Just Group (JUST) Competitors

Beazley (LON:BEZ) and Just Group (LON:JUST) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk, earnings and valuation.

Is BEZ or JUST a better dividend stock?

Beazley pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Just Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Beazley pays out 8.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Just Group pays out 23.3% 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. Beazley is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BEZ or JUST?

Beazley has higher revenue and earnings than Just Group. Beazley is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Just 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
Beazley	£6.57B	0.92	£1.50B	£159.74	4.91
Just Group	£2.66B	0.83	£90.37M	£8.59	24.57

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BEZ or JUST?

72.5% of Beazley shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.5% of Just Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Beazley shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Just Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate BEZ or JUST?

Beazley presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,075, indicating a potential upside of 37.13%. Just Group has a consensus price target of GBX 199.80, indicating a potential downside of 5.40%. Given Beazley's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Beazley is more favorable than Just Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Beazley	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Just Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Which has more risk & volatility, BEZ or JUST?

Beazley has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Just Group has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to BEZ or JUST?

In the previous week, Beazley had 24 more articles in the media than Just Group. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Beazley and 1 mentions for Just Group. Beazley's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Just Group's score of 0.36 indicating that Beazley is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Beazley	4 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Just Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is BEZ or JUST more profitable?

Beazley has a net margin of 22.82% compared to Just Group's net margin of 3.40%. Beazley's return on equity of 32.60% beat Just Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Beazley	22.82%	32.60%	9.50%
Just Group	3.40%	8.47%	3.30%

Summary

Beazley beats Just Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.