LON:WG

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GBX 281.60

+3.60 (+1.29 %)

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Today's Range

271.70

Now: GBX 281.60▼

291.70

50-Day Range

208.30

MA: GBX 276.57▼

360.50

52-Week Range

2.02

Now: GBX 281.60▼

426.40

Volume1.65 million shs

Average Volume530,810 shs

Market Capitalization£1.94 billion

P/E Ratio44.00

Dividend Yield20.16%

BetaN/A

John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) (LON:WG) Vs. PFC, HTG, VLS, CNEL, PRES, and POS

Should you be buying WG stock or one of its competitors? Companies in the industry of "oil & gas equipment & services" are considered alternatives and competitors to John Wood Group PLC (WG.L), including Petrofac Limited (PFC.L) (PFC), Hunting PLC (HTG.L) (HTG), Velocys plc (VLS.L) (VLS), China New Energy Limited (CNEL.L) (CNEL), Pressure Technologies plc (PRES.L) (PRES), and Plexus Holdings plc (POS.L) (POS).

John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) vs. Petrofac Limited (PFC.L) Stock

John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) (LON:WG) and Petrofac Limited (PFC.L) (LON:PFC) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) and Petrofac Limited (PFC.L)'s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Wood Group PLC (WG.L)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Petrofac Limited (PFC.L)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) and Petrofac Limited (PFC.L), as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
John Wood Group PLC (WG.L)	1	1	9	0	2.73
Petrofac Limited (PFC.L)	3	9	2	0	1.93

John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) currently has a consensus price target of GBX 349.55, indicating a potential upside of 24.13%. Petrofac Limited (PFC.L) has a consensus price target of GBX 240.86, indicating a potential upside of 106.45%. Given Petrofac Limited (PFC.L)'s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Petrofac Limited (PFC.L) is more favorable than John Wood Group PLC (WG.L).

Dividends

John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Petrofac Limited (PFC.L) pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) pays out 4.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Petrofac Limited (PFC.L) pays out -0.7% 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. Petrofac Limited (PFC.L) is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) and Petrofac Limited (PFC.L)'s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Wood Group PLC (WG.L)	£9.19 billion	0.21	N/A	GBX 6.40	44.00
Petrofac Limited (PFC.L)	£4.81 billion	0.08	N/A	GBX (42.90)	-2.74

Petrofac Limited (PFC.L) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than John Wood Group PLC (WG.L), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) beats Petrofac Limited (PFC.L) on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) vs. Hunting PLC (HTG.L) Stock

John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) (LON:WG) and Hunting PLC (HTG.L) (LON:HTG) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) and Hunting PLC (HTG.L)'s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Wood Group PLC (WG.L)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hunting PLC (HTG.L)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) and Hunting PLC (HTG.L), as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
John Wood Group PLC (WG.L)	1	1	9	0	2.73
Hunting PLC (HTG.L)	1	5	5	0	2.36

John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) currently has a consensus price target of GBX 349.55, indicating a potential upside of 24.13%. Hunting PLC (HTG.L) has a consensus price target of GBX 286.82, indicating a potential upside of 44.42%. Given Hunting PLC (HTG.L)'s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hunting PLC (HTG.L) is more favorable than John Wood Group PLC (WG.L).

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) and Hunting PLC (HTG.L)'s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Wood Group PLC (WG.L)	£9.19 billion	0.21	N/A	GBX 6.40	44.00
Hunting PLC (HTG.L)	£828.80 million	0.40	N/A	GBX (119.30)	-1.70

Hunting PLC (HTG.L) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than John Wood Group PLC (WG.L), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Dividends

John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Hunting PLC (HTG.L) pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) pays out 4.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hunting PLC (HTG.L) pays out -3.4% 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. Hunting PLC (HTG.L) is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) beats Hunting PLC (HTG.L) on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) vs. Velocys plc (VLS.L) Stock

Velocys plc (VLS.L) (LON:VLS) and John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) (LON:WG) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Velocys plc (VLS.L) and John Wood Group PLC (WG.L)'s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Velocys plc (VLS.L)	N/A	N/A	N/A
John Wood Group PLC (WG.L)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Velocys plc (VLS.L) and John Wood Group PLC (WG.L), as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Velocys plc (VLS.L)	0	1	0	0	2.00
John Wood Group PLC (WG.L)	1	1	9	0	2.73

Velocys plc (VLS.L) currently has a consensus target price of GBX 15, indicating a potential upside of 102.16%. John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) has a consensus target price of GBX 349.55, indicating a potential upside of 24.13%. Given Velocys plc (VLS.L)'s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Velocys plc (VLS.L) is more favorable than John Wood Group PLC (WG.L).

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Velocys plc (VLS.L) and John Wood Group PLC (WG.L)'s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Velocys plc (VLS.L)	£490,000.00	161.10	N/A	GBX (1.30)	-5.71
John Wood Group PLC (WG.L)	£9.19 billion	0.21	N/A	GBX 6.40	44.00

Velocys plc (VLS.L) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than John Wood Group PLC (WG.L), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) beats Velocys plc (VLS.L) on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) vs. China New Energy Limited (CNEL.L) Stock

China New Energy Limited (CNEL.L) (LON:CNEL) and John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) (LON:WG) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares China New Energy Limited (CNEL.L) and John Wood Group PLC (WG.L)'s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
China New Energy Limited (CNEL.L)	N/A	N/A	N/A
John Wood Group PLC (WG.L)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares China New Energy Limited (CNEL.L) and John Wood Group PLC (WG.L)'s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
China New Energy Limited (CNEL.L)	N/A	N/A	N/A	GBX (97.90)	-0.08
John Wood Group PLC (WG.L)	£9.19 billion	0.21	N/A	GBX 6.40	44.00

China New Energy Limited (CNEL.L) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than John Wood Group PLC (WG.L), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for China New Energy Limited (CNEL.L) and John Wood Group PLC (WG.L), as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
China New Energy Limited (CNEL.L)	0	0	0	0	N/A
John Wood Group PLC (WG.L)	1	1	9	0	2.73

John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) has a consensus target price of GBX 349.55, indicating a potential upside of 24.13%. Given John Wood Group PLC (WG.L)'s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) is more favorable than China New Energy Limited (CNEL.L).

Summary

John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) beats China New Energy Limited (CNEL.L) on 5 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) vs. Pressure Technologies plc (PRES.L) Stock

John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) (LON:WG) and Pressure Technologies plc (PRES.L) (LON:PRES) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.

Profitability

This table compares John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) and Pressure Technologies plc (PRES.L)'s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Wood Group PLC (WG.L)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Pressure Technologies plc (PRES.L)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) and Pressure Technologies plc (PRES.L)'s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Wood Group PLC (WG.L)	£9.19 billion	0.21	N/A	GBX 6.40	44.00
Pressure Technologies plc (PRES.L)	£25.40 million	1.20	N/A	GBX (101.50)	-0.96

Pressure Technologies plc (PRES.L) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than John Wood Group PLC (WG.L), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) and Pressure Technologies plc (PRES.L), as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
John Wood Group PLC (WG.L)	1	1	9	0	2.73
Pressure Technologies plc (PRES.L)	0	0	0	0	N/A

John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) presently has a consensus price target of GBX 349.55, indicating a potential upside of 24.13%. Given John Wood Group PLC (WG.L)'s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) is more favorable than Pressure Technologies plc (PRES.L).

Summary

John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) beats Pressure Technologies plc (PRES.L) on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) vs. Plexus Holdings plc (POS.L) Stock

John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) (LON:WG) and Plexus Holdings plc (POS.L) (LON:POS) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) and Plexus Holdings plc (POS.L)'s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Wood Group PLC (WG.L)	£9.19 billion	0.21	N/A	GBX 6.40	44.00
Plexus Holdings plc (POS.L)	£525,000.00	35.87	N/A	GBX (6.40)	-2.93

Plexus Holdings plc (POS.L) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than John Wood Group PLC (WG.L), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) and Plexus Holdings plc (POS.L)'s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Wood Group PLC (WG.L)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Plexus Holdings plc (POS.L)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Dividends

John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Plexus Holdings plc (POS.L) pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) pays out 4.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Plexus Holdings plc (POS.L) pays out -15.6% 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. Plexus Holdings plc (POS.L) is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) and Plexus Holdings plc (POS.L), as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
John Wood Group PLC (WG.L)	1	1	9	0	2.73
Plexus Holdings plc (POS.L)	0	0	0	0	N/A

John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) presently has a consensus price target of GBX 349.55, indicating a potential upside of 24.13%. Given John Wood Group PLC (WG.L)'s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) is more favorable than Plexus Holdings plc (POS.L).

Summary

John Wood Group PLC (WG.L) beats Plexus Holdings plc (POS.L) on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.