PAGE vs. HAS, IPEL, STEM, RWA, NBB, STAF, GATC, RTC, EMR, and QQ
Should you be buying PageGroup stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PageGroup include Hays (HAS), Impellam Group (IPEL), SThree (STEM), Robert Walters (RWA), Norman Broadbent (NBB), Staffline Group (STAF), Gattaca (GATC), RTC Group (RTC), Empresaria Group (EMR), and QinetiQ Group (QQ). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
PageGroup vs. Its Competitors
PageGroup (LON:PAGE) and Hays (LON:HAS) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.
PageGroup has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hays has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
PageGroup pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Hays pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. 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. Hays pays out -962.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
PageGroup presently has a consensus price target of GBX 495, indicating a potential upside of 84.30%. Hays has a consensus price target of GBX 120, indicating a potential upside of 68.19%. Given PageGroup's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe PageGroup is more favorable than Hays.
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.
In the previous week, PageGroup's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Hays'average media sentiment score.
90.0% of PageGroup shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.2% of Hays shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of PageGroup shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Hays shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
PageGroup has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
Summary
PageGroup beats Hays on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (LON:PAGE) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
