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Begbies Traynor Group (BEG) Competitors

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GBX 92.32 -0.08 (-0.09%)
(As of 12:32 PM ET)

BEG vs. JSG, RWS, RST, DWF, FRAN, CPI, DLAR, KEYS, KGH, 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), RWS (RWS), Restore (RST), DWF Group (DWF), Franchise Brands (FRAN), Capita (CPI), De La Rue (DLAR), Keystone Law Group (KEYS), Knights Group (KGH), and Software Circle (SFT). 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 investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Begbies Traynor Group has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Johnson Service Group has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Begbies Traynor Group had 4 more articles in the media than Johnson Service Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Begbies Traynor Group and 1 mentions for Johnson Service Group. Johnson Service Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Begbies Traynor Group's score of 0.39 indicating that Johnson Service Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Begbies Traynor Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Johnson Service Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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 11.11% beat Begbies Traynor Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Begbies Traynor Group1.06% 1.78% 7.40%
Johnson Service Group 6.29%11.11%6.40%

39.8% of Begbies Traynor Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.3% of Johnson Service Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.5% of Begbies Traynor Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Johnson Service Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Begbies Traynor Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 158, indicating a potential upside of 71.15%. Johnson Service Group has a consensus price target of GBX 185, indicating a potential upside of 31.58%. Given Begbies Traynor Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Begbies Traynor Group is more favorable than Johnson Service Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Begbies Traynor Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Johnson Service Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Begbies Traynor Group£136.73M1.07£1.45M£0.019,231.60
Johnson Service Group£494.40M1.18£31M£0.072,008.57

Begbies Traynor Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Johnson Service Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Begbies Traynor Group pays out 40,000.0% 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 4,285.7% 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 received 12 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 72.64% of users gave Begbies Traynor Group an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Begbies Traynor GroupOutperform Votes
223
72.64%
Underperform Votes
84
27.36%
Johnson Service GroupOutperform Votes
235
74.13%
Underperform Votes
82
25.87%

Summary

Johnson Service Group beats Begbies Traynor Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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BEG vs. The Competition

MetricBegbies Traynor GroupSpecialty Business Services IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£146.25M£6.24B£3.91B£1.39B
Dividend Yield4.51%5.08%4.41%11.75%
P/E Ratio9,231.601,016.76525.831,551.07
Price / Sales1.07126.93408.47209,494.22
Price / Cash21.8736.6827.7932.97
Price / Book1.853.703.572.81
Net Income£1.45M£173.53M£179.69M£152.70M
7 Day Performance-0.74%-1.08%-0.77%-0.48%
1 Month Performance1.22%-2.88%-1.31%7.15%
1 Year Performance-24.64%95.89%26.40%93.19%

Begbies Traynor Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BEG
Begbies Traynor Group
2.6071 of 5 stars
GBX 92.32
-0.1%
GBX 158
+71.2%
-25.5%£146.25M£136.73M9,231.601,051Dividend Cut
High Trading Volume
JSG
Johnson Service Group
1.9153 of 5 stars
GBX 140.60
+2.2%
GBX 185
+31.6%
+1.2%£582.79M£494.40M1,965.716,165
RWS
RWS
N/AGBX 142.80
+1.6%
N/A-43.6%£526.49M£717.80M-1,577.787,040Dividend Increase
Gap Up
RST
Restore
3.773 of 5 stars
GBX 261
-3.9%
GBX 380
+45.6%
+31.1%£356.71M£276.90M8,791.672,700Analyst Forecast
Gap Down
DWF
DWF Group
N/AGBX 99.60
flat
N/AN/A£340.61M£451.64M2,490.004,340
FRAN
Franchise Brands
N/AGBX 167.15
-0.5%
N/A+20.0%£321.53M£139.19M4,178.75715
CPI
Capita
3.2315 of 5 stars
GBX 17.26
+1.5%
GBX 1,117.50
+6,374.5%
-11.5%£291.69M£2.57B-856.0543,000High Trading Volume
DLAR
De La Rue
N/AGBX 103.50
+5.0%
N/A+66.8%£202.90M£310.30M-986.001,841
KEYS
Keystone Law Group
N/AGBX 635.30
+0.0%
N/A+32.4%£200.69M£92.34M2,687.5076Gap Up
KGH
Knights Group
N/AGBX 109
-0.9%
N/A+19.8%£93.75M£149.96M1,000.001,353
SFT
Software Circle
N/AGBX 24
+4.3%
N/A+64.3%£93.62M£16.16M-2,300.00131Gap Down

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This page (LON:BEG) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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