Which has better earnings & valuation, STEM or HAS?

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 0.24 £48.77M £13.60 18.79 Hays £6.49B 0.14 -£4.87M -£0.66 N/A

Is STEM or HAS more profitable?

SThree has a net margin of 1.04% compared to Hays' net margin of -0.16%. SThree's return on equity of 5.85% beat Hays' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SThree 1.04% 5.85% 10.67% Hays -0.16% -2.24% 2.27%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, STEM or PAGE?

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 SThree £1.30B 0.24 £48.77M £13.60 18.79 PageGroup £1.60B 0.35 £50.57M £2.90 62.74

Is STEM or PAGE more profitable?

SThree has a net margin of 1.04% compared to PageGroup's net margin of 0.56%. SThree's return on equity of 5.85% beat PageGroup's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SThree 1.04% 5.85% 10.67% PageGroup 0.56% 4.18% 7.59%

Do analysts prefer STEM or IPEL?

SThree presently has a consensus target price of GBX 270, suggesting a potential upside of 5.68%. Given SThree's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SThree is more favorable than Impellam 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 Impellam Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Is STEM or IPEL more profitable?

SThree has a net margin of 1.04% compared to Impellam Group's net margin of 0.32%. Impellam Group's return on equity of 7.78% beat SThree's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SThree 1.04% 5.85% 10.67% Impellam Group 0.32% 7.78% 1.23%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, RWA or STEM?

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 Robert Walters £781.10M 0.09 £6.27M -£40.70 N/A SThree £1.30B 0.24 £48.77M £13.60 18.79

Is RWA or STEM more profitable?

SThree has a net margin of 1.04% compared to Robert Walters' net margin of -3.04%. SThree's return on equity of 5.85% beat Robert Walters' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Robert Walters -3.04% -25.40% 2.39% SThree 1.04% 5.85% 10.67%

Do analysts recommend GATC or STEM?

SThree has a consensus target price of GBX 270, suggesting a potential upside of 5.68%. Given SThree's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SThree is more favorable than Gattaca. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Gattaca 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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GATC or STEM?

SThree has higher revenue and earnings than Gattaca. Gattaca 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 Gattaca £417.86M 0.12 £177.08K £10.20 15.69 SThree £1.30B 0.24 £48.77M £13.60 18.79

Is GATC or STEM more profitable?

SThree has a net margin of 1.04% compared to Gattaca's net margin of 0.79%. Gattaca's return on equity of 11.07% beat SThree's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Gattaca 0.79% 11.07% 1.44% SThree 1.04% 5.85% 10.67%

SThree (STEM) Competitors

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

Should you buy SThree stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares SThree with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with SThree include Hays (HAS), PageGroup (PAGE), Impellam Group (IPEL), Robert Walters (RWA), and Gattaca (GATC). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.

How does SThree compare to Hays?

SThree (LON:STEM) and Hays (LON:HAS) 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, risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

SThree presently has a consensus target price of GBX 270, suggesting a potential upside of 5.68%. Hays has a consensus target price of GBX 57.20, suggesting a potential upside of 1.42%. Given SThree's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe SThree is more favorable than Hays.

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 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	0.24	£48.77M	£13.60	18.79
Hays	£6.49B	0.14	-£4.87M	-£0.66	N/A

In the previous week, Hays had 1 more articles in the media than SThree. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Hays and 0 mentions for SThree. Hays' average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat SThree's score of 0.00 indicating that Hays is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
SThree	Neutral
Hays	Neutral

SThree has a beta of 0.666, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hays has a beta of 0.767, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the broader market.

65.5% of SThree shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.3% of Hays shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.4% 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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

SThree has a net margin of 1.04% compared to Hays' net margin of -0.16%. SThree's return on equity of 5.85% beat Hays' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SThree	1.04%	5.85%	10.67%
Hays	-0.16%	-2.24%	2.27%

SThree pays an annual dividend of GBX 14.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Hays pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. 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.

Summary

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

How does SThree compare to PageGroup?

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

SThree has a beta of 0.666, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, PageGroup has a beta of 0.929, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, SThree's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled PageGroup'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
SThree	Neutral
PageGroup	Neutral

65.5% of SThree shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.5% of PageGroup shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.4% of SThree shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of PageGroup shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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
SThree	£1.30B	0.24	£48.77M	£13.60	18.79
PageGroup	£1.60B	0.35	£50.57M	£2.90	62.74

SThree pays an annual dividend of GBX 14.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. PageGroup pays an annual dividend of GBX 17.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. 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 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 has a net margin of 1.04% compared to PageGroup's net margin of 0.56%. SThree's return on equity of 5.85% beat PageGroup's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SThree	1.04%	5.85%	10.67%
PageGroup	0.56%	4.18%	7.59%

SThree presently has a consensus price target of GBX 270, suggesting a potential upside of 5.68%. PageGroup has a consensus price target of GBX 228.33, suggesting a potential upside of 25.50%. Given PageGroup's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PageGroup 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
PageGroup	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

PageGroup beats SThree on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SThree compare to Impellam Group?

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

SThree presently has a consensus target price of GBX 270, suggesting a potential upside of 5.68%. Given SThree's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SThree is more favorable than Impellam 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
Impellam Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

SThree has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
SThree	£1.30B	0.24	£48.77M	£13.60	18.79
Impellam Group	£2.04B	0.00	£15.70M	£0.35	N/A

65.5% of SThree shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.4% of Impellam Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.4% of SThree shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 85.8% of Impellam Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

SThree pays an annual dividend of GBX 14.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Impellam Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 112 per share. 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. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

SThree has a net margin of 1.04% compared to Impellam Group's net margin of 0.32%. Impellam Group's return on equity of 7.78% beat SThree's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SThree	1.04%	5.85%	10.67%
Impellam Group	0.32%	7.78%	1.23%

SThree has a beta of 0.666, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Impellam Group has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its share price is 59% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, SThree's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Impellam Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
SThree	Neutral
Impellam Group	Neutral

Summary

SThree beats Impellam Group on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SThree compare to Robert Walters?

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

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
Robert Walters	£781.10M	0.09	£6.27M	-£40.70	N/A
SThree	£1.30B	0.24	£48.77M	£13.60	18.79

In the previous week, Robert Walters had 6 more articles in the media than SThree. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Robert Walters and 0 mentions for SThree. SThree's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Robert Walters' score of -0.14 indicating that SThree is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Robert Walters	Neutral
SThree	Neutral

66.2% of Robert Walters shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.5% of SThree shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of Robert Walters shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of SThree shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Robert Walters pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.2%. SThree pays an annual dividend of GBX 14.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Robert Walters pays out -41.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Robert Walters currently has a consensus target price of GBX 100, indicating a potential downside of 10.71%. SThree has a consensus target price of GBX 270, indicating a potential upside of 5.68%. Given SThree's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SThree is more favorable than Robert Walters.

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

Robert Walters has a beta of 0.795, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SThree has a beta of 0.666, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market.

SThree has a net margin of 1.04% compared to Robert Walters' net margin of -3.04%. SThree's return on equity of 5.85% beat Robert Walters' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Robert Walters	-3.04%	-25.40%	2.39%
SThree	1.04%	5.85%	10.67%

Summary

SThree beats Robert Walters on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SThree compare to Gattaca?

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

SThree has a net margin of 1.04% compared to Gattaca's net margin of 0.79%. Gattaca's return on equity of 11.07% beat SThree's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gattaca	0.79%	11.07%	1.44%
SThree	1.04%	5.85%	10.67%

Gattaca has a beta of 0.909, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SThree has a beta of 0.666, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Gattaca's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled SThree'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Gattaca	Neutral
SThree	Neutral

SThree has higher revenue and earnings than Gattaca. Gattaca 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
Gattaca	£417.86M	0.12	£177.08K	£10.20	15.69
SThree	£1.30B	0.24	£48.77M	£13.60	18.79

SThree has a consensus target price of GBX 270, suggesting a potential upside of 5.68%. Given SThree's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SThree is more favorable than Gattaca.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gattaca	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

4.1% of Gattaca shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.5% of SThree shares are held by institutional investors. 41.6% of Gattaca shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of SThree shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Gattaca pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. SThree pays an annual dividend of GBX 14.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Gattaca pays out 29.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Summary

SThree beats Gattaca on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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Metric	SThree	Professional Services Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£318.24M	£7.14B	£10.62B	£2.79B
Dividend Yield	5.46%	3.88%	120.66%	6.15%
P/E Ratio	18.79	33.34	24.81	368.29
Price / Sales	0.24	24.76	310.96	83,501.30
Price / Cash	10.68	22.56	24.07	27.89
Price / Book	1.37	6.55	4.72	7.04
Net Income	£48.77M	£238.30M	£610.65M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	6.24%	3.49%	0.25%	6.43%
1 Month Performance	58.50%	4.19%	-2.39%	0.02%
1 Year Performance	22.25%	-8.07%	12.50%	63.72%

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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	2.5887 of 5 stars	GBX 255.50 -1.2%	GBX 270 +5.7%	+22.2%	£318.24M	£1.30B	18.79	2,280
HAS Hays	1.9727 of 5 stars	GBX 60.30 -8.3%	GBX 57.20 -5.1%	-8.8%	£946.70M	£6.49B	N/A	6,490
PAGE PageGroup	2.0978 of 5 stars	GBX 191.26 -1.2%	GBX 228.33 +19.4%	-29.5%	£595.52M	£1.60B	65.95	7,859	Gap Up
IPEL Impellam Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£389.29M	£2.04B	2,500.00	1,783
RWA Robert Walters	1.8221 of 5 stars	GBX 119 -1.2%	GBX 100 -16.0%	-21.8%	£78.28M	£781.10M	N/A	3,980	News Coverage Earnings Report Gap Up

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