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 superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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	0.57	£44.22M	£32.65	29.38
The Property Franchise Group	£81.03M	4.33	£15.36M	£24.21	22.77

Do analysts recommend SVS or TPFG?

The Property Franchise Group has a consensus target price of GBX 592, suggesting a potential upside of 7.43%. Given The Property Franchise Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	2 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 volatility & risk, SVS or TPFG?

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

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

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

Is SVS or TPFG a better dividend stock?

Savills pays an annual dividend of GBX 21 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. The Property Franchise Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. 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, Savills had 5 more articles in the media than The Property Franchise Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Savills and 2 mentions for The Property Franchise Group. The Property Franchise Group's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat Savills' score of 0.02 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
The Property Franchise Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

The Property Franchise Group beats Savills on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.