IWG (IWG) Competitors

Grainger (LON:GRI) and IWG (LON:IWG) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, dividends, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to GRI or IWG?

In the previous week, Grainger had 7 more articles in the media than IWG. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Grainger and 4 mentions for IWG. Grainger's average media sentiment score of 0.18 beat IWG's score of 0.15 indicating that Grainger is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Grainger	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
IWG	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GRI or IWG?

85.8% of Grainger shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.6% of IWG shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Grainger shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.3% of IWG shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend GRI or IWG?

Grainger presently has a consensus target price of GBX 299, suggesting a potential upside of 31.14%. IWG has a consensus target price of GBX 215, suggesting a potential upside of 32.47%. Given IWG's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe IWG is more favorable than Grainger.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grainger	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
IWG	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, GRI or IWG?

Grainger has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IWG has a beta of 2.1, indicating that its share price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, GRI or IWG?

Grainger has higher earnings, but lower revenue than IWG.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Grainger	£270.30M	6.23	-£1.10M	N/A	N/A
IWG	£3.74B	0.44	-£180.72M	-£0.14	-1,150.71

Is GRI or IWG more profitable?

Grainger has a net margin of -0.41% compared to IWG's net margin of -4.83%. Grainger's return on equity of -0.06% beat IWG's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grainger	-0.41%	-0.06%	2.14%
IWG	-4.83%	-89.57%	3.01%

Is GRI or IWG a better dividend stock?

Grainger pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. IWG pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. IWG pays out -714.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GRI or IWG?

Grainger received 411 more outperform votes than IWG when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.04% of users gave Grainger an outperform vote while only 62.19% of users gave IWG an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Grainger	Outperform Votes 661 78.04%	Underperform Votes 186 21.96%
IWG	Outperform Votes 250 62.19%	Underperform Votes 152 37.81%

Summary

Grainger beats IWG on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.