Do analysts recommend DWF or JSG?

Johnson Service Group has a consensus price target of GBX 178.33, suggesting a potential upside of 14.46%. Given Johnson Service Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Johnson Service Group is more favorable than DWF Group. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score DWF Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Johnson Service Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67

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JSG vs. MTO, CPI, DWF, RST, and RWS

Should you buy Johnson Service Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Johnson Service Group with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Johnson Service Group include Mitie Group (MTO), Capita (CPI), DWF Group (DWF), Restore (RST), and RWS (RWS). These companies are all part of the "specialty business services" industry.

How does Johnson Service Group compare to Mitie Group?

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

Johnson Service Group has a beta of 1.037, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Mitie Group has a beta of 0.861, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the broader market.

Johnson Service Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 178.33, indicating a potential upside of 14.46%. Mitie Group has a consensus target price of GBX 189.20, indicating a potential upside of 21.91%. Given Mitie Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Mitie Group is more favorable than Johnson Service 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)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

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	£535.40M	1.10	£31.14M	£9.20	16.93
Mitie Group	£5.62B	0.35	£120.92M	£7.30	21.26

40.0% of Johnson Service Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.9% of Mitie Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Johnson Service Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Mitie Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Johnson Service Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Mitie Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Johnson Service Group pays out 46.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mitie Group pays out 58.9% 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.

In the previous week, Mitie Group had 3 more articles in the media than Johnson Service Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Mitie Group and 0 mentions for Johnson Service Group. Mitie Group's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Johnson Service Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Mitie Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Johnson Service Group	Neutral
Mitie Group	Neutral

Johnson Service Group has a net margin of 6.93% compared to Mitie Group's net margin of 1.47%. Mitie Group's return on equity of 15.86% beat Johnson Service Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Johnson Service Group	6.93%	13.04%	6.40%
Mitie Group	1.47%	15.86%	5.94%

Summary

Mitie Group beats Johnson Service Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Johnson Service Group compare to Capita?

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

Capita currently has a consensus target price of GBX 464.20, suggesting a potential upside of 37.54%. Johnson Service Group has a consensus target price of GBX 178.33, suggesting a potential upside of 14.46%. Given Capita's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Capita is more favorable than Johnson Service Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Capita	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Johnson Service Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

In the previous week, Capita had 5 more articles in the media than Johnson Service Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Capita and 0 mentions for Johnson Service Group. Capita's average media sentiment score of 0.17 beat Johnson Service Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Capita is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Capita	Neutral
Johnson Service Group	Neutral

Johnson Service Group has a net margin of 6.93% compared to Capita's net margin of -7.45%. Johnson Service Group's return on equity of 13.04% beat Capita's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Capita	-7.45%	-142.88%	1.57%
Johnson Service Group	6.93%	13.04%	6.40%

Johnson Service Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Capita. Capita 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
Capita	£2.31B	0.17	-£40.73M	-£144.13	N/A
Johnson Service Group	£535.40M	1.10	£31.14M	£9.20	16.93

26.9% of Capita shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of Johnson Service Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Capita shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Johnson Service Group shares are owned by company 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.

Capita has a beta of 0.818, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Johnson Service Group has a beta of 1.037, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Johnson Service Group beats Capita on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Johnson Service Group compare to DWF Group?

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

Johnson Service Group has a consensus price target of GBX 178.33, suggesting a potential upside of 14.46%. Given Johnson Service Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Johnson Service Group is more favorable than DWF Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DWF Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Johnson Service Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Johnson Service Group has higher revenue and earnings than DWF Group. DWF 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
DWF Group	£451.64M	0.00	£12.45M	£0.04	N/A
Johnson Service Group	£535.40M	1.10	£31.14M	£9.20	16.93

DWF Group has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Johnson Service Group has a beta of 1.037, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, DWF Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Johnson Service Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
DWF Group	Neutral
Johnson Service Group	Neutral

Johnson Service Group has a net margin of 6.93% compared to DWF Group's net margin of 2.76%. DWF Group's return on equity of 19.89% beat Johnson Service Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DWF Group	2.76%	19.89%	5.74%
Johnson Service Group	6.93%	13.04%	6.40%

36.2% of DWF Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of Johnson Service Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.9% of DWF Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Johnson Service Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

DWF Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share. Johnson Service Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. DWF Group pays out 12,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Johnson Service Group pays out 46.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Johnson Service Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Johnson Service Group beats DWF Group on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Johnson Service Group compare to Restore?

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

Restore presently has a consensus price target of GBX 367.33, indicating a potential upside of 44.90%. Johnson Service Group has a consensus price target of GBX 178.33, indicating a potential upside of 14.46%. Given Restore's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Restore is more favorable than Johnson Service Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Restore	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Johnson Service Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Restore pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Johnson Service Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Restore pays out -127.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Johnson Service Group pays out 46.7% 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.

21.2% of Restore shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of Johnson Service Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.3% of Restore shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Johnson Service Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Johnson Service Group has higher revenue and earnings than Restore. Restore 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
Restore	£304.70M	1.11	£3.74M	-£4.70	N/A
Johnson Service Group	£535.40M	1.10	£31.14M	£9.20	16.93

Restore has a beta of 0.122, suggesting that its share price is 88% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Johnson Service Group has a beta of 1.037, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Restore had 1 more articles in the media than Johnson Service Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Restore and 0 mentions for Johnson Service Group. Restore's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Johnson Service Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Restore is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Restore	Very Positive
Johnson Service Group	Neutral

Johnson Service Group has a net margin of 6.93% compared to Restore's net margin of 0.43%. Johnson Service Group's return on equity of 13.04% beat Restore's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Restore	0.43%	0.58%	3.37%
Johnson Service Group	6.93%	13.04%	6.40%

Summary

Johnson Service Group beats Restore on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Johnson Service Group compare to RWS?

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

RWS has a beta of 0.535, suggesting that its share price is 47% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Johnson Service Group has a beta of 1.037, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the broader market.

39.5% of RWS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of Johnson Service Group shares are held by institutional investors. 24.5% of RWS shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Johnson Service Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Johnson Service Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than RWS. RWS 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
RWS	£706.10M	0.42	-£36.98M	-£27.00	N/A
Johnson Service Group	£535.40M	1.10	£31.14M	£9.20	16.93

In the previous week, RWS had 5 more articles in the media than Johnson Service Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for RWS and 0 mentions for Johnson Service Group. RWS's average media sentiment score of 0.09 beat Johnson Service Group's score of 0.00 indicating that RWS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
RWS	Neutral
Johnson Service Group	Neutral

RWS pays an annual dividend of GBX 12.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.5%. Johnson Service Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. RWS pays out -46.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Johnson Service Group pays out 46.7% 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. RWS is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

RWS currently has a consensus target price of GBX 172.50, indicating a potential upside of 114.34%. Johnson Service Group has a consensus target price of GBX 178.33, indicating a potential upside of 14.46%. Given RWS's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe RWS is more favorable than Johnson Service Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RWS	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Johnson Service Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Johnson Service Group has a net margin of 6.93% compared to RWS's net margin of -13.60%. Johnson Service Group's return on equity of 13.04% beat RWS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RWS	-13.60%	-12.70%	3.42%
Johnson Service Group	6.93%	13.04%	6.40%

Summary

RWS and Johnson Service Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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JSG vs. The Competition

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Metric	Johnson Service Group	Specialty Business Services Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£588.91M	£5.02B	£9.51B	£2.81B
Dividend Yield	3.08%	4.82%	3.54%	6.16%
P/E Ratio	16.93	28.23	25.37	366.63
Price / Sales	1.10	94.82	4,920.12	86,437.67
Price / Cash	54.24	40.54	27.60	27.85
Price / Book	2.24	7.36	4.73	7.86
Net Income	£31.14M	£144.67M	£792.17M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	4.07%	-1.09%	0.68%	0.76%
1 Month Performance	15.84%	-1.06%	1.01%	1.58%
1 Year Performance	8.72%	0.77%	25.18%	73.17%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
JSG Johnson Service Group	N/A	GBX 155.80 -0.9%	GBX 178.33 +14.5%	+9.8%	£588.91M	£535.40M	16.93	6,165	Gap Up
MTO Mitie Group	3.9201 of 5 stars	GBX 161.14 -0.5%	GBX 189.20 +17.4%	+10.0%	£2.02B	£5.62B	22.07	68,145	News Coverage High Trading Volume
CPI Capita	4.6153 of 5 stars	GBX 349 +1.6%	GBX 464.20 +33.0%	+38.6%	£418.03M	£2.31B	N/A	43,000	Positive News Insider Trade
DWF DWF Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£340.61M	£451.64M	2,490.00	4,340
RST Restore	3.7458 of 5 stars	GBX 247.50 +0.2%	GBX 367.33 +48.4%	-3.7%	£330.73M	£304.70M	N/A	2,700	News Coverage Positive News

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JSG vs. MTO, CPI, DWF, RST, and RWS

How does Johnson Service Group compare to Mitie Group?

Which has more volatility & risk, JSG or MTO?

Do analysts prefer JSG or MTO?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, JSG or MTO?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in JSG or MTO?

Is JSG or MTO a better dividend stock?

Does the media refer more to JSG or MTO?

Is JSG or MTO more profitable?

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How does Johnson Service Group compare to Capita?

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Does the media favor CPI or JSG?

Is CPI or JSG more profitable?

Which has better valuation and earnings, CPI or JSG?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CPI or JSG?

Which has more volatility & risk, CPI or JSG?

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How does Johnson Service Group compare to DWF Group?

Do analysts recommend DWF or JSG?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, DWF or JSG?

Which has more risk and volatility, DWF or JSG?

Does the media prefer DWF or JSG?

Is DWF or JSG more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in DWF or JSG?

Is DWF or JSG a better dividend stock?

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How does Johnson Service Group compare to Restore?

Do analysts rate RST or JSG?

Is RST or JSG a better dividend stock?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RST or JSG?

Which has better valuation & earnings, RST or JSG?

Which has more risk & volatility, RST or JSG?

Does the media refer more to RST or JSG?

Is RST or JSG more profitable?

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How does Johnson Service Group compare to RWS?

Which has more risk & volatility, RWS or JSG?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RWS or JSG?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, RWS or JSG?

Does the media prefer RWS or JSG?

Is RWS or JSG a better dividend stock?

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