Johnson Service Group (JSG) Competitors

Johnson Service Group (LON:JSG) and Serco Group (LON:SRP) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility & risk, JSG or SRP?

Johnson Service Group has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Serco Group has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, JSG or SRP?

Serco Group has higher revenue and earnings than Johnson Service Group. Serco Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Johnson Service 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	£495.01M	1.32	£31.14M	£7.50	20.92
Serco Group	£4.54B	0.46	£130.15M	£12.84	15.96

Does the media favor JSG or SRP?

In the previous week, Serco Group had 4 more articles in the media than Johnson Service Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Serco Group and 1 mentions for Johnson Service Group. Johnson Service Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Serco Group's score of 0.34 indicating that Johnson Service Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in JSG or SRP?

74.3% of Johnson Service Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.7% of Serco Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Johnson Service Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Serco Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is JSG or SRP more profitable?

Johnson Service Group has a net margin of 6.29% compared to Serco Group's net margin of 2.87%. Serco Group's return on equity of 13.70% 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%
Serco Group	2.87%	13.70%	4.45%

Is JSG or SRP a better dividend stock?

Johnson Service Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Serco Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Johnson Service Group pays out 40.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Serco Group pays out 31.2% 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. Serco Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend JSG or SRP?

Johnson Service Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 200, suggesting a potential upside of 27.39%. Given Johnson Service Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Johnson Service Group is more favorable than Serco Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Johnson Service Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Serco Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Serco Group beats Johnson Service Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.