Robert Walters (RWA) Competitors

Impellam Group (LON:IPEL) and Robert Walters (LON:RWA) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility & risk, IPEL or RWA?

Impellam Group has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Robert Walters has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IPEL or RWA?

Robert Walters received 368 more outperform votes than Impellam Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 84.94% of users gave Robert Walters an outperform vote while only 66.92% of users gave Impellam Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Impellam Group	Outperform Votes 89 66.92%	Underperform Votes 44 33.08%
Robert Walters	Outperform Votes 457 84.94%	Underperform Votes 81 15.06%

Does the media prefer IPEL or RWA?

In the previous week, Robert Walters had 1 more articles in the media than Impellam Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Robert Walters and 0 mentions for Impellam Group. Impellam Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Robert Walters' score of -1.10 indicating that Impellam Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Impellam Group	Neutral
Robert Walters	Negative

Is IPEL or RWA more profitable?

Robert Walters has a net margin of 0.58% compared to Impellam Group's net margin of 0.32%. Impellam Group's return on equity of 7.78% beat Robert Walters' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Impellam Group	0.32%	7.78%	1.23%
Robert Walters	0.58%	3.65%	2.39%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of IPEL or RWA?

8.4% of Impellam Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.5% of Robert Walters shares are held by institutional investors. 85.8% of Impellam Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.7% of Robert Walters shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, IPEL or RWA?

Impellam Group has higher revenue and earnings than Robert Walters. Impellam Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Robert Walters, 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
Impellam Group	£2.04B	0.00	£15.70M	£0.35	N/A
Robert Walters	£1.07B	0.16	£6.27M	£8.67	27.12

Is IPEL or RWA a better dividend stock?

Impellam Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 112 per share. Robert Walters pays an annual dividend of GBX 24 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.2%. Impellam Group pays out 32,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Robert Walters pays out 276.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Robert Walters is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Robert Walters beats Impellam Group on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.