Goodwin (GDWN) Competitors

Goodwin (LON:GDWN) and Rotork (LON:ROR) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.

Is GDWN or ROR a better dividend stock?

Goodwin pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Rotork pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Goodwin pays out 40.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rotork pays out 66.2% 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, GDWN or ROR?

Goodwin has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rotork has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GDWN or ROR more profitable?

Rotork has a net margin of 15.98% compared to Goodwin's net margin of 8.84%. Rotork's return on equity of 19.42% beat Goodwin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Goodwin	8.84%	14.13%	6.15%
Rotork	15.98%	19.42%	14.75%

Does the media refer more to GDWN or ROR?

In the previous week, Rotork had 4 more articles in the media than Goodwin. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Rotork and 1 mentions for Goodwin. Rotork's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Goodwin's score of 0.61 indicating that Rotork is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Goodwin	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rotork	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, GDWN or ROR?

Rotork has higher revenue and earnings than Goodwin. Rotork is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Goodwin, 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
Goodwin	£219.71M	4.72	£17.14M	£3.27	4,221.81
Rotork	£760.33M	3.60	£117.29M	£0.12	2,822.22

Do analysts rate GDWN or ROR?

Rotork has a consensus price target of GBX 396.25, suggesting a potential upside of 20.00%. Given Rotork's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Rotork is more favorable than Goodwin.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Goodwin	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Rotork	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GDWN or ROR?

3.2% of Goodwin shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.9% of Rotork shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of Goodwin shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Rotork shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Rotork beats Goodwin on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.