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

Should you buy Knights Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Knights 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 Knights Group include Johnson Service Group (JSG), Capita (CPI), Restore (RST), DWF Group (DWF), and RWS (RWS). These companies are all part of the "specialty business services" industry.

How does Knights Group compare to Johnson Service Group?

Knights Group (LON:KGH) 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 earnings, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment.

Knights Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 261.67, suggesting a potential upside of 38.08%. Johnson Service Group has a consensus target price of GBX 177.67, suggesting a potential upside of 23.98%. Given Knights Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Knights Group is more favorable than Johnson Service Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Knights Group
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

Knights Group has a beta of 1.467, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Johnson Service Group has a beta of 1.041, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the broader market.

Johnson Service Group has higher revenue and earnings than Knights Group. Johnson Service Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Knights Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Knights Group£186.02M0.88£9.81M£1.26150.40
Johnson Service Group£535.40M1.00£31.14M£9.2015.58

Johnson Service Group has a net margin of 6.93% compared to Knights Group's net margin of 2.28%. Johnson Service Group's return on equity of 13.04% beat Knights Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Knights Group2.28% 4.58% 4.91%
Johnson Service Group 6.93%13.04%6.40%

In the previous week, Johnson Service Group had 8 more articles in the media than Knights Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Johnson Service Group and 0 mentions for Knights Group. Knights Group's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Johnson Service Group's score of 0.05 indicating that Knights Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Knights Group Positive
Johnson Service Group Neutral

Knights Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Johnson Service Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Knights Group pays out 381.7% 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.

6.4% of Knights Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of Johnson Service Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.7% of Knights Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Johnson Service 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.

Summary

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

How does Knights Group compare to Capita?

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

Knights Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Capita. Capita is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Knights Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Knights Group£186.02M0.88£9.81M£1.26150.40
Capita£2.31B0.12-£40.73M-£144.13N/A

6.4% of Knights Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.2% of Capita shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.7% of Knights Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Capita shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Knights Group has a beta of 1.467, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Capita has a beta of 0.905, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Capita had 17 more articles in the media than Knights Group. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Capita and 0 mentions for Knights Group. Knights Group's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Capita's score of 0.19 indicating that Knights Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Knights Group Positive
Capita Neutral

Knights Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 261.67, indicating a potential upside of 38.08%. Capita has a consensus price target of GBX 434.20, indicating a potential upside of 85.95%. Given Capita's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Capita is more favorable than Knights Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Knights Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Capita
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Knights Group has a net margin of 2.28% compared to Capita's net margin of -7.45%. Knights Group's return on equity of 4.58% beat Capita's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Knights Group2.28% 4.58% 4.91%
Capita -7.45%-142.88%1.57%

Summary

Knights Group beats Capita on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Knights Group compare to Restore?

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

Knights Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Restore pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Knights Group pays out 381.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Restore pays out -127.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Knights Group has a beta of 1.467, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Restore has a beta of 0.113, indicating that its share price is 89% less volatile than the broader market.

Knights Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Restore. Restore is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Knights Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Knights Group£186.02M0.88£9.81M£1.26150.40
Restore£304.70M1.19£3.74M-£4.70N/A

Knights Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 261.67, indicating a potential upside of 38.08%. Restore has a consensus price target of GBX 367.33, indicating a potential upside of 34.55%. Given Knights Group's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Knights Group is more favorable than Restore.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Knights Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Restore
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, Restore had 2 more articles in the media than Knights Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Restore and 0 mentions for Knights Group. Restore's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Knights Group's score of 1.07 indicating that Restore is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Knights Group Positive
Restore Positive

Knights Group has a net margin of 2.28% compared to Restore's net margin of 0.43%. Knights Group's return on equity of 4.58% beat Restore's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Knights Group2.28% 4.58% 4.91%
Restore 0.43%0.58%3.37%

6.4% of Knights Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.2% of Restore shares are held by institutional investors. 23.7% of Knights Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.3% of Restore shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Knights Group beats Restore on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Knights Group compare to DWF Group?

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

Knights Group has a beta of 1.467, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, DWF Group has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the broader market.

6.4% of Knights Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.2% of DWF Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.7% of Knights Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 54.9% of DWF Group shares are owned 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.

DWF Group has higher revenue and earnings than Knights Group. DWF Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Knights Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Knights Group£186.02M0.88£9.81M£1.26150.40
DWF Group£451.64M0.00£12.45M£0.04N/A

In the previous week, Knights Group's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat DWF Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Knights Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Knights Group Positive
DWF Group Neutral

Knights Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. DWF Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share. Knights Group pays out 381.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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. Knights Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Knights Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 261.67, indicating a potential upside of 38.08%. Given Knights Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Knights Group is more favorable than DWF Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Knights Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
DWF Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

DWF Group has a net margin of 2.76% compared to Knights Group's net margin of 2.28%. DWF Group's return on equity of 19.89% beat Knights Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Knights Group2.28% 4.58% 4.91%
DWF Group 2.76%19.89%5.74%

Summary

Knights Group and DWF Group tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Knights Group compare to RWS?

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

Knights Group has a beta of 1.467, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, RWS has a beta of 0.538, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the broader market.

6.4% of Knights Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.5% of RWS shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.7% of Knights Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.0% of RWS shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Knights Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than RWS. RWS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Knights Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Knights Group£186.02M0.88£9.81M£1.26150.40
RWS£706.10M0.41-£36.98M-£25.90N/A

Knights Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 261.67, suggesting a potential upside of 38.08%. RWS has a consensus target price of GBX 172.50, suggesting a potential upside of 122.72%. Given RWS's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe RWS is more favorable than Knights Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Knights Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
RWS
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, RWS had 1 more articles in the media than Knights Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for RWS and 0 mentions for Knights Group. Knights Group's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat RWS's score of 0.00 indicating that Knights Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Knights Group Positive
RWS Neutral

Knights Group has a net margin of 2.28% compared to RWS's net margin of -13.60%. Knights Group's return on equity of 4.58% beat RWS's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Knights Group2.28% 4.58% 4.91%
RWS -13.60%-12.70%3.42%

Knights Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. RWS pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.1%. Knights Group pays out 381.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. RWS pays out -27.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RWS is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Knights Group beats RWS on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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KGH vs. The Competition

MetricKnights GroupSpecialty Business Services IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£162.91M£5.14B£9.48B£2.85B
Dividend Yield2.97%4.88%3.54%6.16%
P/E Ratio150.4027.3326.74368.18
Price / Sales0.8890.572,079.4584,612.72
Price / Cash21.5040.5427.2827.87
Price / Book1.627.064.467.49
Net Income£9.81M£144.67M£791.21M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-0.26%0.91%-0.79%-0.19%
1 Month Performance4.70%1.06%0.16%-1.00%
1 Year Performance-0.79%0.21%15.23%61.67%

Knights Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KGH
Knights Group
2.8738 of 5 stars
GBX 189.50
flat
GBX 261.67
+38.1%
-2.8%£162.91M£186.02M150.401,353
JSG
Johnson Service Group
3.2814 of 5 stars
GBX 169.40
+0.5%
GBX 178.33
+5.3%
-0.8%£630.03M£535.40M18.416,165
CPI
Capita
4.3756 of 5 stars
GBX 311.50
+1.8%
GBX 464.20
+49.0%
-32.8%£373.12M£2.31BN/A43,000
RST
Restore
3.6274 of 5 stars
GBX 272
+1.1%
GBX 367.33
+35.0%
+3.9%£361.75M£304.70MN/A2,700
DWF
DWF Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£340.61M£451.64M2,490.004,340

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