RWS (RWS) Competitors

Johnson Service Group (LON:JSG) and RWS (LON:RWS) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment and dividends.

Is JSG or RWS a better dividend stock?

Johnson Service Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. RWS pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.5%. Johnson Service Group pays out 40.0% 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, JSG or RWS?

Johnson Service Group has a beta of 1.8, indicating that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RWS has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of JSG or RWS?

74.3% of Johnson Service Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.3% of RWS shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Johnson Service Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 46.2% of RWS shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer JSG or RWS?

In the previous week, RWS had 6 more articles in the media than Johnson Service Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for RWS and 0 mentions for Johnson Service Group. Johnson Service Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat RWS's score of 0.23 indicating that Johnson Service Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Johnson Service Group	Positive
RWS	Neutral

Is JSG or RWS more profitable?

Johnson Service Group has a net margin of 6.29% compared to RWS's net margin of -5.22%. Johnson Service Group's return on equity of 10.95% beat RWS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Johnson Service Group	6.29%	10.95%	6.40%
RWS	-5.22%	-4.15%	3.42%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, JSG or RWS?

Johnson Service Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than RWS. RWS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Johnson Service 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
Johnson Service Group	£495.01M	1.34	£31.14M	£7.50	21.24
RWS	£707.82M	0.46	-£36.98M	-£10.05	-8.81

Do analysts rate JSG or RWS?

Johnson Service Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 200, suggesting a potential upside of 25.47%. RWS has a consensus target price of GBX 240, suggesting a potential upside of 170.88%. Given RWS's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe RWS is more favorable than Johnson Service Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Johnson Service Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
RWS	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Johnson Service Group beats RWS on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.