PageGroup (PAGE) Competitors

Hays (LON:HAS) and PageGroup (LON:PAGE) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Do analysts rate HAS or PAGE?

Hays currently has a consensus target price of GBX 107.50, suggesting a potential upside of 71.04%. PageGroup has a consensus target price of GBX 450, suggesting a potential upside of 69.87%. Given Hays' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Hays is more favorable than PageGroup.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hays	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
PageGroup	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, HAS or PAGE?

Hays has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PageGroup has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HAS or PAGE a better dividend stock?

Hays pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. PageGroup pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Hays pays out -962.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PageGroup pays out 105.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is HAS or PAGE more profitable?

PageGroup has a net margin of 2.71% compared to Hays' net margin of -0.07%. PageGroup's return on equity of 17.47% beat Hays' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hays	-0.07%	-0.84%	2.27%
PageGroup	2.71%	17.47%	7.59%

Does the media refer more to HAS or PAGE?

In the previous week, PageGroup had 2 more articles in the media than Hays. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for PageGroup and 0 mentions for Hays. PageGroup's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Hays' score of 0.00 indicating that PageGroup is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hays	Neutral
PageGroup	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HAS or PAGE?

91.2% of Hays shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of PageGroup shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Hays shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of PageGroup 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.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HAS or PAGE?

PageGroup has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hays. Hays is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PageGroup, 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
Hays	£6.91B	0.14	-£4.87M	-£0.31	-201.62
PageGroup	£1.87B	0.44	£50.57M	£16.16	16.39

Summary

PageGroup beats Hays on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.