The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) Competitors

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

Is TPFG or SVS a better dividend stock?

The Property Franchise Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Savills pays an annual dividend of GBX 21 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. The Property Franchise Group pays out 53.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Savills pays out 64.3% 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. The Property Franchise Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TPFG or SVS?

53.3% of The Property Franchise Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.0% of Savills shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.9% of The Property Franchise Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.2% of Savills shares are owned by 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.

Does the media prefer TPFG or SVS?

In the previous week, The Property Franchise Group had 1 more articles in the media than Savills. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for The Property Franchise Group and 0 mentions for Savills. The Property Franchise Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Savills'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
The Property Franchise Group	Neutral
Savills	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, TPFG or SVS?

Savills has higher revenue and earnings than The Property Franchise Group. The Property Franchise Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Savills, 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	£81.03M	4.43	£15.36M	£24.21	23.30
Savills	£2.29B	0.54	£44.22M	£32.65	28.06

Do analysts prefer TPFG or SVS?

The Property Franchise Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 615.33, indicating a potential upside of 9.10%. Given The Property Franchise Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe The Property Franchise Group is more favorable than Savills.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Property Franchise Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Savills	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk and volatility, TPFG or SVS?

The Property Franchise Group has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Savills has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TPFG or SVS more profitable?

The Property Franchise Group has a net margin of 18.96% compared to Savills' net margin of 1.93%. The Property Franchise Group's return on equity of 8.40% beat Savills' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Property Franchise Group	18.96%	8.40%	5.72%
Savills	1.93%	6.17%	2.01%

Summary

The Property Franchise Group beats Savills on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.