Restore (RST) Competitors

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

Does the media favor RST or JSG?

In the previous week, Restore had 5 more articles in the media than Johnson Service Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Restore and 1 mentions for Johnson Service Group. Restore's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Johnson Service Group's score of 0.75 indicating that Restore is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Restore	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Johnson Service Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is RST or JSG a better dividend stock?

Restore pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 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%. Restore pays out 16,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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. Johnson Service Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer RST or JSG?

Restore presently has a consensus price target of GBX 380, suggesting a potential upside of 46.15%. Johnson Service Group has a consensus price target of GBX 185, suggesting a potential upside of 26.89%. Given Restore's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Restore is more favorable than Johnson Service Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Restore	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)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is RST or JSG more profitable?

Johnson Service Group has a net margin of 6.29% compared to Restore's net margin of 1.37%. Johnson Service Group's return on equity of 11.11% beat Restore's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Restore	1.37%	1.62%	3.37%
Johnson Service Group	6.29%	11.11%	6.40%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RST or JSG?

Restore received 87 more outperform votes than Johnson Service Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 81.73% of users gave Restore an outperform vote while only 74.13% of users gave Johnson Service Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Restore	Outperform Votes 322 81.73%	Underperform Votes 72 18.27%
Johnson Service Group	Outperform Votes 235 74.13%	Underperform Votes 82 25.87%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RST or JSG?

79.8% of Restore shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.3% of Johnson Service Group shares are held by institutional investors. 15.2% of Restore shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Johnson Service Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, RST or JSG?

Restore has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Johnson Service Group has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, RST or JSG?

Johnson Service Group has higher revenue and earnings than Restore. Johnson Service Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Restore, 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
Restore	£276.90M	1.28	£3.80M	£0.03	8,666.67
Johnson Service Group	£494.40M	1.22	£31M	£0.07	2,082.86

Summary

Restore and Johnson Service Group tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.