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Begbies Traynor Group (BEG) Competitors

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GBX 116.50 -1.50 (-1.27%)
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BEG vs. JSG, RST, DWF, RWS, CPI, FRAN, DLAR, KEYS, KGH, and INSE

Should you be buying Begbies Traynor Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Begbies Traynor Group include Johnson Service Group (JSG), Restore (RST), DWF Group (DWF), RWS (RWS), Capita (CPI), Franchise Brands (FRAN), De La Rue (DLAR), Keystone Law Group (KEYS), Knights Group (KGH), and Inspired (INSE). These companies are all part of the "specialty business services" industry.

Begbies Traynor Group vs. Its Competitors

Begbies Traynor Group (LON:BEG) and Johnson Service Group (LON:JSG) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and risk.

In the previous week, Begbies Traynor Group had 5 more articles in the media than Johnson Service Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Begbies Traynor Group and 4 mentions for Johnson Service Group. Johnson Service Group's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Begbies Traynor Group's score of 0.59 indicating that Johnson Service Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Begbies Traynor Group
3 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Johnson Service Group
2 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Johnson Service Group has a net margin of 6.29% compared to Begbies Traynor Group's net margin of 1.06%. Johnson Service Group's return on equity of 10.95% beat Begbies Traynor Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Begbies Traynor Group1.06% 1.83% 7.40%
Johnson Service Group 6.29%10.95%6.40%

Begbies Traynor Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Johnson Service Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Begbies Traynor Group pays out 107.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Johnson Service Group pays out 46.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Begbies Traynor Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 152.33, indicating a potential upside of 30.76%. Johnson Service Group has a consensus price target of GBX 177.50, indicating a potential upside of 24.13%. Given Begbies Traynor Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Begbies Traynor Group is more favorable than Johnson Service Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Begbies Traynor Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Johnson Service Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Johnson Service Group has higher revenue and earnings than Begbies Traynor Group. Johnson Service Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Begbies Traynor Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Begbies Traynor Group£153.70M1.21£1.46M£0.043,065.79
Johnson Service Group£526.80M1.07£31.14M£0.091,643.68

Begbies Traynor Group has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Johnson Service Group has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.

10.0% of Begbies Traynor Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of Johnson Service Group shares are held by institutional investors. 20.0% of Begbies Traynor Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Johnson Service Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Begbies Traynor Group and Johnson Service Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BEG vs. The Competition

MetricBegbies Traynor GroupSpecialty Business Services IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£185.22M£6.96B£7.75B£2.58B
Dividend Yield3.52%4.84%4.57%5.33%
P/E Ratio3,065.79708.73305.635,412.34
Price / Sales1.21110.26262.4397,600.50
Price / Cash21.8740.5428.2727.93
Price / Book2.367.494.778.71
Net Income£1.46M£144.67M£799.16M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-4.51%1.16%1.09%1.14%
1 Month Performance-2.53%0.34%2.36%3.07%
1 Year Performance14.22%39.03%26.98%175.61%

Begbies Traynor Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BEG
Begbies Traynor Group
2.8523 of 5 stars
GBX 116.50
-1.3%
GBX 152.33
+30.8%
+16.3%£185.22M£153.70M3,065.791,051Dividend Cut
JSG
Johnson Service Group
2.1491 of 5 stars
GBX 143.40
-2.3%
GBX 177.50
+23.8%
-7.9%£578.06M£526.80M1,648.286,165Positive News
High Trading Volume
RST
Restore
3.3395 of 5 stars
GBX 269
+1.5%
GBX 362.75
+34.9%
-0.8%£366.23M£296M4,014.932,700News Coverage
Positive News
DWF
DWF Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£340.61M£451.64M2,490.004,340News Coverage
RWS
RWS
2.6197 of 5 stars
GBX 88.30
-0.8%
GBX 240
+171.8%
-43.6%£323.58M£712.20M1,317.917,040Dividend Increase
CPI
Capita
3.6971 of 5 stars
GBX 258.50
+0.2%
GBX 405
+56.7%
+1,215.2%£288.35M£2.34B1,906.3443,000Positive News
FRAN
Franchise Brands
N/AGBX 137
flat
N/A-15.0%£267.48M£139.35M3,407.96715
DLAR
De La Rue
N/AGBX 130
flat
N/AN/A£251.69M£307.43M-12.541,841
KEYS
Keystone Law Group
N/AGBX 617.90
-0.3%
N/A+8.1%£196.65M£97.70M2,322.9376News Coverage
Earnings Report
High Trading Volume
KGH
Knights Group
N/AGBX 182.50
+0.8%
N/A+43.9%£147.00M£154.08M1,429.131,353Gap Down
INSE
Inspired
N/AGBX 80.26
-0.3%
N/A+61.8%£133.21M£93.79M920.421,600

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