Watkin Jones (WJG) Competitors

Springfield Properties (LON:SPR) and Watkin Jones (LON:WJG) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and profitability.

Do analysts recommend SPR or WJG?

Watkin Jones has a consensus target price of GBX 50, indicating a potential upside of 56.25%. Given Watkin Jones' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Watkin Jones is more favorable than Springfield Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Springfield Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Watkin Jones	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility & risk, SPR or WJG?

Springfield Properties has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Watkin Jones has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SPR or WJG more profitable?

Springfield Properties has a net margin of 2.83% compared to Watkin Jones' net margin of -6.99%. Springfield Properties' return on equity of 4.89% beat Watkin Jones' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Springfield Properties	2.83%	4.89%	3.53%
Watkin Jones	-6.99%	-20.44%	-5.63%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SPR or WJG?

Watkin Jones received 279 more outperform votes than Springfield Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.80% of users gave Watkin Jones an outperform vote while only 37.84% of users gave Springfield Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Springfield Properties	Outperform Votes 14 37.84%	Underperform Votes 23 62.16%
Watkin Jones	Outperform Votes 293 73.80%	Underperform Votes 104 26.20%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SPR or WJG?

Springfield Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Watkin Jones. Watkin Jones is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Springfield Properties, 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
Springfield Properties	£266.53M	0.40	£7.55M	£0.06	1,508.33
Watkin Jones	£434.48M	0.19	-£30.37M	-£0.12	-266.67

Does the media favor SPR or WJG?

In the previous week, Springfield Properties had 2 more articles in the media than Watkin Jones. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Springfield Properties and 6 mentions for Watkin Jones. Watkin Jones' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Springfield Properties' score of -0.05 indicating that Watkin Jones is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Springfield Properties	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Watkin Jones	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SPR or WJG?

10.7% of Springfield Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.3% of Watkin Jones shares are held by institutional investors. 36.2% of Springfield Properties shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.0% of Watkin Jones shares are held 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.

Is SPR or WJG a better dividend stock?

Springfield Properties pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Watkin Jones pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.8%. Springfield Properties pays out 1,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Watkin Jones pays out -5,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Watkin Jones is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Springfield Properties beats Watkin Jones on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.