De La Rue (DLAR) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in JSG or DLAR?

74.3% of Johnson Service Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.8% of De La Rue shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Johnson Service Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.8% of De La Rue shares are held 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.

Is JSG or DLAR a better dividend stock?

Johnson Service Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. De La Rue pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.7%. Johnson Service Group pays out 40.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. De La Rue pays out -221.9% 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. De La Rue is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is JSG or DLAR more profitable?

Johnson Service Group has a net margin of 6.29% compared to De La Rue's net margin of -6.45%. De La Rue's return on equity of 160.00% beat Johnson Service Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Johnson Service Group	6.29%	10.95%	6.40%
De La Rue	-6.45%	160.00%	3.47%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, JSG or DLAR?

Johnson Service Group has higher revenue and earnings than De La Rue. De La Rue is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Johnson Service 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
Johnson Service Group	£495.01M	1.21	£31.14M	£7.50	19.24
De La Rue	£307.43M	0.82	-£19.82M	-£10.37	-12.54

Does the media prefer JSG or DLAR?

In the previous week, Johnson Service Group had 6 more articles in the media than De La Rue. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Johnson Service Group and 0 mentions for De La Rue. Johnson Service Group's average media sentiment score of 0.07 beat De La Rue's score of 0.00 indicating that Johnson Service Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Johnson Service Group	Neutral
De La Rue	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, JSG or DLAR?

Johnson Service Group has a beta of 1.8, indicating that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, De La Rue has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer JSG or DLAR?

Johnson Service Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 200, suggesting a potential upside of 38.50%. Given Johnson Service Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Johnson Service Group is more favorable than De La Rue.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Johnson Service Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
De La Rue	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Johnson Service Group beats De La Rue on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.