Schroders (OTCMKTS:SHNWF) & Recruit (OTCMKTS:RCRRF) Head-To-Head Contrast

Recruit (OTCMKTS:RCRRF) and Schroders (OTCMKTS:SHNWF) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Recruit and Schroders’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Recruit	10.40%	19.53%	12.60%
Schroders	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Recruit and Schroders’ gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Recruit	$23.67 billion	3.41	$2.00 billion	$1.55	32.32
Schroders	$3.65 billion	N/A	$500.79 million	N/A	N/A

Recruit has higher revenue and earnings than Schroders.

Volatility and Risk

Recruit has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Schroders has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Recruit and Schroders, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Recruit	0	0	0	0	N/A
Schroders	0	0	2	0	3.00

Schroders has a consensus target price of $42.16, suggesting a potential upside of 785.71%. Given Schroders’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Schroders is more favorable than Recruit.

Summary

Recruit beats Schroders on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Recruit

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. provides HR technology and business solutions that transforms the world of work. It operates through three segments: HR Technology, Matching & Solutions, and Staffing. The HR Technology segment provides various technological solutions that help job seekers and employers in navigating hiring and recruitment. The Matching & Solutions segment offers marketing solutions that provide matching platforms for businesses in various industries, including housing and real estate, beauty, bridal, travel, dining, and others, as well as SaaS solutions, which are business and management support tools for small and medium-sized companies. It also provides HR solutions that support business clients' recruiting and hiring activities and individual users' job search activities through its job advertising services and placement services. The Staffing segment provides temporary staffing services in Japan, Europe, the United States, and Australia. Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. operates in more than 60 countries. The company was formerly known as Recruit Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. in October 2012. Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About Schroders

Schroders plc is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm also provides advisory and consultancy services. It provides its services to financial institutions, high net worth clients, large corporate, local authority, charitable entities, individuals, pension plans, government funds, insurance companies, and endowments. The firm launches and manages equity mutual funds and manages fixed income mutual funds for its clients. It also manages hedge for its clients. The firm invests in the public equity, fixed income, and alternative investment markets across the globe. The firm's alternative investments include real estate markets, emerging market debt, commodities and agriculture funds, funds of hedge funds and private equity funds of funds. It conducts an in-house research to make its investments. Schroders plc was founded on 1804 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.