IWG (IWG) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend GRI or IWG?

Grainger currently has a consensus target price of GBX 317.50, suggesting a potential upside of 57.09%. IWG has a consensus target price of GBX 270, suggesting a potential upside of 23.44%. Given Grainger's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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	£276.05M	5.41	-£1.11M	-£0.15	-1,347.40
IWG	£2.76B	0.80	-£134.02M	-£13.45	-16.27

Does the media prefer GRI or IWG?

In the previous week, IWG had 1 more articles in the media than Grainger. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for IWG and 0 mentions for Grainger. Grainger's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled IWG'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Grainger	Neutral
IWG	Neutral

Is GRI or IWG a better dividend stock?

Grainger pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. IWG pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Grainger pays out -4,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. IWG pays out -7.4% 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.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GRI or IWG?

85.8% of Grainger shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.6% of IWG shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Grainger shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.3% of IWG shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, 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.

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%

Summary

Grainger beats IWG on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.