Serco Group (SRP) Competitors GBX 162.80 +0.50 (+0.31%) As of 01:02 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock SRP vs. MTO, JSG, RWS, DWF, RST, FRAN, DLAR, CPI, BEG, and KEYSShould you be buying Serco Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Serco Group include Mitie Group (MTO), Johnson Service Group (JSG), RWS (RWS), DWF Group (DWF), Restore (RST), Franchise Brands (FRAN), De La Rue (DLAR), Capita (CPI), Begbies Traynor Group (BEG), and Keystone Law Group (KEYS). These companies are all part of the "specialty business services" industry. Serco Group vs. Mitie Group Johnson Service Group RWS DWF Group Restore Franchise Brands De La Rue Capita Begbies Traynor Group Keystone Law Group Mitie Group (LON:MTO) and Serco Group (LON:SRP) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk and community ranking. Does the media prefer MTO or SRP? In the previous week, Mitie Group had 3 more articles in the media than Serco Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Mitie Group and 2 mentions for Serco Group. Mitie Group's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Serco Group's score of 0.19 indicating that Mitie Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Mitie Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Serco Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals and insiders believe in MTO or SRP? 78.0% of Mitie Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.7% of Serco Group shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Mitie Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Serco Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is MTO or SRP more profitable? Serco Group has a net margin of 2.87% compared to Mitie Group's net margin of 2.52%. Mitie Group's return on equity of 28.24% beat Serco Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Mitie Group2.52% 28.24% 5.94% Serco Group 2.87%13.70%4.45% Does the MarketBeat Community favor MTO or SRP? Serco Group received 59 more outperform votes than Mitie Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 51.47% of users gave Mitie Group an outperform vote while only 48.53% of users gave Serco Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMitie GroupOutperform Votes38651.47% Underperform Votes36448.53% Serco GroupOutperform Votes44548.53% Underperform Votes47251.47% Is MTO or SRP a better dividend stock? Mitie Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Serco Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Mitie Group pays out 41.6% 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. Which has higher earnings and valuation, MTO or SRP? Serco Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mitie Group. Serco Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mitie Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMitie Group£4.80B0.35£120.92M£9.6213.80Serco Group£4.54B0.36£130.15M£12.8412.61 Do analysts rate MTO or SRP? Mitie Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 155, suggesting a potential upside of 16.72%. Serco Group has a consensus target price of GBX 205, suggesting a potential upside of 26.62%. Given Serco Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Serco Group is more favorable than Mitie Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Mitie Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Serco Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Which has more risk and volatility, MTO or SRP? Mitie Group has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Serco Group has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryMitie Group beats Serco Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Serco Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SRP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SRP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSerco GroupSpecialty Business Services IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£1.64B£6.24B£6.59B£2.47BDividend Yield2.25%4.93%3.60%4.95%P/E Ratio12.6129.1320.25126.15Price / Sales0.36123.2673.65236,190.16Price / Cash10.4540.5426.9427.96Price / Book1.766.473.544.42Net Income£130.15M£144.67M£798.80M£5.79B7 Day Performance2.99%3.04%2.60%2.93%1 Month Performance1.70%-0.89%-4.44%3.61%1 Year Performance-10.40%-1.33%10.26%101.92% Serco Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SRPSerco Group2.7692 of 5 starsGBX 162.80+0.3%GBX 205+25.9%-10.7%£1.65B£4.54B12.6850,000News CoverageGap DownMTOMitie Group2.9494 of 5 starsGBX 112-3.4%GBX 152.50+36.2%+12.5%£1.41B£4.80B11.6468,145Analyst ForecastBuyback AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeJSGJohnson Service Group3.0445 of 5 starsGBX 124.20-2.2%GBX 185+49.0%+8.5%£515.36M£495.01M16.556,165Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeRWSRWS2.9584 of 5 starsGBX 106.40-0.4%GBX 330+210.2%-38.5%£392.42M£707.82M-10.587,040Dividend IncreaseDWFDWF GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£340.61M£451.64M2,490.004,340News CoverageRSTRestore3.3012 of 5 starsGBX 211.20-1.8%GBX 390+84.7%-2.0%£283.60M£272.77M74.302,700News CoverageFRANFranchise BrandsN/AGBX 132.06-4.3%N/A-30.4%£255.25M£120.55M33.16715Gap DownDLARDe La RueN/AGBX 111.50+1.4%N/A+63.7%£215.87M£307.43M-10.761,841News CoverageCPICapita2.6512 of 5 starsGBX 12.02-3.3%GBX 1,117.50+9,200.1%-2.1%£203.01M£2.48B-4.9843,000Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeBEGBegbies Traynor Group1.9259 of 5 starsGBX 97-1.8%GBX 150+54.6%-6.1%£154.45M£137.32M105.691,051Dividend CutNews CoverageKEYSKeystone Law GroupN/AGBX 475-4.0%N/A-27.2%£151.61M£94.56M19.2376 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Mitie Group Competitors Johnson Service Group Competitors RWS Competitors DWF Group Competitors Restore Competitors Franchise Brands Competitors De La Rue Competitors Capita Competitors Begbies Traynor Group Competitors Keystone Law Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:SRP) was last updated on 4/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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