RWA vs. STEM, NBB, STAF, GATC, EMR, RTC, HAS, PAGE, IPEL, and YOU
Should you be buying Robert Walters stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Robert Walters include SThree (STEM), Norman Broadbent (NBB), Staffline Group (STAF), Gattaca (GATC), Empresaria Group (EMR), RTC Group (RTC), Hays (HAS), PageGroup (PAGE), Impellam Group (IPEL), and YouGov (YOU). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
Robert Walters vs. Its Competitors
SThree (LON:STEM) and Robert Walters (LON:RWA) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
83.8% of SThree shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.5% of Robert Walters shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.2% of SThree shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.7% of Robert Walters shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
SThree pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Robert Walters pays an annual dividend of GBX 24 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.1%. SThree pays out 45.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Robert Walters pays out 276.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
SThree has a net margin of 3.33% compared to Robert Walters' net margin of 0.58%. SThree's return on equity of 20.90% beat Robert Walters' return on equity.
SThree has higher revenue and earnings than Robert Walters. SThree is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Robert Walters, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Robert Walters had 1 more articles in the media than SThree. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Robert Walters and 0 mentions for SThree. SThree's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Robert Walters'average media sentiment score.
SThree has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Robert Walters has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.
SThree currently has a consensus price target of GBX 350, suggesting a potential upside of 70.32%. Robert Walters has a consensus price target of GBX 280, suggesting a potential upside of 87.92%. Given Robert Walters' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Robert Walters is more favorable than SThree.
Summary
SThree beats Robert Walters on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:RWA) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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