XRX vs. SXI, AZZ, HEES, EPAC, KMT, AMBP, B, TNC, LZ, and PLUG
Should you be buying Xerox stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Xerox include Standex International (SXI), AZZ (AZZ), H&E Equipment Services (HEES), Enerpac Tool Group (EPAC), Kennametal (KMT), Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP), Barnes Group (B), Tennant (TNC), LegalZoom.com (LZ), and Plug Power (PLUG). These companies are all part of the "industrial products" sector.
Xerox (NYSE:XRX) and Standex International (NYSE:SXI) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.
Xerox pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Standex International pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Xerox pays out -63.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Standex International pays out 10.3% 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. Xerox is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, Xerox had 18 more articles in the media than Standex International. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Xerox and 8 mentions for Standex International. Standex International's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Xerox's score of 0.00 indicating that Standex International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Xerox has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Standex International has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Standex International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Xerox. Xerox is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Standex International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
85.4% of Xerox shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of Standex International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Xerox shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Standex International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Standex International has a net margin of 18.80% compared to Xerox's net margin of -2.74%. Standex International's return on equity of 13.63% beat Xerox's return on equity.
Xerox presently has a consensus target price of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.62%. Standex International has a consensus target price of $195.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.66%. Given Standex International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Standex International is more favorable than Xerox.
Xerox received 183 more outperform votes than Standex International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.20% of users gave Standex International an outperform vote while only 54.13% of users gave Xerox an outperform vote.
Summary
Standex International beats Xerox on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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