Free Trial

SThree (STEM) Competitors

SThree logo
GBX 158 -2.00 (-1.25%)
As of 11:48 AM Eastern

STEM vs. PAGE, IPEL, RWA, STAF, GATC, EMR, RTC, NBB, HAS, and ICGC

Should you be buying SThree stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SThree include PageGroup (PAGE), Impellam Group (IPEL), Robert Walters (RWA), Staffline Group (STAF), Gattaca (GATC), Empresaria Group (EMR), RTC Group (RTC), Norman Broadbent (NBB), Hays (HAS), and Irish Continental Group (ICGC). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.

SThree vs. Its Competitors

PageGroup (LON:PAGE) and SThree (LON:STEM) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, PageGroup had 2 more articles in the media than SThree. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for PageGroup and 6 mentions for SThree. SThree's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat PageGroup's score of 0.19 indicating that SThree is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
PageGroup
0 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
SThree
2 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

79.9% of PageGroup shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.5% of SThree shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of PageGroup shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.9% of SThree shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

PageGroup currently has a consensus price target of GBX 352.50, indicating a potential upside of 46.75%. SThree has a consensus price target of GBX 280, indicating a potential upside of 77.22%. Given SThree's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SThree is more favorable than PageGroup.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
PageGroup
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
SThree
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

PageGroup has higher revenue and earnings than SThree. SThree is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PageGroup, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
PageGroup£1.64B0.46£50.57M£3.7064.92
SThree£1.38B0.15£48.77M£21.807.25

SThree has a net margin of 3.33% compared to PageGroup's net margin of 2.71%. SThree's return on equity of 20.90% beat PageGroup's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
PageGroup2.71% 17.47% 7.59%
SThree 3.33%20.90%10.67%

PageGroup pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. SThree pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. PageGroup pays out 4.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SThree 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. SThree is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

PageGroup has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SThree has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

SThree beats PageGroup on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

Get SThree News Delivered to You Automatically

Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for STEM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.

Subscribe Now
By entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding STEM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Skip Chart

Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Skip Chart

STEM vs. The Competition

MetricSThreeStaffing & Employment Services IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£200.73M£477.21M£7.81B£2.57B
Dividend Yield8.94%7.33%4.59%5.38%
P/E Ratio7.2512.8825.70500.32
Price / Sales0.1514.101,182.7398,879.59
Price / Cash10.6814.6327.4927.90
Price / Book0.8512.094.908.15
Net Income£48.77M£10.32M£790.14M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-3.07%2.06%0.26%-0.58%
1 Month Performance9.12%6.34%2.19%0.81%
1 Year Performance-57.64%217.15%27.69%130.24%

SThree Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
STEM
SThree
4.6296 of 5 stars
GBX 158
-1.3%
GBX 280
+77.2%
-57.1%£200.73M£1.38B7.252,280
PAGE
PageGroup
2.8774 of 5 stars
GBX 247.60
+5.9%
GBX 352.50
+42.4%
-34.9%£775.81M£1.64B6,691.897,859
IPEL
Impellam Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£389.29M£2.04B2,500.001,783
RWA
Robert Walters
3.1789 of 5 stars
GBX 134
+2.7%
GBX 280
+109.0%
-62.3%£88.14M£835.60M-598.213,980High Trading Volume
STAF
Staffline Group
N/AGBX 45.70
-1.3%
N/A+74.6%£54.11M£1.03B1,523.332,300Insider Trade
Gap Up
GATC
Gattaca
N/AGBX 86.50
flat
N/A-9.6%£26.93M£395.36M4,552.63446
EMR
Empresaria Group
N/AGBX 37
+7.2%
N/A-10.1%£18.15M£242.20M-232.703,150Gap Down
RTC
RTC Group
N/AGBX 96.01
+3.8%
N/A-9.5%£12.05M£96.00M704.40361Gap Down
High Trading Volume
NBB
Norman Broadbent
N/AGBX 252.50
+3.1%
N/A+3,894.4%£4.65M£13.31M168.6152
HAS
Hays
3.1803 of 5 stars
GBX 58.55
+1.7%
GBX 79
+34.9%
-29.8%£935.72M£6.61B-11,948.986,490
ICGC
Irish Continental Group
N/AGBX 519.25
+3.2%
N/A+12.6%£821.27M£628.20M1,331.41288

Related Companies and Tools


This page (LON:STEM) was last updated on 10/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
From Our Partners