Savills (SVS) Competitors

Savills (LON:SVS) and Grainger (LON:GRI) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SVS or GRI?

Grainger received 472 more outperform votes than Savills when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.09% of users gave Grainger an outperform vote while only 64.97% of users gave Savills an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Savills	Outperform Votes 191 64.97%	Underperform Votes 103 35.03%
Grainger	Outperform Votes 663 78.09%	Underperform Votes 186 21.91%

Is SVS or GRI a better dividend stock?

Savills pays an annual dividend of GBX 21 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Grainger pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Savills pays out 6,774.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more volatility & risk, SVS or GRI?

Savills has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grainger has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SVS or GRI more profitable?

Savills has a net margin of 1.93% compared to Grainger's net margin of -0.41%. Savills' return on equity of 5.73% beat Grainger's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Savills	1.93%	5.73%	2.01%
Grainger	-0.41%	-0.06%	2.14%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SVS or GRI?

Savills has higher revenue and earnings than Grainger.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Savills	£2.29B	0.62	£44.30M	£0.31	3,380.65
Grainger	£270.30M	6.02	-£1.10M	N/A	N/A

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

67.0% of Savills shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.8% of Grainger shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.2% of Savills shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Grainger shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to SVS or GRI?

In the previous week, Grainger had 3 more articles in the media than Savills. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Grainger and 3 mentions for Savills. Savills' average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Grainger's score of 0.35 indicating that Savills is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Savills	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Grainger	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate SVS or GRI?

Grainger has a consensus price target of GBX 317.50, suggesting a potential upside of 43.99%. Given Grainger's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Grainger 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
Grainger	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Grainger beats Savills on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.