Begbies Traynor Group (BEG) Competitors

Johnson Service Group (LON:JSG) and Begbies Traynor Group (LON:BEG) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking and profitability.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of JSG or BEG?

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 insiders. Comparatively, 26.5% of Begbies Traynor 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.

Is JSG or BEG more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Johnson Service Group	6.29%	10.95%	6.40%
Begbies Traynor Group	1.06%	1.83%	7.40%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in JSG or BEG?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Johnson Service Group	Outperform Votes 235 74.13%	Underperform Votes 82 25.87%
Begbies Traynor Group	Outperform Votes 225 72.35%	Underperform Votes 86 27.65%

Does the media refer more to JSG or BEG?

In the previous week, Johnson Service Group and Johnson Service Group both had 1 articles in the media. Johnson Service Group's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Begbies Traynor Group's score of -0.70 indicating that Johnson Service Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has better earnings & valuation, JSG or BEG?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Johnson Service Group	£495.01M	1.11	£31.14M	£7.50	17.59
Begbies Traynor Group	£137.32M	1.16	£1.46M	£0.92	108.95

Do analysts rate JSG or BEG?

Johnson Service Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 185, indicating a potential upside of 40.15%. Begbies Traynor Group has a consensus target price of GBX 150, indicating a potential upside of 50.00%. Given Begbies Traynor Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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
Johnson Service Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Begbies Traynor Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, JSG or BEG?

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

Is JSG or BEG a better dividend stock?

Johnson Service Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Begbies Traynor Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. 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 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.