SThree (STEM) Competitors

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STEM vs. HAS, PAGE, IPEL, RWA, and STAF

Should you be buying SThree stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SThree include Hays (HAS), PageGroup (PAGE), Impellam Group (IPEL), Robert Walters (RWA), and Staffline Group (STAF). These companies are all part of the "staffing & employment services" industry.

How does SThree compare to Hays?

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

In the previous week, SThree had 1 more articles in the media than Hays. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for SThree and 0 mentions for Hays. Hays' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat SThree's score of 0.67 indicating that Hays is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
SThree	Positive
Hays	Positive

SThree currently has a consensus price target of GBX 270, indicating a potential upside of 48.20%. Hays has a consensus price target of GBX 71.60, indicating a potential upside of 104.65%. Given Hays' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hays is more favorable than SThree.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SThree	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Hays	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

SThree pays an annual dividend of GBX 14.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Hays pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. SThree pays out 105.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hays pays out -187.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

SThree has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hays. Hays is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SThree, 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
SThree	£1.30B	0.17	£48.77M	£13.60	13.40
Hays	£6.49B	0.09	-£4.87M	-£0.66	N/A

SThree has a net margin of 1.36% compared to Hays' net margin of -0.16%. SThree's return on equity of 7.83% beat Hays' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SThree	1.36%	7.83%	10.67%
Hays	-0.16%	-2.24%	2.27%

SThree has a beta of 0.653, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hays has a beta of 0.787, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

65.5% of SThree shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.3% of Hays shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.0% of SThree shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Hays shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

SThree beats Hays on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SThree compare to PageGroup?

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

In the previous week, PageGroup had 1 more articles in the media than SThree. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for PageGroup and 1 mentions for SThree. SThree's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat PageGroup's score of -0.57 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
SThree	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

PageGroup currently has a consensus target price of GBX 235, indicating a potential upside of 71.91%. SThree has a consensus target price of GBX 270, indicating a potential upside of 48.20%. Given PageGroup's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe PageGroup is more favorable than SThree.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PageGroup	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
SThree	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

PageGroup pays an annual dividend of GBX 17.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.5%. SThree pays an annual dividend of GBX 14.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. PageGroup pays out 590.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SThree pays out 105.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PageGroup	£1.60B	0.27	£50.57M	£2.90	47.14
SThree	£1.30B	0.17	£48.77M	£13.60	13.40

SThree has a net margin of 1.36% compared to PageGroup's net margin of 0.56%. SThree's return on equity of 7.83% beat PageGroup's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PageGroup	0.56%	4.18%	7.59%
SThree	1.36%	7.83%	10.67%

PageGroup has a beta of 1.032, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SThree has a beta of 0.653, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

82.1% 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, 15.0% of SThree shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

PageGroup beats SThree on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SThree compare to Impellam Group?

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

Impellam Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 112 per share. SThree pays an annual dividend of GBX 14.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Impellam Group pays out 32,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SThree pays out 105.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SThree is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

8.4% of Impellam Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.5% of SThree shares are held by institutional investors. 85.8% of Impellam Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of SThree shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, SThree had 1 more articles in the media than Impellam Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for SThree and 0 mentions for Impellam Group. SThree's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Impellam Group's score of 0.00 indicating that SThree is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Impellam Group	Neutral
SThree	Positive

SThree has a consensus target price of GBX 270, indicating a potential upside of 48.20%. Given SThree's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SThree is more favorable than Impellam Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Impellam Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
SThree	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Impellam Group has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SThree has a beta of 0.653, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

SThree has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Impellam Group. Impellam Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SThree, 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
Impellam Group	£2.04B	0.00	£15.70M	£0.35	N/A
SThree	£1.30B	0.17	£48.77M	£13.60	13.40

SThree has a net margin of 1.36% compared to Impellam Group's net margin of 0.32%. SThree's return on equity of 7.83% beat Impellam Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Impellam Group	0.32%	7.78%	1.23%
SThree	1.36%	7.83%	10.67%

Summary

SThree beats Impellam Group on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SThree compare to Robert Walters?

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

In the previous week, Robert Walters had 1 more articles in the media than SThree. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Robert Walters and 1 mentions for SThree. Robert Walters' average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat SThree's score of 0.67 indicating that Robert Walters is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SThree	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Robert Walters	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

SThree has higher revenue and earnings than Robert Walters. Robert Walters is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SThree, 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
SThree	£1.30B	0.17	£48.77M	£13.60	13.40
Robert Walters	£781.10M	0.08	£6.27M	-£40.70	N/A

65.5% of SThree shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.7% of Robert Walters shares are held by institutional investors. 15.0% of SThree shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Robert Walters shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

SThree presently has a consensus target price of GBX 270, suggesting a potential upside of 48.20%. Robert Walters has a consensus target price of GBX 100, suggesting a potential upside of 7.53%. Given SThree's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe SThree is more favorable than Robert Walters.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SThree	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Robert Walters	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

SThree pays an annual dividend of GBX 14.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Robert Walters pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.3%. SThree pays out 105.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Robert Walters pays out -41.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Robert Walters is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

SThree has a net margin of 1.36% compared to Robert Walters' net margin of -3.43%. SThree's return on equity of 7.83% beat Robert Walters' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SThree	1.36%	7.83%	10.67%
Robert Walters	-3.43%	-24.67%	2.39%

SThree has a beta of 0.653, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Robert Walters has a beta of 0.754, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

SThree beats Robert Walters on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SThree compare to Staffline Group?

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

In the previous week, SThree had 1 more articles in the media than Staffline Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for SThree and 0 mentions for Staffline Group. SThree's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Staffline Group's score of 0.00 indicating that SThree is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
SThree	Positive
Staffline Group	Neutral

SThree has higher revenue and earnings than Staffline Group. Staffline Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SThree, 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
SThree	£1.30B	0.17	£48.77M	£13.60	13.40
Staffline Group	£1.11B	0.04	-£18.31M	£3.80	10.26

SThree has a beta of 0.653, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Staffline Group has a beta of 0.513, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

SThree presently has a consensus target price of GBX 270, suggesting a potential upside of 48.20%. Given SThree's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe SThree is more favorable than Staffline Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SThree	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Staffline Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

SThree has a net margin of 1.36% compared to Staffline Group's net margin of 0.43%. Staffline Group's return on equity of 13.11% beat SThree's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SThree	1.36%	7.83%	10.67%
Staffline Group	0.43%	13.11%	2.83%

65.5% of SThree shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.8% of Staffline Group shares are held by institutional investors. 15.0% of SThree shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 34.3% of Staffline Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

SThree beats Staffline Group on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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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.

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.

STEM vs. The Competition

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Metric	SThree	Staffing & Employment Services Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£226.62M	£415.18M	£9.27B	£2.77B
Dividend Yield	8.29%	8.51%	3.56%	6.15%
P/E Ratio	13.40	8.52	25.23	366.05
Price / Sales	0.17	10.29	5,636.46	88,619.87
Price / Cash	10.68	13.65	27.87	27.89
Price / Book	0.97	9.22	4.65	7.72
Net Income	£48.77M	£18.92M	£792.42M	£5.89B
1 Month Performance	17.91%	4.00%	6.15%	4.08%
1 Year Performance	-22.80%	351.85%	40.76%	89.87%

SThree Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
STEM SThree	4.7336 of 5 stars	GBX 182.18 +0.8%	GBX 270 +48.2%	-26.6%	£226.62M	£1.30B	13.40	2,280	Gap Down
HAS Hays	4.2482 of 5 stars	GBX 33.61 +0.7%	GBX 71.60 +113.0%	-50.4%	£537.45M	£6.49B	N/A	6,490	Gap Down
PAGE PageGroup	3.0193 of 5 stars	GBX 133.40 +1.2%	GBX 235 +76.2%	-47.5%	£417.97M	£1.60B	46.00	7,859	Positive News
IPEL Impellam Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£389.29M	£2.04B	2,500.00	1,783
RWA Robert Walters	3.32 of 5 stars	GBX 95 +2.2%	GBX 100 +5.3%	-57.9%	£62.49M	£781.10M	N/A	3,980	Positive News Gap Up

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SThree (STEM) Competitors

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SThree (STEM) Competitors

STEM vs. HAS, PAGE, IPEL, RWA, and STAF

How does SThree compare to Hays?

Does the media refer more to STEM or HAS?

Do analysts rate STEM or HAS?

Is STEM or HAS a better dividend stock?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, STEM or HAS?

Is STEM or HAS more profitable?

Which has more risk and volatility, STEM or HAS?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in STEM or HAS?

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How does SThree compare to PageGroup?

Does the media favor PAGE or STEM?

Do analysts recommend PAGE or STEM?

Is PAGE or STEM a better dividend stock?

Which has better earnings & valuation, PAGE or STEM?

Is PAGE or STEM more profitable?

Which has more risk and volatility, PAGE or STEM?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PAGE or STEM?

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How does SThree compare to Impellam Group?

Is IPEL or STEM a better dividend stock?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in IPEL or STEM?

Does the media refer more to IPEL or STEM?

Do analysts recommend IPEL or STEM?

Which has more risk & volatility, IPEL or STEM?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, IPEL or STEM?

Is IPEL or STEM more profitable?

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How does SThree compare to Robert Walters?

Does the media refer more to STEM or RWA?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, STEM or RWA?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of STEM or RWA?

Do analysts rate STEM or RWA?

Is STEM or RWA a better dividend stock?

Is STEM or RWA more profitable?

Which has more risk and volatility, STEM or RWA?

Summary

How does SThree compare to Staffline Group?

Does the media prefer STEM or STAF?

Which has better earnings & valuation, STEM or STAF?

Which has more risk and volatility, STEM or STAF?

Do analysts rate STEM or STAF?

Is STEM or STAF more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of STEM or STAF?

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