RWS (RWS) Competitors

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

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%

Is RWS or JSG a better dividend stock?

RWS pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.6%. Johnson Service Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. RWS pays out -119.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Johnson Service Group pays out 40.0% 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 volatility and risk, RWS or JSG?

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

Does the media refer more to RWS or JSG?

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. RWS's average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat Johnson Service Group's score of 0.00 indicating that RWS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
RWS	Neutral
Johnson Service Group	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RWS or JSG?

69.3% of RWS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.3% of Johnson Service Group shares are held by institutional investors. 46.2% of RWS shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Johnson Service Group shares are held 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.

Do analysts recommend RWS or JSG?

RWS presently has a consensus price target of GBX 240, indicating a potential upside of 172.73%. Johnson Service Group has a consensus price target of GBX 200, indicating a potential upside of 26.26%. Given RWS's higher probable upside, equities research 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher valuation and 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	£707.82M	0.46	-£36.98M	-£10.05	-8.75
Johnson Service Group	£495.01M	1.33	£31.14M	£7.50	21.11

Summary

Johnson Service Group beats RWS on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.