restore (RST), DWF Group (DWF), RWS (RWS), Franchise Brands (FRAN), De La Rue (DLAR), Keystone Law Group (KEYS), Knights Group (KGH), Inspired (INSE), and Software Circle (SFT). These companies are all part of the "specialty business services" industry.
Begbies Traynor Group vs. Its Competitors
Johnson Service Group (LON:JSG) and Begbies Traynor Group (LON:BEG) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends and earnings.
Johnson Service Group has higher revenue and earnings than Begbies Traynor Group. Johnson Service Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Begbies Traynor Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Begbies Traynor Group had 5 more articles in the media than Johnson Service Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Begbies Traynor Group and 5 mentions for Johnson Service Group. Begbies Traynor Group's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Johnson Service Group's score of 0.08 indicating that Begbies Traynor Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Johnson Service Group has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Begbies Traynor Group has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Johnson Service Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 200, indicating a potential upside of 40.85%. Begbies Traynor Group has a consensus price target of GBX 152.33, indicating a potential upside of 23.85%. Given Johnson Service Group's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Johnson Service Group is more favorable than Begbies Traynor Group.
74.3% of Johnson Service Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.8% of Begbies Traynor Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Johnson Service Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.5% of Begbies Traynor Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Johnson Service Group has a net margin of 6.29% compared to Begbies Traynor Group's net margin of 1.06%. Johnson Service Group's return on equity of 10.95% beat Begbies Traynor Group's return on equity.
Johnson Service Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Begbies Traynor Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Johnson Service Group pays out 40.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Begbies Traynor Group pays out 435.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Summary
Johnson Service Group beats Begbies Traynor Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:BEG) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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