RWS (RWS) Competitors

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

Is RWS or SRP more profitable?

Serco Group has a net margin of 2.87% compared to RWS's net margin of -5.22%. Serco Group's return on equity of 13.70% beat RWS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RWS	-5.22%	-4.15%	3.42%
Serco Group	2.87%	13.70%	4.45%

Do analysts prefer RWS or SRP?

RWS currently has a consensus price target of GBX 330, suggesting a potential upside of 186.45%. Serco Group has a consensus price target of GBX 205, suggesting a potential upside of 27.97%. Given RWS's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe RWS is more favorable than Serco Group.

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

Does the media favor RWS or SRP?

In the previous week, Serco Group had 4 more articles in the media than RWS. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Serco Group and 0 mentions for RWS. RWS's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Serco Group's score of 0.19 indicating that RWS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
RWS	Neutral
Serco Group	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in RWS or SRP?

69.3% of RWS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.7% of Serco Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 46.2% of RWS shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Serco Group shares are owned 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, RWS or SRP?

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

Is RWS or SRP a better dividend stock?

RWS pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. Serco Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. RWS pays out -119.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Serco Group pays out 31.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. RWS is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, RWS or SRP?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
RWS	£707.82M	0.60	-£36.98M	-£10.05	-11.46
Serco Group	£4.54B	0.36	£130.15M	£12.84	12.48

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RWS or SRP?

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 48.53% of users gave Serco Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
RWS	Outperform Votes 207 71.63%	Underperform Votes 82 28.37%
Serco Group	Outperform Votes 445 48.53%	Underperform Votes 472 51.47%

Summary

RWS and Serco Group tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.