RWS (RWS) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, RWS or JSG?

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, RWS or JSG?

Johnson Service Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
RWS	£712.20M	0.49	-£36.98M	£0.07	1,402.99
Johnson Service Group	£526.80M	1.19	£31.14M	£0.09	1,811.49

Do analysts recommend RWS or JSG?

RWS presently has a consensus target price of GBX 240, suggesting a potential upside of 155.32%. Johnson Service Group has a consensus target price of GBX 177.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.63%. Given RWS's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe RWS is more favorable than Johnson Service Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RWS	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Johnson Service Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

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

39.5% of RWS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of Johnson Service Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.7% of RWS shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% 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.

Is RWS or JSG 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
RWS	-5.22%	-4.15%	3.42%
Johnson Service Group	6.29%	10.95%	6.40%

Does the media prefer RWS or JSG?

In the previous week, Johnson Service Group had 28 more articles in the media than RWS. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Johnson Service Group and 4 mentions for RWS. Johnson Service Group's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat RWS's score of -0.07 indicating that Johnson Service Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RWS	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Johnson Service Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	12 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is RWS or JSG a better dividend stock?

RWS pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Johnson Service Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. RWS pays out 185.8% 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 46.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Johnson Service Group beats RWS on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.