Johnson Service Group (JSG) Competitors

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

Is SRP or JSG 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
Serco Group	2.87%	13.70%	4.45%
Johnson Service Group	6.29%	10.95%	6.40%

Do analysts recommend SRP or JSG?

Johnson Service Group has a consensus target price of GBX 200, suggesting a potential upside of 40.85%. Given Johnson Service Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Johnson Service Group is more favorable than Serco Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Serco Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Johnson Service Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, SRP or JSG?

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

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SRP or JSG?

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
Serco Group	£4.54B	0.47	£130.15M	£12.84	16.37
Johnson Service Group	£495.01M	1.19	£31.14M	£7.50	18.92

Does the media prefer SRP or JSG?

In the previous week, Johnson Service Group had 4 more articles in the media than Serco Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Johnson Service Group and 1 mentions for Serco Group. Johnson Service Group's average media sentiment score of 0.08 beat Serco Group's score of 0.05 indicating that Johnson Service Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Serco Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Johnson Service Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SRP or JSG?

74.7% of Serco Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.3% of Johnson Service Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Serco Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Johnson Service Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SRP or JSG a better dividend stock?

Serco Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Johnson Service Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Serco Group pays out 31.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Johnson Service Group pays out 40.0% 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.

Summary

Johnson Service Group beats Serco Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.