Do analysts recommend RWI or FRAN?

Franchise Brands has a consensus price target of GBX 197.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.99%. Given Franchise Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Franchise Brands is more favorable than Renewi. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Renewi 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Franchise Brands 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00

Which has better earnings & valuation, RWI or FRAN?

Renewi has higher revenue and earnings than Franchise Brands. Renewi 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 Renewi £1.12B 0.75 £40.41M £35.01 24.79 Franchise Brands £147.39M 2.01 £7.75M £5.62 27.46

Is RWI or FRAN more profitable?

Franchise Brands has a net margin of 7.37% compared to Renewi's net margin of -2.02%. Franchise Brands' return on equity of 4.87% beat Renewi's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Renewi -2.02% -10.69% 3.01% Franchise Brands 7.37% 4.87% 3.24%

Do analysts prefer FRAN or EQN?

Franchise Brands currently has a consensus target price of GBX 197.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.99%. Given Franchise Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Franchise Brands is more favorable than Equiniti Group. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Franchise Brands 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Equiniti Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Do analysts prefer FRAN or RPS?

Franchise Brands presently has a consensus price target of GBX 197.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.99%. Given Franchise Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Franchise Brands is more favorable than RPS Group. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Franchise Brands 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 RPS Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Do analysts rate FRAN or ITE?

Franchise Brands currently has a consensus target price of GBX 197.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.99%. Given Franchise Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Franchise Brands is more favorable than ITE Group. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Franchise Brands 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 ITE Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Do analysts rate MNZS or FRAN?

Franchise Brands has a consensus price target of GBX 197.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.99%. Given Franchise Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Franchise Brands is more favorable than John Menzies. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score John Menzies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Franchise Brands 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00

Franchise Brands (FRAN) Competitors

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FRAN vs. RWI, EQN, RPS, ITE, and MNZS

Should you buy Franchise Brands stock or one of its competitors? Franchise Brands's main competitors and comparable companies include Renewi (RWI), Equiniti Group (EQN), RPS Group (RPS), ITE Group (ITE), and John Menzies (MNZS). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "commercial services & supplies" industry.

How does Franchise Brands compare to Renewi?

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

Renewi has higher revenue and earnings than Franchise Brands. Renewi 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
Renewi	£1.12B	0.75	£40.41M	£35.01	24.79
Franchise Brands	£147.39M	2.01	£7.75M	£5.62	27.46

In the previous week, Franchise Brands had 8 more articles in the media than Renewi. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Franchise Brands and 0 mentions for Renewi. Franchise Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Renewi's score of 0.00 indicating that Franchise Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Renewi	Neutral
Franchise Brands	Positive

Franchise Brands has a consensus price target of GBX 197.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.99%. Given Franchise Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Franchise Brands is more favorable than Renewi.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Renewi	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Franchise Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Renewi has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Franchise Brands has a beta of 0.495, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the broader market.

74.7% of Renewi shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.6% of Franchise Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 10.9% of Renewi shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 32.0% of Franchise Brands shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Renewi pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Franchise Brands pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Renewi pays out 14.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franchise Brands pays out 44.5% 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.

Franchise Brands has a net margin of 7.37% compared to Renewi's net margin of -2.02%. Franchise Brands' return on equity of 4.87% beat Renewi's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Renewi	-2.02%	-10.69%	3.01%
Franchise Brands	7.37%	4.87%	3.24%

Summary

Franchise Brands beats Renewi on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Franchise Brands compare to Equiniti Group?

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

18.6% of Franchise Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 32.0% of Franchise Brands shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Franchise Brands has a net margin of 7.37% compared to Equiniti Group's net margin of 0.00%. Franchise Brands' return on equity of 4.87% beat Equiniti Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Franchise Brands	7.37%	4.87%	3.24%
Equiniti Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Franchise Brands currently has a consensus target price of GBX 197.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.99%. Given Franchise Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Franchise Brands is more favorable than Equiniti Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Franchise Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Equiniti Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Franchise Brands has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Equiniti Group. Equiniti 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
Franchise Brands	£147.39M	2.01	£7.75M	£5.62	27.46
Equiniti Group	£442.80M	0.00	N/A	£2.30	N/A

In the previous week, Franchise Brands had 8 more articles in the media than Equiniti Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Franchise Brands and 0 mentions for Equiniti Group. Franchise Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Equiniti Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Franchise Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Franchise Brands	Positive
Equiniti Group	Neutral

Summary

Franchise Brands beats Equiniti Group on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Franchise Brands compare to RPS Group?

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

Franchise Brands has higher earnings, but lower revenue than RPS Group. RPS 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
Franchise Brands	£147.39M	2.01	£7.75M	£5.62	27.46
RPS Group	£510M	0.00	N/A	£0.03	N/A

In the previous week, Franchise Brands had 8 more articles in the media than RPS Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Franchise Brands and 0 mentions for RPS Group. Franchise Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat RPS Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Franchise Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Franchise Brands	Positive
RPS Group	Neutral

Franchise Brands pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. RPS Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.01 per share. Franchise Brands pays out 44.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RPS 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.

Franchise Brands presently has a consensus price target of GBX 197.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.99%. Given Franchise Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Franchise Brands is more favorable than RPS Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Franchise Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
RPS Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

18.6% of Franchise Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 32.0% of Franchise Brands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Franchise Brands has a net margin of 7.37% compared to RPS Group's net margin of 0.00%. Franchise Brands' return on equity of 4.87% beat RPS Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Franchise Brands	7.37%	4.87%	3.24%
RPS Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Franchise Brands beats RPS Group on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Franchise Brands compare to ITE Group?

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

Franchise Brands has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ITE Group. ITE 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
Franchise Brands	£147.39M	2.01	£7.75M	£5.62	27.46
ITE Group	£208.10M	0.00	N/A	-£0.90	N/A

Franchise Brands has a net margin of 7.37% compared to ITE Group's net margin of 0.00%. Franchise Brands' return on equity of 4.87% beat ITE Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Franchise Brands	7.37%	4.87%	3.24%
ITE Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Franchise Brands currently has a consensus target price of GBX 197.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.99%. Given Franchise Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Franchise Brands is more favorable than ITE Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Franchise Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
ITE Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

18.6% of Franchise Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.0% of Franchise Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Franchise Brands had 8 more articles in the media than ITE Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Franchise Brands and 0 mentions for ITE Group. Franchise Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat ITE Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Franchise Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Franchise Brands	Positive
ITE Group	Neutral

Franchise Brands pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. ITE Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.02 per share. Franchise Brands pays out 44.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ITE Group pays out -2.2% 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.

Summary

Franchise Brands beats ITE Group on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Franchise Brands compare to John Menzies?

John Menzies (LON:MNZS) and Franchise Brands (LON:FRAN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Franchise Brands has lower revenue, but higher earnings than John Menzies. John Menzies 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
John Menzies	£1.35B	0.00	N/A	£0.14	N/A
Franchise Brands	£147.39M	2.01	£7.75M	£5.62	27.46

Franchise Brands has a consensus price target of GBX 197.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.99%. Given Franchise Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Franchise Brands is more favorable than John Menzies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
John Menzies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Franchise Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

18.6% of Franchise Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 32.0% of Franchise Brands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Franchise Brands has a net margin of 7.37% compared to John Menzies' net margin of 0.00%. Franchise Brands' return on equity of 4.87% beat John Menzies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Menzies	N/A	N/A	N/A
Franchise Brands	7.37%	4.87%	3.24%

In the previous week, Franchise Brands had 8 more articles in the media than John Menzies. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Franchise Brands and 0 mentions for John Menzies. Franchise Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat John Menzies' score of 0.00 indicating that Franchise Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
John Menzies	Neutral
Franchise Brands	Positive

Summary

Franchise Brands beats John Menzies on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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FRAN vs. The Competition

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Metric	Franchise Brands	Commercial Services & Supplies Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£293.60M	£4.26B	£10.65B	£2.54B
Dividend Yield	1.70%	5.07%	97.12%	6.17%
P/E Ratio	27.46	29.16	26.69	367.57
Price / Sales	2.01	1,058.48	331.83	83,481.74
Price / Cash	29.00	22.45	24.47	27.89
Price / Book	1.37	4.19	4.49	7.19
Net Income	£7.75M	£146.38M	£612.35M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	2.53%	-0.66%	-1.41%	0.30%
1 Month Performance	5.69%	1.90%	2.54%	3.31%
1 Year Performance	14.73%	5.88%	12.36%	22.13%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
FRAN Franchise Brands	4.0083 of 5 stars	GBX 154.31 +0.7%	GBX 197.50 +28.0%	+14.7%	£293.60M	£147.39M	27.46	715	Positive News Insider Trade
RWI Renewi	N/A	GBX 868 flat	N/A	N/A	£835.15M	£1.12B	24.79	6,500
EQN Equiniti Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£661.23M	£442.80M	78.17	5,288	Gap Up
RPS RPS Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£613.30M	£510M	7,366.67	5,000
ITE ITE Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£611.84M	£208.10M	N/A	1,382

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FRAN vs. RWI, EQN, RPS, ITE, and MNZS

How does Franchise Brands compare to Renewi?

Which has better earnings & valuation, RWI or FRAN?

Does the media refer more to RWI or FRAN?

Do analysts recommend RWI or FRAN?

Which has more volatility & risk, RWI or FRAN?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RWI or FRAN?

Is RWI or FRAN a better dividend stock?

Is RWI or FRAN more profitable?

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How does Franchise Brands compare to Equiniti Group?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FRAN or EQN?

Is FRAN or EQN more profitable?

Do analysts prefer FRAN or EQN?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FRAN or EQN?

Does the media refer more to FRAN or EQN?

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How does Franchise Brands compare to RPS Group?

Which has better valuation & earnings, FRAN or RPS?

Does the media prefer FRAN or RPS?

Is FRAN or RPS a better dividend stock?

Do analysts prefer FRAN or RPS?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in FRAN or RPS?

Is FRAN or RPS more profitable?

Summary

How does Franchise Brands compare to ITE Group?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FRAN or ITE?

Is FRAN or ITE more profitable?

Do analysts rate FRAN or ITE?

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

Does the media prefer FRAN or ITE?

Is FRAN or ITE a better dividend stock?

Summary

How does Franchise Brands compare to John Menzies?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, MNZS or FRAN?

Do analysts rate MNZS or FRAN?

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

Is MNZS or FRAN more profitable?

Does the media prefer MNZS or FRAN?

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