Johnson Service Group (JSG) Competitors

Johnson Service Group (LON:JSG) and Mitie Group (LON:MTO) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment and profitability.

Is JSG or MTO a better dividend stock?

Johnson Service Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Mitie Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Johnson Service Group pays out 46.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mitie Group pays out 56.6% 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, JSG or MTO?

Johnson Service Group has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mitie Group has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, JSG or MTO?

Mitie Group has higher revenue and earnings than Johnson Service Group. Johnson Service Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mitie 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
Johnson Service Group	£526.80M	1.06	£31.14M	£0.09	1,635.63
Mitie Group	£5.08B	0.35	£120.92M	£0.08	1,797.37

Is JSG or MTO more profitable?

Johnson Service Group has a net margin of 6.29% compared to Mitie Group's net margin of 2.52%. Mitie Group's return on equity of 28.24% beat Johnson Service Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Johnson Service Group	6.29%	10.95%	6.40%
Mitie Group	2.52%	28.24%	5.94%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in JSG or MTO?

40.0% of Johnson Service Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.9% of Mitie Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Johnson Service Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Mitie Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend JSG or MTO?

Johnson Service Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 178.33, suggesting a potential upside of 25.32%. Mitie Group has a consensus price target of GBX 163.33, suggesting a potential upside of 19.57%. Given Johnson Service Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Johnson Service Group is more favorable than Mitie Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Johnson Service Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Mitie Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media prefer JSG or MTO?

In the previous week, Johnson Service Group had 2 more articles in the media than Mitie Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Johnson Service Group and 2 mentions for Mitie Group. Mitie Group's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Johnson Service Group's score of 0.68 indicating that Mitie Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Johnson Service Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mitie Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Johnson Service Group beats Mitie Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.