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 superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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	£465.30M	1.45	£27.20M	£0.06	2,716.67
De La Rue	£346.90M	0.58	-£43.50M	-£0.22	-468.18

Does the MarketBeat Community favor JSG or DLAR?

Johnson Service Group received 53 more outperform votes than De La Rue when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.97% of users gave Johnson Service Group an outperform vote while only 64.98% of users gave De La Rue an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Johnson Service Group	Outperform Votes 233 73.97%	Underperform Votes 82 26.03%
De La Rue	Outperform Votes 180 64.98%	Underperform Votes 97 35.02%

Does the media refer more to JSG or DLAR?

In the previous week, De La Rue had 3 more articles in the media than Johnson Service Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for De La Rue and 1 mentions for Johnson Service Group. De La Rue's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Johnson Service Group's score of -0.18 indicating that Johnson Service Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Johnson Service Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
De La Rue	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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 1.8%. De La Rue pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 22.3%. Johnson Service Group pays out 5,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. De La Rue pays out -10,454.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. De La Rue is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, JSG or DLAR?

Johnson Service Group has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, De La Rue has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

72.7% of Johnson Service Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.8% of De La Rue shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Johnson Service Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of De La Rue shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is JSG or DLAR more profitable?

Johnson Service Group has a net margin of 5.87% compared to Johnson Service Group's net margin of -12.60%. De La Rue's return on equity of 9.65% beat Johnson Service Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Johnson Service Group	5.87%	9.65%	5.93%
De La Rue	-12.60%	-95.30%	4.61%

Do analysts rate JSG or DLAR?

Johnson Service Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 170, indicating a potential upside of 4.29%. Given De La Rue's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
De La Rue	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

Johnson Service Group beats De La Rue on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.