BEG vs. JSG, RWS, DWF, RST, FRAN, CPI, DLAR, KEYS, SFT, and KGH
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), RWS (RWS), DWF Group (DWF), Restore (RST), Franchise Brands (FRAN), Capita (CPI), De La Rue (DLAR), Keystone Law Group (KEYS), Software Circle (SFT), and Knights Group (KGH). These companies are all part of the "specialty business services" industry.
Begbies Traynor Group vs.
Begbies Traynor Group (LON:BEG) and Johnson Service Group (LON:JSG) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Begbies Traynor Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Johnson Service Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. 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. Johnson Service Group pays out 40.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
In the previous week, Begbies Traynor Group had 2 more articles in the media than Johnson Service Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Begbies Traynor Group and 0 mentions for Johnson Service Group. Begbies Traynor Group's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Johnson Service Group's score of -0.03 indicating that Begbies Traynor Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
39.8% of Begbies Traynor Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.3% of Johnson Service Group shares are held by institutional investors. 26.5% of Begbies Traynor Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Johnson Service Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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 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.
Begbies Traynor Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 150, indicating a potential upside of 48.60%. Johnson Service Group has a consensus price target of GBX 185, indicating a potential upside of 34.25%. Given Begbies Traynor Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Begbies Traynor Group is more favorable than Johnson Service Group.
Johnson Service Group received 10 more outperform votes than Begbies Traynor Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.13% of users gave Johnson Service Group an outperform vote while only 72.35% of users gave Begbies Traynor Group an outperform vote.
Begbies Traynor Group has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Johnson Service Group has a beta of 1.8, indicating that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Johnson Service Group beats Begbies Traynor Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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