Grainger (GRI) Competitors

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GRI vs. ITH, SOPH, INDV, HCM, and SLS

Should you buy Grainger stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Grainger with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Grainger include Ithaca Energy (ITH), Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) (SOPH), Indivior (INDV), HUTCHMED (HCM), and Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust (SLS). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

How does Grainger compare to Ithaca Energy?

Grainger (LON:GRI) and Ithaca Energy (LON:ITH) are both pharmaceutical products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

In the previous week, Grainger had 11 more articles in the media than Ithaca Energy. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Grainger and 0 mentions for Ithaca Energy. Ithaca Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.83 beat Grainger's score of 0.78 indicating that Ithaca Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Grainger	Positive
Ithaca Energy	Very Positive

48.3% of Grainger shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.6% of Ithaca Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Grainger shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Ithaca Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Grainger currently has a consensus target price of GBX 237.20, suggesting a potential upside of 55.39%. Ithaca Energy has a consensus target price of GBX 205, suggesting a potential downside of 27.59%. Given Grainger's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Grainger is more favorable than Ithaca Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grainger	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Ithaca Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Ithaca Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Grainger. Ithaca Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grainger, 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
Grainger	£258.90M	4.36	-£1.11M	£27.30	5.59
Ithaca Energy	£2.95B	1.59	£230.29M	-£5.10	N/A

Grainger pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Ithaca Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 30.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.7%. Grainger pays out 28.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ithaca Energy pays out -594.3% 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. Ithaca Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Grainger has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ithaca Energy has a beta of 0.353, suggesting that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the broader market.

Grainger has a net margin of 77.24% compared to Ithaca Energy's net margin of -2.85%. Grainger's return on equity of 10.25% beat Ithaca Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grainger	77.24%	10.25%	2.14%
Ithaca Energy	-2.85%	-3.13%	0.18%

Summary

Grainger beats Ithaca Energy on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Grainger compare to Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)?

Grainger (LON:GRI) and Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) (LON:SOPH) are both pharmaceutical products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Grainger has a net margin of 77.24% compared to Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)'s net margin of 0.00%. Grainger's return on equity of 10.25% beat Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grainger	77.24%	10.25%	2.14%
Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Grainger pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share. Grainger pays out 28.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) pays out 2.4% 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.

In the previous week, Grainger had 11 more articles in the media than Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L). MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Grainger and 0 mentions for Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L). Grainger's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Grainger is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Grainger	Positive
Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)	Neutral

Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) has higher revenue and earnings than Grainger. Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grainger, 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
Grainger	£258.90M	4.36	-£1.11M	£27.30	5.59
Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)	£726.90M	0.00	N/A	£1.70	N/A

48.3% of Grainger shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Grainger shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Grainger currently has a consensus target price of GBX 237.20, suggesting a potential upside of 55.39%. Given Grainger's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Grainger is more favorable than Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grainger	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Grainger beats Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Grainger compare to Indivior?

Grainger (LON:GRI) and Indivior (LON:INDV) are both small-cap pharmaceutical products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Grainger pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Indivior pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Grainger pays out 28.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Indivior pays out -1,243.7% 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.

In the previous week, Grainger had 10 more articles in the media than Indivior. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Grainger and 1 mentions for Indivior. Grainger's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Indivior's score of 0.30 indicating that Grainger is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Grainger	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Indivior	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Grainger has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Indivior has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the broader market.

48.3% of Grainger shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.0% of Indivior shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Grainger shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Indivior shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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

Grainger has a net margin of 77.24% compared to Indivior's net margin of 14.30%. Grainger's return on equity of 10.25% beat Indivior's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grainger	77.24%	10.25%	2.14%
Indivior	14.30%	-41.70%	2.37%

Grainger has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Indivior. Indivior is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grainger, 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
Grainger	£258.90M	4.36	-£1.11M	£27.30	5.59
Indivior	£1.40B	1.38	-£2.36M	-£1.21	N/A

Summary

Grainger beats Indivior on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Grainger compare to HUTCHMED?

HUTCHMED (LON:HCM) and Grainger (LON:GRI) are both small-cap pharmaceutical products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends and earnings.

Grainger has lower revenue, but higher earnings than HUTCHMED. HUTCHMED is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grainger, 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
HUTCHMED	£548.51M	2.90	-£52.98M	£53.00	3.49
Grainger	£258.90M	4.36	-£1.11M	£27.30	5.59

HUTCHMED has a net margin of 104.77% compared to Grainger's net margin of 77.24%. HUTCHMED's return on equity of 41.38% beat Grainger's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HUTCHMED	104.77%	41.38%	-5.90%
Grainger	77.24%	10.25%	2.14%

HUTCHMED has a beta of 0.453, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Grainger has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the broader market.

Grainger has a consensus target price of GBX 237.20, suggesting a potential upside of 55.39%. Given Grainger's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Grainger is more favorable than HUTCHMED.

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

20.4% of HUTCHMED shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.3% of Grainger shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of HUTCHMED shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Grainger shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Grainger had 11 more articles in the media than HUTCHMED. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Grainger and 0 mentions for HUTCHMED. Grainger's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat HUTCHMED's score of 0.00 indicating that Grainger is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
HUTCHMED	Neutral
Grainger	Positive

Summary

Grainger beats HUTCHMED on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Grainger compare to Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust?

Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust (LON:SLS) and Grainger (LON:GRI) are both small-cap pharmaceutical products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends and earnings.

Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Grainger. Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grainger, 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
Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust	£222.48M	0.00	N/A	£217.40	N/A
Grainger	£258.90M	4.36	-£1.11M	£27.30	5.59

Grainger has a net margin of 77.24% compared to Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Grainger's return on equity of 10.25% beat Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grainger	77.24%	10.25%	2.14%

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Grainger	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.08 per share. Grainger pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust pays out 0.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Grainger pays out 28.8% 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.

48.3% of Grainger shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Grainger shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Grainger had 11 more articles in the media than Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Grainger and 0 mentions for Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust. Grainger's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Grainger is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust	Neutral
Grainger	Positive

Summary

Grainger beats Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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GRI vs. The Competition

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Metric	Grainger	Real Estate Services Industry	Real Estate Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£1.13B	£1.82B	£1.93B	£2.75B
Dividend Yield	5.38%	5.38%	6.93%	6.07%
P/E Ratio	5.59	9.24	27.18	365.90
Price / Sales	4.36	454.68	831.31	88,017.01
Price / Cash	19.22	19.26	68.06	27.89
Price / Book	0.59	2.09	1.29	7.74
Net Income	-£1.11M	-£421.39M	-£124.57M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-5.19%	-0.35%	-0.68%	0.27%
1 Month Performance	-11.97%	-1.59%	-0.58%	2.05%
1 Year Performance	-30.42%	-3.07%	3.57%	86.43%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
GRI Grainger	4.418 of 5 stars	GBX 152.65 -2.6%	GBX 237.20 +55.4%	-26.6%	£1.13B	£258.90M	5.59	372	Trending News Earnings Report Analyst Forecast High Trading Volume
ITH Ithaca Energy	1.1184 of 5 stars	GBX 272.80 +0.1%	GBX 205 -24.9%	+98.7%	£4.50B	£2.95B	N/A	220	Positive News
SOPH Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£2.99B	£726.90M	341.41	520
INDV Indivior	N/A	GBX 1,238 +1.6%	N/A	+47.2%	£1.93B	£1.40B	N/A	1,000	Gap Up High Trading Volume
HCM HUTCHMED	N/A	GBX 188.50 -2.3%	N/A	-7.6%	£1.62B	£548.51M	3.56	1,760	Gap Up High Trading Volume

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GRI vs. ITH, SOPH, INDV, HCM, and SLS

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Which has more risk and volatility, GRI or ITH?

Is GRI or ITH more profitable?

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Is GRI or SOPH a better dividend stock?

Does the media refer more to GRI or SOPH?

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Do analysts prefer GRI or SOPH?

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Does the media favor GRI or INDV?

Which has more risk & volatility, GRI or INDV?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GRI or INDV?

Do analysts prefer GRI or INDV?

Is GRI or INDV more profitable?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, GRI or INDV?

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How does Grainger compare to HUTCHMED?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, HCM or GRI?

Is HCM or GRI more profitable?

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Do institutionals and insiders believe in HCM or GRI?

Does the media refer more to HCM or GRI?

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Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SLS or GRI?

Is SLS or GRI more profitable?

Do analysts prefer SLS or GRI?

Is SLS or GRI a better dividend stock?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SLS or GRI?

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