The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) Competitors

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

Is SVS or TPFG a better dividend stock?

Savills pays an annual dividend of GBX 21 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. The Property Franchise Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Savills pays out 64.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Property Franchise Group pays out 53.7% 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. The Property Franchise Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor SVS or TPFG?

In the previous week, The Property Franchise Group had 6 more articles in the media than Savills. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for The Property Franchise Group and 1 mentions for Savills. The Property Franchise Group's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Savills' score of 0.00 indicating that The Property Franchise Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

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

67.0% of Savills shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.3% of The Property Franchise Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.2% of Savills shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.9% of The Property Franchise Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SVS or TPFG?

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
Savills	£2.29B	0.59	£44.22M	£32.65	30.30
The Property Franchise Group	£81.03M	4.39	£15.36M	£24.21	23.09

Do analysts recommend SVS or TPFG?

The Property Franchise Group has a consensus price target of GBX 615.33, indicating a potential upside of 10.10%. 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
Savills	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
The Property Franchise Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is SVS or TPFG 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
Savills	1.93%	6.17%	2.01%
The Property Franchise Group	18.96%	8.40%	5.72%

Which has more risk and volatility, SVS or TPFG?

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

Summary

The Property Franchise Group beats Savills on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.