Watkin Jones (WJG) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WJG or SPR?

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, WJG or SPR?

Springfield Properties has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Watkin Jones	£434.48M	0.11	-£30.37M	-£0.12	-153.33
Springfield Properties	£266.53M	0.40	£7.55M	£0.06	1,487.50

Which has more risk and volatility, WJG or SPR?

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

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

56.3% of Watkin Jones shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.7% of Springfield Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.0% of Watkin Jones shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.2% of Springfield Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is WJG or SPR 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
Watkin Jones	-6.99%	-20.44%	-5.63%
Springfield Properties	2.83%	4.89%	3.53%

Do analysts prefer WJG or SPR?

Watkin Jones currently has a consensus price target of GBX 50, suggesting a potential upside of 171.74%. Given Watkin Jones' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Watkin Jones is more favorable than Springfield Properties.

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

Does the media favor WJG or SPR?

In the previous week, Springfield Properties had 8 more articles in the media than Watkin Jones. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Springfield Properties and 0 mentions for Watkin Jones. Watkin Jones' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Springfield Properties' score of -0.07 indicating that Watkin Jones is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Watkin Jones	Neutral
Springfield Properties	Neutral

Is WJG or SPR a better dividend stock?

Watkin Jones pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 32.6%. Springfield Properties pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Watkin Jones pays out -5,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 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.