Johnson Service Group (JSG) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, JSG or SRP?

Serco Group has higher revenue and earnings than Johnson Service Group. Serco Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Johnson Service 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	1.15	£31.14M	£7.50	18.23
Serco Group	£4.54B	0.35	£130.15M	£12.84	12.38

Does the media refer more to JSG or SRP?

In the previous week, Serco Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Johnson Service Group's score of -0.03 indicating that Serco Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Johnson Service Group	Neutral
Serco Group	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, JSG or SRP?

Johnson Service Group has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Serco Group has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor JSG or SRP?

Serco Group received 210 more outperform votes than Johnson Service Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 74.13% of users gave Johnson Service Group an outperform vote while only 48.53% of users gave Serco Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Johnson Service Group	Outperform Votes 235 74.13%	Underperform Votes 82 25.87%
Serco Group	Outperform Votes 445 48.53%	Underperform Votes 472 51.47%

Do analysts rate JSG or SRP?

Johnson Service Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 185, suggesting a potential upside of 35.23%. Serco Group has a consensus price target of GBX 205, suggesting a potential upside of 28.93%. Given Johnson Service Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Johnson Service Group is more favorable than Serco 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
Serco Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Do institutionals and insiders believe in JSG or SRP?

74.3% of Johnson Service Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.7% of Serco Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Johnson Service Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Serco Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is JSG or SRP more profitable?

Johnson Service Group has a net margin of 6.29% compared to Serco Group's net margin of 2.87%. Serco Group's return on equity of 13.70% beat Johnson Service Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Johnson Service Group	6.29%	10.95%	6.40%
Serco Group	2.87%	13.70%	4.45%

Is JSG or SRP a better dividend stock?

Johnson Service Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Serco Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Johnson Service Group pays out 40.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Serco Group pays out 31.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Serco Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Serco Group beats Johnson Service Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.