RST vs. JSG, DWF, RWS, FRAN, DLAR, KEYS, BEG, KGH, INSE, and SFT
Should you be buying Restore stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Restore include Johnson Service Group (JSG), DWF Group (DWF), RWS (RWS), Franchise Brands (FRAN), De La Rue (DLAR), Keystone Law Group (KEYS), Begbies Traynor Group (BEG), Knights Group (KGH), Inspired (INSE), and Software Circle (SFT). These companies are all part of the "specialty business services" industry.
Restore vs. Its Competitors
Restore (LON:RST) and Johnson Service Group (LON:JSG) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
79.8% of Restore shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.3% of Johnson Service Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.2% of Restore shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Johnson Service Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Restore has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Johnson Service Group has a beta of 1.8, indicating that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Restore currently has a consensus target price of GBX 363.67, indicating a potential upside of 38.28%. Johnson Service Group has a consensus target price of GBX 200, indicating a potential upside of 43.88%. Given Johnson Service Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Johnson Service Group is more favorable than Restore.
In the previous week, Restore had 4 more articles in the media than Johnson Service Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Restore and 0 mentions for Johnson Service Group. Restore's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Johnson Service Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Restore is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Johnson Service Group has higher revenue and earnings than Restore. Johnson Service Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Restore, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Johnson Service Group has a net margin of 6.29% compared to Restore's net margin of 1.37%. Johnson Service Group's return on equity of 10.95% beat Restore's return on equity.
Restore pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Johnson Service Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Restore pays out 175.9% 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 40.0% 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.
Summary
Johnson Service Group beats Restore on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:RST) was last updated on 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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