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RWS (RWS) Competitors

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GBX 183.40 +4.00 (+2.23%)
(As of 07:50 AM ET)

RWS vs. SRP, MTO, JSG, DWF, RST, FRAN, CPI, DLAR, KEYS, and BEG

Should you be buying RWS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of RWS include Serco Group (SRP), Mitie Group (MTO), Johnson Service Group (JSG), DWF Group (DWF), Restore (RST), Franchise Brands (FRAN), Capita (CPI), De La Rue (DLAR), Keystone Law Group (KEYS), and Begbies Traynor Group (BEG). These companies are all part of the "specialty business services" industry.

RWS vs.

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

Serco Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 205, indicating a potential upside of 35.67%. RWS has a consensus target price of GBX 330, indicating a potential upside of 83.95%. Given RWS's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe RWS is more favorable than Serco Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Serco Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
RWS
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Serco Group has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RWS has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Serco Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. RWS pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Serco Group pays out 3,076.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. RWS pays out -13,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RWS is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Serco Group received 238 more outperform votes than RWS when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.63% of users gave RWS an outperform vote while only 48.58% of users gave Serco Group an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Serco GroupOutperform Votes
445
48.58%
Underperform Votes
471
51.42%
RWSOutperform Votes
207
71.63%
Underperform Votes
82
28.37%

In the previous week, RWS had 1 more articles in the media than Serco Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for RWS and 2 mentions for Serco Group. RWS's average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat Serco Group's score of -0.19 indicating that RWS 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)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
RWS
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

74.7% of Serco Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.3% of RWS shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Serco Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 46.2% of RWS shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Serco Group has a net margin of 2.92% compared to RWS's net margin of -5.22%. Serco Group's return on equity of 14.08% beat RWS's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Serco Group2.92% 14.08% 4.45%
RWS -5.22%-3.80%3.42%

Serco Group has higher revenue and earnings than RWS. RWS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Serco Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Serco Group£4.76B0.33£139M£0.131,162.31
RWS£717.80M0.92-£37.50M-£0.09-1,993.33

Summary

RWS beats Serco Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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RWS vs. The Competition

MetricRWSSpecialty Business Services IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£661.43M£6.74B£4.67B£1.92B
Dividend Yield8.09%5.08%3.94%5.33%
P/E Ratio-1,993.33975.86369.121,911.29
Price / Sales0.92118.75465.20447,830.21
Price / Cash15.9938.7529.8929.20
Price / Book0.743.463.392.95
Net Income-£37.50M£184.73M£196.30M£183.55M
7 Day Performance0.34%-0.67%-0.56%-0.66%
1 Month Performance23.55%1.08%-0.20%25.29%
1 Year Performance-30.41%92.91%27.46%152.24%

RWS Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
RWS
RWS
3.6202 of 5 stars
GBX 183.40
+2.2%
GBX 330
+79.9%
-30.4%£676.18M£717.80M-2,037.787,040
SRP
Serco Group
1.3397 of 5 stars
GBX 151.10
-1.2%
GBX 205
+35.7%
-6.7%£1.56B£4.76B1,162.3150,000
MTO
Mitie Group
2.8679 of 5 stars
GBX 109
-1.1%
GBX 145
+33.0%
+9.1%£1.35B£4.45B1,211.1168,145News Coverage
Positive News
JSG
Johnson Service Group
1.2157 of 5 stars
GBX 135.36
-1.9%
GBX 185
+36.7%
-6.9%£561.07M£494.40M1,933.716,165Gap Up
DWF
DWF Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£340.61M£451.64M2,490.004,340
RST
Restore
3.2548 of 5 stars
GBX 238.50
+2.8%
GBX 380
+59.3%
+9.4%£325.96M£276.90M7,950.002,700News Coverage
FRAN
Franchise Brands
N/AGBX 157
+1.1%
N/A-1.3%£302.01M£139.19M3,925.00715
CPI
Capita
2.2727 of 5 stars
GBX 14.08
-2.1%
GBX 1,117.50
+7,836.8%
-36.8%£237.95M£2.57B-704.0043,000
DLAR
De La Rue
N/AGBX 105.50
+0.5%
N/A+22.8%£206.82M£310.30M-1,055.001,841
KEYS
Keystone Law Group
N/AGBX 564
-0.5%
N/A+10.6%£178.17M£92.34M2,350.0076
BEG
Begbies Traynor Group
2.5756 of 5 stars
GBX 94
+1.7%
GBX 150
+59.6%
-16.8%£148.92M£136.73M9,400.001,051

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This page (LON:RWS) was last updated on 12/24/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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