Keystone Law Group (KEYS) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, JSG or KEYS?

Johnson Service Group has higher revenue and earnings than Keystone Law Group. Johnson Service Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Keystone Law 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	1.08	£31.14M	£0.09	1,652.87
Keystone Law Group	£97.70M	2.17	£7.97M	£0.27	2,518.80

Is JSG or KEYS more profitable?

Keystone Law Group has a net margin of 8.43% compared to Johnson Service Group's net margin of 6.29%. Keystone Law Group's return on equity of 45.78% 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%
Keystone Law Group	8.43%	45.78%	14.36%

Do analysts prefer JSG or KEYS?

Johnson Service Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 177.50, suggesting a potential upside of 23.44%. Given Johnson Service Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Johnson Service Group is more favorable than Keystone Law Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Johnson Service Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Keystone Law Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, JSG or KEYS?

Johnson Service Group has a beta of 1.8, indicating that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Keystone Law Group has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to JSG or KEYS?

In the previous week, Johnson Service Group and Johnson Service Group both had 4 articles in the media. Keystone Law Group's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Johnson Service Group's score of 0.81 indicating that Keystone Law 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)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Keystone Law Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

40.0% of Johnson Service Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.4% of Keystone Law Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Johnson Service Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.1% of Keystone Law Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is JSG or KEYS 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%. Keystone Law Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.19 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. Keystone Law Group pays out 70.3% 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.

Summary

Keystone Law Group beats Johnson Service Group on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.