JSG vs. SRP, MTO, RWS, DWF, RST, FRAN, CPI, DLAR, KEYS, and BEG
Should you be buying Johnson Service Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Johnson Service Group include Serco Group (SRP), Mitie Group (MTO), RWS (RWS), DWF Group (DWF), Restore (RST), Franchise Brands (FRAN), Capita (CPI), De La Rue (DLAR), Keystone Law Group (KEYS), and Begbies Traynor Group (BEG). These companies are all part of the "specialty business services" industry.
Johnson Service Group vs.
Johnson Service Group (LON:JSG) and Serco Group (LON:SRP) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.
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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Serco Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Johnson Service Group has a net margin of 6.29% compared to Serco Group's net margin of 2.92%. Serco Group's return on equity of 14.08% beat Johnson Service Group's return on equity.
Johnson Service Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 185, indicating a potential upside of 37.79%. Serco Group has a consensus target price of GBX 205, indicating a potential upside of 33.55%. Given Johnson Service Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Johnson Service Group is more favorable than Serco Group.
In the previous week, Serco Group had 1 more articles in the media than Johnson Service Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Serco Group and 0 mentions for Johnson Service Group. Serco Group's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Johnson Service Group's score of 0.20 indicating that Serco Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Johnson Service Group has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Serco Group has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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 48.58% of users gave Serco Group an outperform vote.
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 2.6%. Johnson Service Group pays out 4,285.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Serco Group pays out 3,076.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Serco Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
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.
Summary
Serco Group beats Johnson Service Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:JSG) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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