Stagwell (STGW) Competitors

Stagwell (NASDAQ:STGW) and WillScot Mobile Mini (NASDAQ:WSC) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, community ranking, risk and valuation.

Is STGW or WSC more profitable?

WillScot Mobile Mini has a net margin of 1.17% compared to Stagwell's net margin of 0.01%. WillScot Mobile Mini's return on equity of 24.67% beat Stagwell's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stagwell	0.01%	8.03%	1.64%
WillScot Mobile Mini	1.17%	24.67%	4.83%

Which has more volatility & risk, STGW or WSC?

Stagwell has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WillScot Mobile Mini has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor STGW or WSC?

In the previous week, WillScot Mobile Mini had 9 more articles in the media than Stagwell. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for WillScot Mobile Mini and 5 mentions for Stagwell. WillScot Mobile Mini's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Stagwell's score of 0.39 indicating that WillScot Mobile Mini is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Stagwell	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
WillScot Mobile Mini	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, STGW or WSC?

WillScot Mobile Mini has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Stagwell. Stagwell is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WillScot Mobile Mini, 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
Stagwell	$2.82B	0.45	$130K	-$0.01	-481.50
WillScot Mobile Mini	$2.37B	2.20	$476.46M	$0.09	315.50

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in STGW or WSC?

WillScot Mobile Mini received 171 more outperform votes than Stagwell when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 82.14% of users gave Stagwell an outperform vote while only 61.65% of users gave WillScot Mobile Mini an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Stagwell	Outperform Votes 46 82.14%	Underperform Votes 10 17.86%
WillScot Mobile Mini	Outperform Votes 217 61.65%	Underperform Votes 135 38.35%

Do analysts recommend STGW or WSC?

Stagwell currently has a consensus price target of $8.60, indicating a potential upside of 78.61%. WillScot Mobile Mini has a consensus price target of $40.63, indicating a potential upside of 43.07%. Given Stagwell's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Stagwell is more favorable than WillScot Mobile Mini.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stagwell	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
WillScot Mobile Mini	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of STGW or WSC?

35.6% of Stagwell shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.8% of WillScot Mobile Mini shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of Stagwell shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of WillScot Mobile Mini shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

WillScot Mobile Mini beats Stagwell on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.