CPI vs. JSG, RST, RWS, DWF, DLAR, FRAN, KEYS, BEG, KGH, and INSE
Should you be buying Capita stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Capita include Johnson Service Group (JSG), Restore (RST), RWS (RWS), DWF Group (DWF), De La Rue (DLAR), Franchise Brands (FRAN), Keystone Law Group (KEYS), Begbies Traynor Group (BEG), Knights Group (KGH), and Inspired (INSE). These companies are all part of the "specialty business services" industry.
Capita vs. Its Competitors
Johnson Service Group (LON:JSG) and Capita (LON:CPI) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and valuation.
Johnson Service Group has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Capita has a beta of 1.95, meaning that its share price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500.
40.0% of Johnson Service Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of Capita shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Johnson Service Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.4% of Capita shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Johnson Service Group had 3 more articles in the media than Capita. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Johnson Service Group and 1 mentions for Capita. Johnson Service Group's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Capita's score of 0.00 indicating that Johnson Service Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Johnson Service Group has a net margin of 6.29% compared to Capita's net margin of -1.64%. Johnson Service Group's return on equity of 10.95% beat Capita's return on equity.
Johnson Service Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 178.33, indicating a potential upside of 24.71%. Capita has a consensus price target of GBX 652.50, indicating a potential upside of 102.29%. Given Capita's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Capita is more favorable than Johnson Service Group.
Johnson Service Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Capita. Johnson Service Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Capita, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Johnson Service Group and Capita tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:CPI) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
