IWG (IWG) Competitors

Grainger (LON:GRI) and IWG (LON:IWG) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability.

Which has better earnings and valuation, GRI or IWG?

Grainger has higher earnings, but lower revenue than IWG. Grainger is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IWG, 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
Grainger	£306.10M	4.53	-£1.11M	£0.15	1,277.55
IWG	£3.67B	0.54	-£134.02M	£0.02	9,036.36

Is GRI or IWG more profitable?

Grainger has a net margin of -0.40% compared to IWG's net margin of -4.86%. Grainger's return on equity of -0.06% beat IWG's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grainger	-0.40%	-0.06%	2.14%
IWG	-4.86%	-356.38%	3.01%

Do analysts prefer GRI or IWG?

Grainger currently has a consensus target price of GBX 317.50, suggesting a potential upside of 69.06%. IWG has a consensus target price of GBX 265, suggesting a potential upside of 33.30%. Given Grainger's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Grainger is more favorable than IWG.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grainger	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
IWG	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GRI or IWG?

67.7% of Grainger shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.6% of IWG shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Grainger shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 25.7% of IWG shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer GRI or IWG?

In the previous week, IWG had 1 more articles in the media than Grainger. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for IWG and 1 mentions for Grainger. IWG's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Grainger's score of 0.15 indicating that IWG is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Grainger	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
IWG	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is GRI or IWG a better dividend stock?

Grainger pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. IWG pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Grainger pays out 51.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. IWG pays out 61.1% 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. Grainger is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, GRI or IWG?

Grainger has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IWG has a beta of 2.1, suggesting that its stock price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Grainger beats IWG on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.