Shearwater Group plc (SWG.L) (LON:SWG) and Interserve (LON:IRV) are both small-cap services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Shearwater Group plc (SWG.L) and Interserve, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Shearwater Group plc (SWG.L) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Interserve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Shearwater Group plc (SWG.L) currently has a consensus target price of GBX 400, suggesting a potential upside of 157.23%.
Profitability
This table compares Shearwater Group plc (SWG.L) and Interserve's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Shearwater Group plc (SWG.L) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Interserve | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Shearwater Group plc (SWG.L) and Interserve's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Shearwater Group plc (SWG.L) | £27.84 million | 1.33 | N/A | GBX (4) | -38.88 |
Interserve | £2.90 billion | 0.00 | N/A | GBX (89.20) | N/A |
Shearwater Group plc (SWG.L) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Interserve, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.