Beazley (BEZ) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend BEZ or JUST?

Beazley presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,150, suggesting a potential upside of 38.55%. Just Group has a consensus target price of GBX 199.80, suggesting a potential downside of 5.98%. Given Beazley's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Beazley is more favorable than Just Group.

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

Which has more risk and volatility, BEZ or JUST?

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BEZ or JUST?

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
Beazley	£6.57B	0.97	£1.50B	£159.74	5.20
Just Group	£2.66B	0.83	£90.37M	£8.59	24.72

Is BEZ or JUST 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
Beazley	22.82%	32.60%	9.50%
Just Group	3.40%	8.47%	3.30%

Is BEZ or JUST a better dividend stock?

Beazley pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Just Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Beazley pays out 8.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Just Group pays out 23.3% 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 BEZ or JUST?

In the previous week, Just Group had 8 more articles in the media than Beazley. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Just Group and 1 mentions for Beazley. Beazley's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Just Group's score of 0.29 indicating that Beazley is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Beazley	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Just Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BEZ or JUST?

72.5% of Beazley shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.5% of Just Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Beazley shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Just Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Beazley beats Just Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.