The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) Competitors

The Property Franchise Group (LON:TPFG) and Grainger (LON:GRI) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility & risk, TPFG or GRI?

The Property Franchise Group has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Grainger has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend TPFG or GRI?

The Property Franchise Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 641, indicating a potential upside of 10.48%. Grainger has a consensus target price of GBX 285, indicating a potential upside of 49.84%. Given Grainger's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Grainger is more favorable than The Property Franchise Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Property Franchise Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Grainger	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is TPFG or GRI more profitable?

The Property Franchise Group has a net margin of 18.96% compared to Grainger's net margin of -0.40%. The Property Franchise Group's return on equity of 8.40% beat Grainger's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Property Franchise Group	18.96%	8.40%	5.72%
Grainger	-0.40%	-0.06%	2.14%

Is TPFG or GRI a better dividend stock?

The Property Franchise Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Grainger pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. The Property Franchise Group pays out 71.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Grainger pays out 51.4% 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. Grainger is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TPFG or GRI?

11.6% of The Property Franchise Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Grainger shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.0% of The Property Franchise Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Grainger shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, TPFG or GRI?

The Property Franchise Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Grainger. Grainger is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Property Franchise 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
The Property Franchise Group	£80.78M	4.58	£15.36M	£0.25	2,311.57
Grainger	£306.10M	4.59	-£1.11M	£0.15	1,293.88

Does the media prefer TPFG or GRI?

In the previous week, Grainger had 7 more articles in the media than The Property Franchise Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Grainger and 3 mentions for The Property Franchise Group. Grainger's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat The Property Franchise Group's score of 0.38 indicating that Grainger is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Property Franchise Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Grainger	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Grainger beats The Property Franchise Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.