SRP vs. ITRK, MTO, JSG, CPI, DWF, RST, RWS, DLAR, FRAN, and KEYS
Should you be buying Serco Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Serco Group include Intertek Group (ITRK), Mitie Group (MTO), Johnson Service Group (JSG), Capita (CPI), DWF Group (DWF), Restore (RST), RWS (RWS), De La Rue (DLAR), Franchise Brands (FRAN), and Keystone Law Group (KEYS). These companies are all part of the "specialty business services" industry.
Serco Group vs. Its Competitors
Serco Group (LON:SRP) and Intertek Group (LON:ITRK) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and dividends.
Serco Group has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intertek Group has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Intertek Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Serco Group. Intertek Group 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 pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Intertek Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Serco Group pays out 0.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Intertek Group pays out 0.7% 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. Intertek Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, Serco Group had 2 more articles in the media than Intertek Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Serco Group and 1 mentions for Intertek Group. Serco Group's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Intertek Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Serco Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Intertek Group has a net margin of 9.19% compared to Serco Group's net margin of 2.87%. Intertek Group's return on equity of 23.46% beat Serco Group's return on equity.
53.0% of Serco Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.6% of Intertek Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Serco Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Intertek Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Serco Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 247, suggesting a potential downside of 0.88%. Intertek Group has a consensus target price of GBX 5,300, suggesting a potential upside of 6.85%. Given Intertek Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Intertek Group is more favorable than Serco Group.
Summary
Intertek Group beats Serco Group on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:SRP) was last updated on 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
