Grainger (GRI) Competitors GBX 206 -1.00 (-0.48%) As of 12:15 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock GRI vs. ITH, SOPH, HCM, INDV, SLS, ERGO, SLN, AMYT, BMY, and OGNShould you be buying Grainger stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Grainger include Ithaca Energy (ITH), Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) (SOPH), HUTCHMED (HCM), Indivior (INDV), Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust (SLS), Ergomed (ERGO), Silence Therapeutics (SLN), Amryt Pharma (AMYT), Bloomsbury Publishing (BMY), and Origin Enterprises (OGN). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. Grainger vs. Its Competitors Ithaca Energy Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) HUTCHMED Indivior Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust Ergomed Silence Therapeutics Amryt Pharma Bloomsbury Publishing Origin Enterprises Ithaca Energy (LON:ITH) and Grainger (LON:GRI) are both pharmaceutical products companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation. Does the media refer more to ITH or GRI? In the previous week, Ithaca Energy and Ithaca Energy both had 1 articles in the media. Grainger's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Ithaca Energy's score of 0.38 indicating that Grainger is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ithaca Energy 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Grainger 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings and valuation, ITH or GRI? Ithaca Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Grainger. Grainger is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ithaca Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIthaca Energy£3.55B1.01£230.29M£8.7619.57Grainger£276.05M5.51-£1.11M-£0.15-1,373.33 Is ITH or GRI more profitable? Ithaca Energy has a net margin of 6.48% compared to Grainger's net margin of -0.40%. Ithaca Energy's return on equity of 4.55% beat Grainger's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ithaca Energy6.48% 4.55% 0.18% Grainger -0.40%-0.06%2.14% Do institutionals and insiders believe in ITH or GRI? 3.7% of Ithaca Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.8% of Grainger shares are owned by institutional investors. 89.6% of Ithaca Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Grainger shares are owned 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. Is ITH or GRI a better dividend stock? Ithaca Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.3%. Grainger pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Ithaca Energy pays out 319.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Grainger pays out -4,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do analysts prefer ITH or GRI? Grainger has a consensus target price of GBX 317.50, suggesting a potential upside of 54.13%. Given Grainger's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Grainger is more favorable than Ithaca Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ithaca Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Grainger 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryIthaca Energy and Grainger tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Grainger News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GRI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GRI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GRI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGraingerReal Estate Services IndustryReal Estate SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£1.52B£1.64B£1.61B£3.07BDividend Yield3.53%5.01%6.25%5.02%P/E Ratio-1,373.3322.2810.61177.44Price / Sales5.51235.771,197.72271,465.05Price / Cash19.2219.4866.7927.97Price / Book0.802.221.334.65Net Income-£1.11M-£411.39M-£120.13M£5.90B7 Day Performance-0.72%-0.07%-0.58%5.32%1 Month Performance-6.37%-0.07%-0.35%11.84%1 Year Performance-15.05%2.63%8.13%61.18% Grainger Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GRIGrainger3.1175 of 5 starsGBX 206-0.5%GBX 317.50+54.1%-14.1%£1.52B£276.05M-1,373.33372Dividend IncreaseITHIthaca EnergyN/AGBX 165.20-0.1%N/A+40.2%£3.45B£3.55B18.87220Gap UpSOPHSophos Group plc (SOPH.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.99B£726.90M341.41520HCMHUTCHMEDN/AGBX 268+5.5%N/A+0.3%£2.91B£771.01M-68.401,760Gap DownINDVIndivior2.6422 of 5 starsGBX 1,183+0.9%GBX 1,650+39.5%+25.0%£1.85B£1.40B-980.881,000Gap UpSLSStandard Life UK Smaller Companies TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£715.41M£222.48M3.3710ERGOErgomedN/AN/AN/AN/A£701.00M£152.09M4,641.386SLNSilence TherapeuticsN/AN/AN/AN/A£480.35M£11.35M-11.01100Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAMYTAmryt PharmaN/AN/AN/AN/A£457.11M£210.24M-4.33290Gap DownBMYBloomsbury Publishing2.6236 of 5 starsGBX 506-1.6%GBX 825+63.0%-31.2%£408.31M£382.40M10.8334,300News CoverageNegative NewsOGNOrigin EnterprisesN/AGBX 3.75flatN/AN/A£395.95M£183.08B10.8410,000Dividend Increase Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ithaca Energy Competitors Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) Competitors HUTCHMED Competitors Indivior Competitors Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust Competitors Ergomed Competitors Silence Therapeutics Competitors Amryt Pharma Competitors Bloomsbury Publishing Competitors Origin Enterprises Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:GRI) was last updated on 7/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAI Frenzy Could Send ‘EarnPhone’ SoaringThe hidden fuel behind AI? 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