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

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), Restore (RST), DWF Group (DWF), RWS (RWS), and Capita (CPI). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.

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 better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Knights Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 261.67, indicating a potential upside of 44.93%. Johnson Service Group has a consensus price target of GBX 177.67, indicating a potential upside of 17.19%. Given Knights Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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 pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Johnson Service Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. 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.

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£186.02M0.83£9.81M£1.26143.29
Johnson Service Group£535.40M1.05£31.14M£9.2016.48

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

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 1 more articles in the media than Knights Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Johnson Service Group and 0 mentions for Knights Group. Knights Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Johnson Service Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Knights Group Neutral
Johnson Service Group Neutral

6.4% of Knights Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of Johnson Service Group shares are held by institutional investors. 23.7% of Knights Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% 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 company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Johnson Service Group beats Knights Group on 11 of the 17 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 superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Knights Group has a net margin of 2.28% compared to Restore's net margin of 0.88%. 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 0.88%1.30%3.37%

Knights Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 261.67, suggesting a potential upside of 44.93%. Restore has a consensus price target of GBX 432.50, suggesting a potential upside of 39.52%. Given Knights Group's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, Restore had 11 more articles in the media than Knights Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Restore and 0 mentions for Knights Group. Restore's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Knights Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Restore is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Knights Group Neutral
Restore Positive

Knights Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Restore pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. 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, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Restore has a beta of 0.113, suggesting that its share price is 89% less volatile than the broader market.

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, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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£186.02M0.83£9.81M£1.26143.29
Restore£304.70M1.35£3.74M-£4.70N/A

Summary

Knights Group beats Restore on 11 of the 17 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 stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.

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£186.02M0.83£9.81M£1.26143.29
DWF Group£451.64M0.00£12.45M£0.04N/A

Knights Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. 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.

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%

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

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

Company Overall Sentiment
Knights Group Neutral
DWF Group Neutral

Knights Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 261.67, indicating a potential upside of 44.93%. Given Knights Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 54.9% of DWF Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

DWF Group beats Knights Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Knights Group compare to RWS?

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

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

RWS pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Knights Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.81 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. RWS pays out -27.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 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 58.11%. Knights Group has a consensus target price of GBX 261.67, indicating a potential upside of 44.93%. Given RWS's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe RWS is more favorable than Knights 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
Knights Group
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. RWS's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Knights Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
RWS Neutral
Knights Group 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
RWS-13.60% -12.70% 3.42%
Knights Group 2.28%4.58%4.91%

Knights Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
RWS£706.10M0.57-£36.98M-£25.90N/A
Knights Group£186.02M0.83£9.81M£1.26143.29

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

Summary

Knights Group beats RWS on 8 of the 15 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 better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

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.

6.4% of Knights Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.2% of Capita shares are held by institutional investors. 23.7% of Knights Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Capita shares are held 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.

Knights Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 261.67, suggesting a potential upside of 44.93%. Capita has a consensus price target of GBX 434.20, suggesting a potential upside of 61.71%. Given Capita's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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

In the previous week, Capita had 2 more articles in the media than Knights Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Capita and 0 mentions for Knights Group. Capita's average media sentiment score of 0.07 beat Knights Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Capita is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Knights Group Neutral
Capita Neutral

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£186.02M0.83£9.81M£1.26143.29
Capita£2.31B0.14-£40.73M-£144.13N/A

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 10 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 GroupCommercial Services & Supplies IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£155.21M£4.31B£10.53B£2.83B
Dividend Yield3.16%5.09%120.66%6.15%
P/E Ratio143.2932.6027.55368.37
Price / Sales0.831,034.02306.6483,518.43
Price / Cash21.5022.4824.0727.89
Price / Book1.554.174.727.06
Net Income£9.81M£146.41M£610.65M£5.89B
7 Day Performance3.17%0.40%-0.53%6.48%
1 Month Performance-3.96%-0.41%-2.31%0.18%
1 Year Performance4.91%13.30%12.55%64.41%

Knights Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KGH
Knights Group
N/AGBX 180.55
+0.6%
GBX 261.67
+44.9%
+4.3%£155.21M£186.02M143.291,353
JSG
Johnson Service Group
2.0915 of 5 stars
GBX 149.90
+0.6%
GBX 177.67
+18.5%
+9.0%£548.84M£535.40M16.296,165
RST
Restore
3.692 of 5 stars
GBX 281
-0.7%
GBX 367.33
+30.7%
+12.5%£373.72M£304.70MN/A2,700
DWF
DWF Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£340.61M£451.64M2,490.004,340
RWS
RWS
2.1866 of 5 stars
GBX 81.03
+1.4%
GBX 172.50
+112.9%
+11.1%£308.81M£706.10MN/A7,040

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