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
Johnson Service Group (LON:JSG) and Restore (LON:RST) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.
In the previous week, Restore had 2 more articles in the media than Johnson Service Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Restore and 0 mentions for Johnson Service Group. Restore's average media sentiment score of 0.24 beat Johnson Service Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Restore is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Johnson Service Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 200, suggesting a potential upside of 26.26%. Restore has a consensus target price of GBX 390, suggesting a potential upside of 48.57%. Given Restore's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Restore is more favorable than Johnson Service Group.
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.
Johnson Service Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Restore pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Johnson Service Group pays out 40.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Restore has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
74.3% of Johnson Service Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.8% of Restore shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Johnson Service Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.2% of Restore shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Johnson Service Group beats Restore on 9 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:RST) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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