RWS (RWS) Competitors

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 analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk, media sentiment and community ranking.

Do analysts prefer SRP or RWS?

Serco Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 205, indicating a potential upside of 16.54%. Given Serco Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Serco Group is more favorable than RWS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Serco Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
RWS	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, SRP or RWS?

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, SRP or RWS?

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
Serco Group	£4.76B	0.38	£139M	£0.13	1,353.08
RWS	£717.80M	0.77	-£37.50M	-£0.09	-1,662.22

Is SRP or RWS a better dividend stock?

Serco Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. RWS pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SRP or RWS?

Serco Group received 241 more outperform votes than RWS when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.33% of users gave RWS an outperform vote while only 48.63% of users gave Serco Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Serco Group	Outperform Votes 445 48.63%	Underperform Votes 470 51.37%
RWS	Outperform Votes 204 71.33%	Underperform Votes 82 28.67%

Is SRP or RWS more profitable?

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 Group	2.92%	14.08%	4.45%
RWS	-5.22%	-3.80%	3.42%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SRP or RWS?

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

Does the media refer more to SRP or RWS?

In the previous week, RWS had 4 more articles in the media than Serco Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for RWS and 2 mentions for Serco Group. Serco Group's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat RWS's score of 0.64 indicating that Serco Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Serco Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
RWS	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Serco Group beats RWS on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.