Savills (SVS) Competitors

Savills (LON:SVS) and IWG (LON:IWG) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

Does the media refer more to SVS or IWG?

In the previous week, Savills had 1 more articles in the media than IWG. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Savills and 0 mentions for IWG. IWG's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Savills' score of 0.00 indicating that IWG is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Savills	Neutral
IWG	Neutral

Is SVS or IWG a better dividend stock?

Savills pays an annual dividend of GBX 21 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. IWG pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Savills pays out 64.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. IWG pays out -7.4% 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 stronger valuation & earnings, SVS or IWG?

Savills has higher earnings, but lower revenue than IWG. IWG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Savills, 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
Savills	£2.29B	0.57	£44.22M	£32.65	29.44
IWG	£2.76B	0.80	-£134.02M	-£13.45	-16.27

Which has more volatility & risk, SVS or IWG?

Savills has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IWG has a beta of 2.1, suggesting that its share price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer SVS or IWG?

IWG has a consensus target price of GBX 270, indicating a potential upside of 23.44%. Given IWG's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe IWG is more favorable than Savills.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Savills	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
IWG	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is SVS or IWG more profitable?

Savills has a net margin of 1.93% compared to IWG's net margin of -4.86%. Savills' return on equity of 6.17% beat IWG's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Savills	1.93%	6.17%	2.01%
IWG	-4.86%	-356.38%	3.01%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SVS or IWG?

67.0% of Savills shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.6% of IWG shares are held by institutional investors. 9.2% of Savills shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.3% of IWG shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

IWG beats Savills on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.