PageGroup (PAGE) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, PAGE or HAS?

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PAGE or HAS?

PageGroup has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hays. Hays is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PageGroup, 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
PageGroup	£1.87B	0.44	£50.57M	£16.16	16.43
Hays	£6.91B	0.15	-£4.87M	-£0.31	-209.80

Is PAGE or HAS a better dividend stock?

PageGroup pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Hays pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. PageGroup pays out 105.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hays pays out -962.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media favor PAGE or HAS?

In the previous week, PageGroup had 1 more articles in the media than Hays. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for PageGroup and 0 mentions for Hays. Hays' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat PageGroup's score of -0.14 indicating that Hays is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
PageGroup	Neutral
Hays	Neutral

Is PAGE or HAS more profitable?

PageGroup has a net margin of 2.71% compared to Hays' net margin of -0.07%. PageGroup's return on equity of 17.47% beat Hays' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PageGroup	2.71%	17.47%	7.59%
Hays	-0.07%	-0.84%	2.27%

Do analysts prefer PAGE or HAS?

PageGroup presently has a consensus price target of GBX 450, indicating a potential upside of 69.56%. Hays has a consensus price target of GBX 107.50, indicating a potential upside of 64.37%. Given PageGroup's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe PageGroup is more favorable than Hays.

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PAGE or HAS?

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

Summary

PageGroup beats Hays on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.