Which has higher valuation & earnings, PPHC or J?

Jacobs Engineering Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Public Policy. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Public Policy £200.91M 1.17 -£28.26M -£199.00 N/A Jacobs Engineering Group N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PPHC or REL?

Relx has higher revenue and earnings than Public Policy. Public Policy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Relx, 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 Public Policy £200.91M 1.17 -£28.26M -£199.00 N/A Relx £9.72B 4.53 £1.85B £124.80 20.26

Is PPHC or REL more profitable?

Relx has a net margin of 23.27% compared to Public Policy's net margin of -18.85%. Relx's return on equity of 125.53% beat Public Policy's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Public Policy -18.85% -40.74% -1.69% Relx 23.27% 125.53% 11.74%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, PPHC or HAS?

Hays has higher revenue and earnings than Public Policy. Hays is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Public Policy, 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 Public Policy £200.91M 1.17 -£28.26M -£199.00 N/A Hays £6.42B 0.16 -£4.87M -£3.64 N/A

Is PPHC or HAS more profitable?

Hays has a net margin of -0.91% compared to Public Policy's net margin of -18.85%. Hays' return on equity of -13.31% beat Public Policy's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Public Policy -18.85% -40.74% -1.69% Hays -0.91% -13.31% 2.27%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PPHC or PAGE?

PageGroup has higher revenue and earnings than Public Policy. Public Policy 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 Public Policy £200.91M 1.17 -£28.26M -£199.00 N/A PageGroup £1.60B 0.41 £50.57M £4.10 51.85

Do analysts recommend AFM or PPHC?

Public Policy has a consensus price target of GBX 1,350, suggesting a potential upside of 73.08%. Given Public Policy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Public Policy is more favorable than Alpha Financial Markets Consulting. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alpha Financial Markets Consulting 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Public Policy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00

Public Policy (PPHC) Competitors

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PPHC vs. J, REL, HAS, PAGE, and AFM

Should you buy Public Policy stock or one of its competitors? Public Policy's main competitors and comparable companies include Jacobs Engineering Group (J), Relx (REL), Hays (HAS), PageGroup (PAGE), and Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (AFM). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "professional services" industry.

How does Public Policy compare to Jacobs Engineering Group?

Public Policy (LON:PPHC) and Jacobs Engineering Group (LON:J) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Public Policy's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Jacobs Engineering Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Public Policy	Neutral
Jacobs Engineering Group	Neutral

17.8% of Public Policy shares are held by institutional investors. 16.4% of Public Policy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Jacobs Engineering Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Public Policy's net margin of -18.85%. Jacobs Engineering Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat Public Policy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Public Policy	-18.85%	-40.74%	-1.69%
Jacobs Engineering Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Public Policy currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,350, indicating a potential upside of 73.08%. Jacobs Engineering Group has a consensus target price of GBX 30, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Public Policy's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Public Policy is more favorable than Jacobs Engineering Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Public Policy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Jacobs Engineering Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Jacobs Engineering Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Public Policy.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Public Policy	£200.91M	1.17	-£28.26M	-£199.00	N/A
Jacobs Engineering Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Public Policy beats Jacobs Engineering Group on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Public Policy compare to Relx?

Public Policy (LON:PPHC) and Relx (LON:REL) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and dividends.

Public Policy pays an annual dividend of GBX 35.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Relx pays an annual dividend of GBX 67.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Public Policy pays out -17.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Relx pays out 54.1% 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. Public Policy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Relx has a net margin of 23.27% compared to Public Policy's net margin of -18.85%. Relx's return on equity of 125.53% beat Public Policy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Public Policy	-18.85%	-40.74%	-1.69%
Relx	23.27%	125.53%	11.74%

17.8% of Public Policy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.8% of Relx shares are held by institutional investors. 16.4% of Public Policy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Relx shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Relx has higher revenue and earnings than Public Policy. Public Policy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Relx, 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
Public Policy	£200.91M	1.17	-£28.26M	-£199.00	N/A
Relx	£9.72B	4.53	£1.85B	£124.80	20.26

Public Policy presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,350, indicating a potential upside of 73.08%. Relx has a consensus price target of GBX 4,170, indicating a potential upside of 64.95%. Given Public Policy's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Public Policy is more favorable than Relx.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Public Policy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Relx	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

In the previous week, Relx had 4 more articles in the media than Public Policy. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Relx and 0 mentions for Public Policy. Relx's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Public Policy's score of 0.00 indicating that Relx is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Public Policy	Neutral
Relx	Neutral

Summary

Relx beats Public Policy on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Public Policy compare to Hays?

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

Hays has higher revenue and earnings than Public Policy. Hays is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Public Policy, 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
Public Policy	£200.91M	1.17	-£28.26M	-£199.00	N/A
Hays	£6.42B	0.16	-£4.87M	-£3.64	N/A

Hays has a net margin of -0.91% compared to Public Policy's net margin of -18.85%. Hays' return on equity of -13.31% beat Public Policy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Public Policy	-18.85%	-40.74%	-1.69%
Hays	-0.91%	-13.31%	2.27%

Public Policy pays an annual dividend of GBX 35.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Hays pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Public Policy pays out -17.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hays pays out -12.1% 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. Public Policy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Hays had 4 more articles in the media than Public Policy. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Hays and 0 mentions for Public Policy. Hays' average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Public Policy's score of 0.00 indicating that Hays is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Public Policy	Neutral
Hays	Positive

Public Policy presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,350, indicating a potential upside of 73.08%. Hays has a consensus target price of GBX 61.20, indicating a potential downside of 4.82%. Given Public Policy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Public Policy is more favorable than Hays.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Public Policy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Hays	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

17.8% of Public Policy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.3% of Hays shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.4% of Public Policy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Hays shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Hays beats Public Policy on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Public Policy compare to PageGroup?

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

In the previous week, PageGroup had 1 more articles in the media than Public Policy. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for PageGroup and 0 mentions for Public Policy. Public Policy's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled PageGroup'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Public Policy	Neutral
PageGroup	Neutral

PageGroup has a net margin of 0.79% compared to Public Policy's net margin of -18.85%. PageGroup's return on equity of 5.95% beat Public Policy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Public Policy	-18.85%	-40.74%	-1.69%
PageGroup	0.79%	5.95%	7.59%

Public Policy currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,350, suggesting a potential upside of 73.08%. PageGroup has a consensus price target of GBX 260, suggesting a potential upside of 22.30%. Given Public Policy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Public Policy is more favorable than PageGroup.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Public Policy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
PageGroup	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

PageGroup has higher revenue and earnings than Public Policy. Public Policy 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
Public Policy	£200.91M	1.17	-£28.26M	-£199.00	N/A
PageGroup	£1.60B	0.41	£50.57M	£4.10	51.85

Public Policy pays an annual dividend of GBX 35.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. PageGroup pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Public Policy pays out -17.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PageGroup pays out 209.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Public Policy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

17.8% of Public Policy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.4% of PageGroup shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.4% of Public Policy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of PageGroup shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

PageGroup beats Public Policy on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Public Policy compare to Alpha Financial Markets Consulting?

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (LON:AFM) and Public Policy (LON:PPHC) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment and earnings.

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting has a net margin of 6.78% compared to Public Policy's net margin of -18.85%. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's return on equity of 10.64% beat Public Policy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	6.78%	10.64%	7.51%
Public Policy	-18.85%	-40.74%	-1.69%

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting has higher revenue and earnings than Public Policy. Public Policy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alpha Financial Markets Consulting, 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
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	£233.62M	0.00	£15.85M	£0.13	N/A
Public Policy	£200.91M	1.17	-£28.26M	-£199.00	N/A

96.8% of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.8% of Public Policy shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.4% of Alpha Financial Markets Consulting shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.4% of Public Policy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share. Public Policy pays an annual dividend of GBX 35.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Alpha Financial Markets Consulting pays out 10,769.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Public Policy pays out -17.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Public Policy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Public Policy has a consensus price target of GBX 1,350, suggesting a potential upside of 73.08%. Given Public Policy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Public Policy is more favorable than Alpha Financial Markets Consulting.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Public Policy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

In the previous week, Alpha Financial Markets Consulting's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Public Policy'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting	Neutral
Public Policy	Neutral

Summary

Alpha Financial Markets Consulting beats Public Policy on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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PPHC vs. The Competition

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Metric	Public Policy	Professional Services Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£235.69M	£7.49B	£10.24B	£2.80B
Dividend Yield	3.16%	3.75%	96.75%	6.18%
P/E Ratio	-3.92	36.15	25.43	366.17
Price / Sales	1.17	24.01	274.45	89,425.29
Price / Cash	8.71	21.93	23.82	27.89
Price / Book	10.82	6.60	4.81	6.83
Net Income	-£28.26M	£236.73M	£616.47M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-9.30%	-1.29%	-0.93%	-0.75%
1 Month Performance	-6.02%	-5.42%	-1.87%	16.85%
1 Year Performance	-28.41%	-11.87%	3.07%	16.40%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
PPHC Public Policy	N/A	GBX 780 -2.5%	GBX 1,350 +73.1%	-22.8%	£235.69M	£200.91M	N/A	367
J Jacobs Engineering Group	N/A	N/A	GBX 30 +∞	N/A	£0.00	N/A	N/A	60,000	High Trading Volume
REL Relx	3.0798 of 5 stars	GBX 2,473.50 -1.0%	GBX 4,170 +68.6%	-29.0%	£43.07B	£9.72B	19.82	37,000	High Trading Volume
HAS Hays	1.5187 of 5 stars	GBX 64.90 -0.2%	GBX 63.20 -2.6%	+11.5%	£1.02B	£6.42B	N/A	6,490	News Coverage High Trading Volume
PAGE PageGroup	1.7703 of 5 stars	GBX 219.80 +3.3%	GBX 260 +18.3%	-7.9%	£684.38M	£1.60B	53.61	7,859	News Coverage High Trading Volume

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Public Policy (PPHC) Competitors

PPHC vs. J, REL, HAS, PAGE, and AFM

How does Public Policy compare to Jacobs Engineering Group?

Does the media refer more to PPHC or J?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PPHC or J?

Is PPHC or J more profitable?

Do analysts rate PPHC or J?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PPHC or J?

Summary

How does Public Policy compare to Relx?

Is PPHC or REL a better dividend stock?

Is PPHC or REL more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PPHC or REL?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PPHC or REL?

Do analysts prefer PPHC or REL?

Does the media prefer PPHC or REL?

Summary

How does Public Policy compare to Hays?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, PPHC or HAS?

Is PPHC or HAS more profitable?

Is PPHC or HAS a better dividend stock?

Does the media refer more to PPHC or HAS?

Do analysts recommend PPHC or HAS?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PPHC or HAS?

Summary

How does Public Policy compare to PageGroup?

Does the media favor PPHC or PAGE?

Is PPHC or PAGE more profitable?

Do analysts recommend PPHC or PAGE?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PPHC or PAGE?

Is PPHC or PAGE a better dividend stock?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PPHC or PAGE?

Summary

How does Public Policy compare to Alpha Financial Markets Consulting?

Is AFM or PPHC more profitable?

Which has better valuation and earnings, AFM or PPHC?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AFM or PPHC?

Is AFM or PPHC a better dividend stock?

Do analysts recommend AFM or PPHC?

Does the media refer more to AFM or PPHC?

Summary

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