WATR vs. RWS, FRAN, DLAR, KEYS, BEG, KGH, INSE, SFT, GRA, and CTG
Should you be buying Water Intelligence stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Water Intelligence include RWS (RWS), Franchise Brands (FRAN), De La Rue (DLAR), Keystone Law Group (KEYS), Begbies Traynor Group (BEG), Knights Group (KGH), Inspired (INSE), Software Circle (SFT), Grafenia (GRA), and Christie Group (CTG). These companies are all part of the "specialty business services" industry.
Water Intelligence vs. Its Competitors
RWS (LON:RWS) and Water Intelligence (LON:WATR) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.
RWS has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Water Intelligence has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, RWS had 2 more articles in the media than Water Intelligence. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for RWS and 1 mentions for Water Intelligence. Water Intelligence's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat RWS's score of 0.29 indicating that Water Intelligence is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Water Intelligence has lower revenue, but higher earnings than RWS. RWS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Water Intelligence, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
RWS currently has a consensus price target of GBX 240, indicating a potential upside of 184.70%. Given RWS's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe RWS is more favorable than Water Intelligence.
Water Intelligence has a net margin of 6.15% compared to RWS's net margin of -5.22%. Water Intelligence's return on equity of 7.89% beat RWS's return on equity.
69.3% of RWS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.9% of Water Intelligence shares are held by institutional investors. 46.2% of RWS shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 55.7% of Water Intelligence shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Water Intelligence beats RWS on 9 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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This page (LON:WATR) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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