John Laing Group (LON:JLG) and Transurban Group (ASX:TCL) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for John Laing Group and Transurban Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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John Laing Group | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.75 |
Transurban Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
John Laing Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 376.67, indicating a potential upside of 23.36%.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares John Laing Group and Transurban Group's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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John Laing Group | £41 million | 36.91 | N/A | GBX (6.10) | -50.30 |
Transurban Group | $3.22 billion | 0.00 | $-643,429,969.92 | A($0.24) | N/A |
John Laing Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Transurban Group. John Laing Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Transurban Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Dividends
John Laing Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Transurban Group pays an annual dividend of A$0.30 per share. John Laing Group pays out -0.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Transurban Group pays out -127.7% 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.
Profitability
This table compares John Laing Group and Transurban Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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John Laing Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Transurban Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Transurban Group beats John Laing Group on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.