RWS vs. SRP, JSG, DWF, RST, FRAN, DLAR, CPI, KEYS, BEG, and SFT
Should you be buying RWS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of RWS include Serco Group (SRP), Johnson Service Group (JSG), DWF Group (DWF), Restore (RST), Franchise Brands (FRAN), De La Rue (DLAR), Capita (CPI), Keystone Law Group (KEYS), Begbies Traynor Group (BEG), and Software Circle (SFT). These companies are all part of the "specialty business services" industry.
RWS vs.
Serco Group (LON:SRP) and RWS (LON:RWS) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Serco Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. RWS pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.8%. Serco Group pays out 31.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RWS pays out -119.4% 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. RWS is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Serco Group has higher revenue and earnings than RWS. RWS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Serco Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Serco Group has a net margin of 2.87% compared to RWS's net margin of -5.22%. Serco Group's return on equity of 13.70% beat RWS's return on equity.
Serco Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 205, indicating a potential upside of 16.68%. RWS has a consensus price target of GBX 330, indicating a potential upside of 389.81%. Given RWS's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe RWS is more favorable than Serco Group.
Serco Group received 238 more outperform votes than RWS when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.38% of users gave RWS an outperform vote while only 48.53% of users gave Serco Group an outperform vote.
74.7% of Serco Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.3% of RWS shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Serco Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 46.2% of RWS shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, RWS had 18 more articles in the media than Serco Group. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for RWS and 3 mentions for Serco Group. RWS's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Serco Group's score of 0.45 indicating that RWS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Serco Group has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RWS has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Serco Group beats RWS on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:RWS) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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