PageGroup (PAGE) Competitors

Hays (LON:HAS) and PageGroup (LON:PAGE) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HAS or PAGE?

Hays received 603 more outperform votes than PageGroup when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.47% of users gave Hays an outperform vote while only 58.39% of users gave PageGroup an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hays	Outperform Votes 878 70.47%	Underperform Votes 368 29.53%
PageGroup	Outperform Votes 275 58.39%	Underperform Votes 196 41.61%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, HAS or PAGE?

PageGroup has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hays.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hays	£6.95B	0.17	-£4.90M	N/A	N/A
PageGroup	£1.87B	0.62	£50.71M	£0.16	2,198.75

Is HAS or PAGE more profitable?

PageGroup has a net margin of 2.71% compared to Hays' net margin of -0.07%. PageGroup's return on equity of 16.69% beat Hays' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hays	-0.07%	-0.80%	2.27%
PageGroup	2.71%	16.69%	7.59%

Is HAS or PAGE a better dividend stock?

Hays pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. PageGroup pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. PageGroup pays out 10,625.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media favor HAS or PAGE?

In the previous week, Hays and Hays both had 1 articles in the media. PageGroup's average media sentiment score of -0.63 beat Hays' score of -1.05 indicating that PageGroup is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hays	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
PageGroup	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Do analysts prefer HAS or PAGE?

Hays currently has a consensus price target of GBX 120, suggesting a potential upside of 58.21%. PageGroup has a consensus price target of GBX 495, suggesting a potential upside of 40.70%. Given Hays' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Hays is more favorable than PageGroup.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hays	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
PageGroup	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility and risk, HAS or PAGE?

Hays has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PageGroup has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in HAS or PAGE?

91.2% of Hays shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of PageGroup shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Hays shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of PageGroup shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Hays and PageGroup tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.