Beazley (BEZ) Competitors

Just Group (LON:JUST) and Beazley (LON:BEZ) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, JUST or BEZ?

Beazley has higher revenue and earnings than Just Group. Beazley is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Just Group, 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
Just Group	-£749M	-2.93	£90.37M	£0.06	3,411.29
Beazley	£1.16B	4.13	£1.50B	£1.51	520.86

Do analysts prefer JUST or BEZ?

Just Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 199.80, indicating a potential downside of 5.53%. Beazley has a consensus price target of GBX 1,075, indicating a potential upside of 36.68%. Given Beazley's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Beazley is more favorable than Just Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Just Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Beazley	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is JUST or BEZ a better dividend stock?

Just Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Beazley pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Just Group pays out 40.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Beazley pays out 21.4% 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. Beazley is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer JUST or BEZ?

In the previous week, Beazley had 5 more articles in the media than Just Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Beazley and 0 mentions for Just Group. Beazley's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Just Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Beazley is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Just Group	Neutral
Beazley	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, JUST or BEZ?

Just Group has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beazley has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is JUST or BEZ more profitable?

Beazley has a net margin of 22.82% compared to Just Group's net margin of 3.40%. Beazley's return on equity of 32.60% beat Just Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Just Group	3.40%	8.47%	3.30%
Beazley	22.82%	32.60%	9.50%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in JUST or BEZ?

76.4% of Just Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.4% of Beazley shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Just Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Beazley shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Beazley beats Just Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.