Franchise Brands (FRAN) Competitors

Johnson Service Group (LON:JSG) and Franchise Brands (LON:FRAN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of JSG or FRAN?

40.0% of Johnson Service Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.2% of Franchise Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Johnson Service Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 31.7% of Franchise Brands shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is JSG or FRAN a better dividend stock?

Johnson Service Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Franchise Brands pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Johnson Service Group pays out 46.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franchise Brands pays out 59.7% 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. Johnson Service Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is JSG or FRAN more profitable?

Franchise Brands has a net margin of 6.43% compared to Johnson Service Group's net margin of 6.29%. Johnson Service Group's return on equity of 10.95% beat Franchise Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Johnson Service Group	6.29%	10.95%	6.40%
Franchise Brands	6.43%	3.60%	3.24%

Which has more risk and volatility, JSG or FRAN?

Johnson Service Group has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franchise Brands has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to JSG or FRAN?

In the previous week, Franchise Brands had 8 more articles in the media than Johnson Service Group. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Franchise Brands and 4 mentions for Johnson Service Group. Johnson Service Group's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Franchise Brands' score of 0.39 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Franchise Brands	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, JSG or FRAN?

Johnson Service Group has higher revenue and earnings than Franchise Brands. Johnson Service Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franchise Brands, 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	£526.80M	1.06	£31.14M	£0.09	1,643.68
Franchise Brands	£139.35M	1.68	£7.75M	£0.04	3,034.83

Do analysts rate JSG or FRAN?

Johnson Service Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 178.33, indicating a potential upside of 24.71%. Given Johnson Service Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Johnson Service Group is more favorable than Franchise Brands.

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
Franchise Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Johnson Service Group beats Franchise Brands on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.