Which has higher valuation and earnings, DPLM or RS1?

RS Group has higher revenue and earnings than Diploma. RS Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Diploma, 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 Diploma £1.65B 5.84 £115.40M £140.80 50.92 RS Group £2.88B 1.19 £181.90M £34.50 21.61

Is DPLM or RS1 more profitable?

Diploma has a net margin of 9.42% compared to RS Group's net margin of 5.62%. Diploma's return on equity of 18.55% beat RS Group's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Diploma 9.42% 18.55% 8.32% RS Group 5.62% 11.55% 6.58%

Do analysts prefer AGK or RS1?

RS Group has a consensus target price of GBX 696.25, suggesting a potential downside of 6.61%. Given Aggreko's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Aggreko is more favorable than RS Group. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Aggreko 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 RS Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AGK or RS1?

RS Group has higher revenue and earnings than Aggreko. Aggreko is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RS Group, 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 Aggreko £1.36B 0.00 N/A -£43.50 N/A RS Group £2.88B 1.19 £181.90M £34.50 21.61

Is AGK or RS1 more profitable?

RS Group has a net margin of 5.62% compared to Aggreko's net margin of 0.00%. RS Group's return on equity of 11.55% beat Aggreko's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Aggreko N/A N/A N/A RS Group 5.62% 11.55% 6.58%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, RS1 or GFTU?

RS Group has higher revenue and earnings than Grafton Group. Grafton Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RS Group, 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 RS Group £2.88B 1.19 £181.90M £34.50 21.61 Grafton Group £2.60B 0.86 £127.90M £91.53 10.54

Is RS1 or GFTU more profitable?

RS Group has a net margin of 5.62% compared to Grafton Group's net margin of 5.00%. RS Group's return on equity of 11.55% beat Grafton Group's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets RS Group 5.62% 11.55% 6.58% Grafton Group 5.00% 7.94% 3.60%

Is RS1 or TPK more profitable?

RS Group has a net margin of 5.62% compared to Travis Perkins' net margin of -3.81%. RS Group's return on equity of 11.55% beat Travis Perkins' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets RS Group 5.62% 11.55% 6.58% Travis Perkins -3.81% -9.63% 1.42%

Do analysts recommend RS1 or BWO?

RS Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 696.25, suggesting a potential downside of 6.61%. Given Barloworld's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Barloworld is more favorable than RS Group. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score RS Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78 Barloworld 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

RS Group (RS1) Competitors

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RS1 vs. DPLM, AGK, GFTU, TPK, and BWO

Should you buy RS Group stock or one of its competitors? RS Group's main competitors and comparable companies include Diploma (DPLM), Aggreko (AGK), Grafton Group (GFTU), Travis Perkins (TPK), and Barloworld (BWO). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "trading companies & distributors" industry.

How does RS Group compare to Diploma?

Diploma (LON:DPLM) and RS Group (LON:RS1) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

67.3% of Diploma shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of RS Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Diploma shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of RS Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Diploma had 1 more articles in the media than RS Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Diploma and 0 mentions for RS Group. Diploma's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat RS Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Diploma is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Diploma	Positive
RS Group	Neutral

Diploma has a beta of 0.918, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, RS Group has a beta of 0.873, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

Diploma currently has a consensus price target of GBX 7,400, indicating a potential upside of 3.21%. RS Group has a consensus price target of GBX 696.25, indicating a potential downside of 6.61%. Given Diploma's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Diploma is more favorable than RS Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diploma	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
RS Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Diploma has a net margin of 9.42% compared to RS Group's net margin of 5.62%. Diploma's return on equity of 18.55% beat RS Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diploma	9.42%	18.55%	8.32%
RS Group	5.62%	11.55%	6.58%

Diploma pays an annual dividend of GBX 62.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. RS Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 22.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Diploma pays out 44.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RS Group pays out 65.5% 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.

RS Group has higher revenue and earnings than Diploma. RS Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Diploma, 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
Diploma	£1.65B	5.84	£115.40M	£140.80	50.92
RS Group	£2.88B	1.19	£181.90M	£34.50	21.61

Summary

Diploma beats RS Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does RS Group compare to Aggreko?

Aggreko (LON:AGK) and RS Group (LON:RS1) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

RS Group has a consensus target price of GBX 696.25, suggesting a potential downside of 6.61%. Given Aggreko's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Aggreko is more favorable than RS Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aggreko	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
RS Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
Aggreko	Neutral
RS Group	Neutral

RS Group has higher revenue and earnings than Aggreko. Aggreko is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RS Group, 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
Aggreko	£1.36B	0.00	N/A	-£43.50	N/A
RS Group	£2.88B	1.19	£181.90M	£34.50	21.61

RS Group has a net margin of 5.62% compared to Aggreko's net margin of 0.00%. RS Group's return on equity of 11.55% beat Aggreko's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aggreko	N/A	N/A	N/A
RS Group	5.62%	11.55%	6.58%

73.9% of RS Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of RS Group 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.

Aggreko pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.05 per share. RS Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 22.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Aggreko pays out -0.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RS Group pays out 65.5% 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.

Summary

RS Group beats Aggreko on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does RS Group compare to Grafton Group?

RS Group (LON:RS1) and Grafton Group (LON:GFTU) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

RS Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 22.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Grafton Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 30.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. RS Group pays out 65.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Grafton Group pays out 33.3% 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. Grafton Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

RS Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 696.25, indicating a potential downside of 6.61%. Grafton Group has a consensus target price of GBX 2,831.67, indicating a potential upside of 193.50%. Given Grafton Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Grafton Group is more favorable than RS Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RS Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Grafton Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

RS Group has higher revenue and earnings than Grafton Group. Grafton Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RS Group, 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
RS Group	£2.88B	1.19	£181.90M	£34.50	21.61
Grafton Group	£2.60B	0.86	£127.90M	£91.53	10.54

In the previous week, Grafton Group had 7 more articles in the media than RS Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Grafton Group and 0 mentions for RS Group. Grafton Group's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat RS Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Grafton Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
RS Group	Neutral
Grafton Group	Neutral

73.9% of RS Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Grafton Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of RS Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.3% of Grafton Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

RS Group has a beta of 0.873, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Grafton Group has a beta of 1.078, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market.

RS Group has a net margin of 5.62% compared to Grafton Group's net margin of 5.00%. RS Group's return on equity of 11.55% beat Grafton Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RS Group	5.62%	11.55%	6.58%
Grafton Group	5.00%	7.94%	3.60%

Summary

RS Group and Grafton Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does RS Group compare to Travis Perkins?

RS Group (LON:RS1) and Travis Perkins (LON:TPK) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

RS Group has a net margin of 5.62% compared to Travis Perkins' net margin of -3.81%. RS Group's return on equity of 11.55% beat Travis Perkins' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RS Group	5.62%	11.55%	6.58%
Travis Perkins	-3.81%	-9.63%	1.42%

73.9% of RS Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.7% of Travis Perkins shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of RS Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Travis Perkins 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.

RS Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Travis Perkins. Travis Perkins is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RS Group, 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
RS Group	£2.88B	1.19	£181.90M	£34.50	21.61
Travis Perkins	£4.52B	0.28	-£17.46M	-£81.60	N/A

In the previous week, Travis Perkins had 1 more articles in the media than RS Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Travis Perkins and 0 mentions for RS Group. RS Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Travis Perkins'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
RS Group	Neutral
Travis Perkins	Neutral

RS Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 696.25, suggesting a potential downside of 6.61%. Travis Perkins has a consensus price target of GBX 627.17, suggesting a potential upside of 5.14%. Given Travis Perkins' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Travis Perkins is more favorable than RS Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RS Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Travis Perkins	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

RS Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 22.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Travis Perkins pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. RS Group pays out 65.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Travis Perkins pays out -14.7% 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.

RS Group has a beta of 0.873, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Travis Perkins has a beta of 1.296, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

RS Group beats Travis Perkins on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does RS Group compare to Barloworld?

RS Group (LON:RS1) and Barloworld (LON:BWO) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability.

73.9% of RS Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of RS Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

RS Group has a net margin of 5.62% compared to Barloworld's net margin of 0.00%. RS Group's return on equity of 11.55% beat Barloworld's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RS Group	5.62%	11.55%	6.58%
Barloworld	N/A	N/A	N/A

RS Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 696.25, suggesting a potential downside of 6.61%. Given Barloworld's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Barloworld is more favorable than RS Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RS Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Barloworld	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
RS Group	Neutral
Barloworld	Neutral

RS Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Barloworld. Barloworld is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RS Group, 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
RS Group	£2.88B	1.19	£181.90M	£34.50	21.61
Barloworld	£51.99B	0.00	N/A	-£5.50	N/A

Summary

RS Group beats Barloworld on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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RS1 vs. The Competition

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Metric	RS Group	Trading Companies & Distributors Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£3.42B	£9.47B	£10.47B	£2.92B
Dividend Yield	3.08%	3.49%	97.15%	6.22%
P/E Ratio	21.61	27.54	25.88	366.77
Price / Sales	1.19	22.79	389.49	83,700.77
Price / Cash	11.54	48.48	24.20	27.89
Price / Book	2.48	3.84	5.01	6.57
Net Income	£181.90M	£376.07M	£611.74M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-0.13%	0.68%	1.07%	12.40%
1 Month Performance	0.27%	-2.75%	-2.01%	1.07%
1 Year Performance	29.39%	5.86%	9.59%	21.18%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
RS1 RS Group	N/A	GBX 745.50 -1.6%	GBX 696.25 -6.6%	+33.2%	£3.42B	£2.88B	21.61	6,500
DPLM Diploma	1.7326 of 5 stars	GBX 7,330 +0.5%	GBX 7,400 +1.0%	+33.1%	£9.83B	£1.65B	52.06	3,500	High Trading Volume
AGK Aggreko	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£2.23B	£1.36B	N/A	6,000
GFTU Grafton Group	3.9687 of 5 stars	GBX 1,037.20 -0.1%	GBX 2,825 +172.4%	+12.9%	£1.66B	£2.52B	11.33	9,000	News Coverage High Trading Volume
TPK Travis Perkins	1.3483 of 5 stars	GBX 651.50 -0.2%	GBX 627.17 -3.7%	+4.9%	£1.38B	£4.52B	N/A	19,172	Gap Up

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