Franchise Brands (FRAN) Competitors GBX 155.26 +2.26 (+1.48%) (As of 12/20/2024 12:01 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades FRAN vs. RWS, JSG, RST, DWF, CPI, DLAR, KEYS, BEG, SFT, and KGHShould you be buying Franchise Brands stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Franchise Brands include RWS (RWS), Johnson Service Group (JSG), Restore (RST), DWF Group (DWF), Capita (CPI), De La Rue (DLAR), Keystone Law Group (KEYS), Begbies Traynor Group (BEG), Software Circle (SFT), and Knights Group (KGH). These companies are all part of the "specialty business services" industry. Franchise Brands vs. RWS Johnson Service Group Restore DWF Group Capita De La Rue Keystone Law Group Begbies Traynor Group Software Circle Knights Group RWS (LON:RWS) and Franchise Brands (LON:FRAN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and earnings. Which has better earnings & valuation, RWS or FRAN? Franchise Brands has lower revenue, but higher earnings than RWS. RWS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franchise Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRWS£717.80M0.94-£37.50M-£0.09-2,024.44Franchise Brands£139.19M2.15£7.20M£0.043,881.50 Is RWS or FRAN more profitable? Franchise Brands has a net margin of 5.17% compared to RWS's net margin of -5.22%. Franchise Brands' return on equity of 3.35% beat RWS's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets RWS-5.22% -3.80% 3.42% Franchise Brands 5.17%3.35%3.24% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RWS or FRAN? 69.3% of RWS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.0% of Franchise Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 46.2% of RWS shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 39.0% of Franchise Brands shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is RWS or FRAN a better dividend stock? RWS pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Franchise Brands pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. RWS pays out -13,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franchise Brands pays out 5,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. RWS is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts prefer RWS or FRAN? RWS currently has a consensus target price of GBX 330, suggesting a potential upside of 81.12%. Given RWS's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe RWS is more favorable than Franchise Brands.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score RWS 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Franchise Brands 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more risk & volatility, RWS or FRAN? RWS has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franchise Brands has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor RWS or FRAN? RWS received 86 more outperform votes than Franchise Brands when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.63% of users gave RWS an outperform vote while only 66.12% of users gave Franchise Brands an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRWSOutperform Votes20771.63% Underperform Votes8228.37% Franchise BrandsOutperform Votes12166.12% Underperform Votes6233.88% Does the media prefer RWS or FRAN? In the previous week, Franchise Brands had 4 more articles in the media than RWS. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Franchise Brands and 6 mentions for RWS. Franchise Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat RWS's score of 0.25 indicating that Franchise Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment RWS 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Franchise Brands 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryRWS beats Franchise Brands on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad InvestorPlaceWall Street Icon: “You must get on the right side of this thing”I created one of the first quantitative analysis-based stock picking systems long before "quants" became a thing on Wall Street… leading Forbes to call me "King of the Quants." I'm writing to you today because my system has recently uncovered a market phenomenon I haven't seen in 30 years.This market shakeup is going to be much more intense. Get Franchise Brands News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FRAN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FRAN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFranchise BrandsSpecialty Business Services IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£298.66M£6.74B£4.52B£1.85BDividend Yield1.58%5.08%4.06%10.60%P/E Ratio3,881.50967.23370.351,786.40Price / Sales2.15118.62448.55377,495.10Price / Cash29.0038.7529.3728.01Price / Book1.363.463.322.91Net Income£7.20M£184.73M£196.12M£155.90M7 Day Performance-2.35%-1.49%-0.97%-1.91%1 Month Performance-7.11%2.00%-0.01%17.62%1 Year Performance-3.23%85.68%25.96%29.01% Franchise Brands Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FRANFranchise BrandsN/AGBX 155.26+1.5%N/A-3.2%£298.66M£139.19M3,881.50715RWSRWS3.6978 of 5 starsGBX 180.40-0.4%GBX 330+82.9%-27.4%£665.12M£717.80M-2,004.447,040Gap DownJSGJohnson Service GroupN/AGBX 141-1.9%GBX 185+31.2%-4.4%£584.45M£494.40M2,014.296,165RSTRestoreN/AGBX 256+0.4%GBX 380+48.4%+6.9%£349.88M£276.90M8,566.672,700DWFDWF GroupN/AGBX 99.60flatN/AN/A£340.61M£451.64M2,490.004,340CPICapita2.5873 of 5 starsGBX 17.44+3.3%GBX 1,117.50+6,307.7%-34.3%£294.74M£2.57B-852.1543,000DLARDe La RueN/AGBX 106-1.9%N/A+25.9%£207.80M£310.30M-1,080.001,841News CoverageKEYSKeystone Law GroupN/AGBX 570-0.3%N/A+11.1%£180.06M£92.34M2,375.0076News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeBEGBegbies Traynor Group2.2659 of 5 starsGBX 97-1.0%GBX 150+54.6%-19.3%£153.67M£136.73M9,941.601,051SFTSoftware CircleN/AGBX 23flatN/A+70.4%£89.72M£16.16M-2,300.00131Gap DownKGHKnights GroupN/AGBX 101.50-5.1%N/A-8.8%£87.30M£149.96M922.731,353High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RWS Competitors Johnson Service Group Competitors Restore Competitors DWF Group Competitors Capita Competitors De La Rue Competitors Keystone Law Group Competitors Begbies Traynor Group Competitors Software Circle Competitors Knights Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:FRAN) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in DecemberIt's a groundbreaking opportunity that could be poised for extraordinary gains. 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