Johnson Service Group (JSG) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Johnson Service Group provides high quality textile rental and related services across a range of sectors throughout the UK. Our family of high quality businesses includes “Johnsons Workwear”, “Johnsons Hotel Linen”, “Johnsons Hotel, Restaurant & Catering Linen” and “Johnsons Restaurant & Catering Linen”, each of which provides a high-quality and reliable service combined with outstanding customer care. Across our entire family, our priorities are always clear and everything we do centres on the core values of Johnson Service Group – quality, reliability and service. A strategy to consistently create value for shareholders, deliver outstanding customer service and offer fulfilling careers to employees lies at the heart of our business.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 135 to 140.60
• 50-Day Range: 122.80 to 146.42
• 52-Week Range: 117.20 to 172
• Volume: 10.62 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.71 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £560.18 million
• P/E Ratio: 17.99
• Dividend Yield: 2.22%
• Price Target: GBX 185
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Johnson Service Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Johnson Service Group scored higher than 65% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Johnson Service Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Johnson Service Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Johnson Service Group is 18.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.47.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Johnson Service Group is 18.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 21.56.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Johnson Service Group has a PEG Ratio of 10.18. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Johnson Service Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.95. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for JSG.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Johnson Service Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.29%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Johnson Service Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Johnson Service Group is 39.98%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for JSG.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.74

News Sentiment

Johnson Service Group has a news sentiment score of 0.74. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.38 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Johnson Service Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for JSG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Johnson Service Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.61% of the stock of Johnson Service Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

74.26% of the stock of Johnson Service Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

JSG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have JSG shares performed this year?

Johnson Service Group's stock was trading at GBX 135.60 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, JSG shares have increased by 0.3% and is now trading at GBX 136.
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How were Johnson Service Group's earnings last quarter?

Johnson Service Group PLC (LON:JSG) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March, 4th. The company reported $10.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Johnson Service Group had a net margin of 6.29% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.95%.

How do I buy shares of Johnson Service Group?

Shares of JSG stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Johnson Service Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Johnson Service Group investors own include Coats Group (COA), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L), ASOS (ASC), Babcock International Group (BAB), B&M European Value Retail (BME) and boohoo group (BOO).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/04/2025
• Today: 3/11/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Specialty Business Services
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:JSG
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.jsg.com
• Phone: +44-1928-704600
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 6,165
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 185
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 205
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 155
• Potential Upside/Downside: +37.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 7.50
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.99
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: 10.18
• Net Income: £31.14 million
• Net Margins: 6.29%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 10.95%
• Return on Assets: 6.40%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 44.23
• Current Ratio: 1.00
• Quick Ratio: 0.80

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £495.01 million
• Price / Sales: 1.13
• Cash Flow: GBX 2.49 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 54.24
• Book Value: GBX 69.66 per share
• Price / Book: 1.94

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 414,946,976
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £560.18 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.80