Grafton Group (GFTU) Competitors

RS Group (LON:RS1) and Grafton Group (LON:GFTU) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and dividends.

Which has more volatility & risk, RS1 or GFTU?

RS Group has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grafton Group has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in RS1 or GFTU?

72.4% of RS Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Grafton Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of RS Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.3% of Grafton Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is RS1 or GFTU a better dividend stock?

RS Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Grafton Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. RS Group pays out 68.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Grafton Group pays out 33.3% 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.

Does the media favor RS1 or GFTU?

In the previous week, RS Group had 2 more articles in the media than Grafton Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for RS Group and 4 mentions for Grafton Group. Grafton Group's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat RS Group's score of 0.18 indicating that Grafton Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RS Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Grafton Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer RS1 or GFTU?

RS Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 725, indicating a potential upside of 27.42%. Grafton Group has a consensus target price of GBX 1,100, indicating a potential upside of 24.80%. Given RS Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe RS Group is more favorable than Grafton Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RS Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Grafton Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is RS1 or GFTU more profitable?

RS Group has a net margin of 6.24% compared to Grafton Group's net margin of 5.79%. RS Group's return on equity of 12.99% beat Grafton Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RS Group	6.24%	12.99%	6.58%
Grafton Group	5.79%	8.08%	3.60%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, RS1 or GFTU?

RS Group has higher revenue and earnings than Grafton Group. Grafton Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RS 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
RS Group	£2.90B	0.92	£181.90M	£0.33	1,750.77
Grafton Group	£2.28B	0.90	£127.90M	£0.92	962.96

Summary

RS Group beats Grafton Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.