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3i Group (III) Competitors

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GBX 4,230 -4.00 (-0.09%)
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III vs. REL, RTO, WPP, FOUR, HRI, RSG, OCN, LOOK, PAY, and CSN

Should you be buying 3i Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of 3i Group include Relx (REL), Rentokil Initial (RTO), WPP (WPP), 4imprint Group (FOUR), Herald (HRI), Resolute Mining (RSG), Ocean Wilsons (OCN), Lookers (LOOK), PayPoint (PAY), and Chesnara (CSN). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.

3i Group vs.

3i Group (LON:III) and Relx (LON:REL) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Relx had 11 more articles in the media than 3i Group. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Relx and 3 mentions for 3i Group. Relx's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat 3i Group's score of 0.48 indicating that Relx is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
3i Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Relx
5 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

3i Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 61 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Relx pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. 3i Group pays out 15.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Relx pays out 59.9% 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.

3i Group has a net margin of 96.45% compared to Relx's net margin of 20.34%. Relx's return on equity of 56.71% beat 3i Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
3i Group96.45% 19.97% 12.09%
Relx 20.34%56.71%11.74%

3i Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 3,697.33, suggesting a potential downside of 12.82%. Relx has a consensus price target of GBX 4,770, suggesting a potential upside of 17.20%. Given Relx's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Relx is more favorable than 3i Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
3i Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Relx
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

3i Group has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Relx has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

66.1% of 3i Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.5% of Relx shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of 3i Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Relx shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Relx received 221 more outperform votes than 3i Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.67% of users gave 3i Group an outperform vote while only 69.50% of users gave Relx an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
3i GroupOutperform Votes
424
70.67%
Underperform Votes
176
29.33%
RelxOutperform Votes
645
69.50%
Underperform Votes
283
30.50%

3i Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Relx. 3i Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Relx, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
3i Group£3.97B10.32£3.83B£396.4810.70
Relx£9.09B8.28£1.85B£100.1840.63

Summary

3i Group beats Relx on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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III vs. The Competition

Metric3i GroupAsset Management IndustryFinance SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£40.94B£1.15B£11.12B£2.56B
Dividend Yield1.60%4.46%5.79%4.97%
P/E Ratio10.7021.7822.00132.78
Price / Sales10.322,268.8626.08244,461.27
Price / Cash341.0361.4717.6028.13
Price / Book2.031.142.654.55
Net Income£3.83B£263.56M£1.03B£5.84B
7 Day Performance1.22%1.39%0.57%2.92%
1 Month Performance16.29%10.83%-0.43%8.98%
1 Year Performance49.07%2.59%537.91%114.84%

3i Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
III
3i Group
2.1644 of 5 stars
GBX 4,230
-0.1%
GBX 3,697.33
-12.6%
+47.0%£40.84B£3.97B10.671,340
REL
Relx
2.0631 of 5 stars
GBX 3,960
-1.1%
GBX 4,770
+20.5%
+22.9%£73.23B£9.09B39.5335,700
RTO
Rentokil Initial
2.8323 of 5 stars
GBX 344.10
+0.3%
GBX 488.33
+41.9%
-15.8%£8.62B£5.38B22.0762,931
WPP
WPP
2.0248 of 5 stars
GBX 563.70
+1.5%
GBX 955
+69.4%
-28.7%£6.08B£14.89B29.78115,500
FOUR
4imprint Group
3.6772 of 5 stars
GBX 3,395
+5.3%
GBX 7,365
+116.9%
-45.9%£1.20B£1.71B10.812,300
HRI
Herald
N/AGBX 1,992
+0.2%
N/A-5.0%£1.00B£162.63M5.756,600Gap Down
RSG
Resolute Mining
2.6077 of 5 stars
GBX 23.60
+4.9%
GBX 38
+61.0%
+6.9%£628.78M£817.76M51.2640,000News Coverage
Gap Down
OCN
Ocean Wilsons
N/AGBX 1,355
flat
N/A-6.6%£597.43M£647.52M9.6874,200News Coverage
LOOK
Lookers
N/AN/AN/AN/A£503.22M£4.48B811.2538
PAY
PayPoint
N/AGBX 664
-0.6%
N/A+27.9%£475.49M£301.14M13.641,260Dividend Increase
News Coverage
CSN
Chesnara
N/AGBX 255
+1.0%
N/A+2.2%£388M£412.72M93.005,700

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This page (LON:III) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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