III vs. REL, RTO, WPP, FOUR, HRI, RSG, MAST, OCN, PAY, and LOOK
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), MAST Energy Developments (MAST), Ocean Wilsons (OCN), PayPoint (PAY), and Lookers (LOOK). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.
3i Group vs. Its Competitors
Relx (LON:REL) and 3i Group (LON:III) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk, earnings and valuation.
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.
3i Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
Relx has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 3i Group has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Relx presently has a consensus price target of GBX 4,496, indicating a potential upside of 26.56%. 3i Group has a consensus price target of GBX 4,850, indicating a potential upside of 18.44%. Given Relx's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Relx is more favorable than 3i Group.
55.5% of Relx shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.1% of 3i Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Relx shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of 3i Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Relx pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. 3i Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 61 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Relx pays out 59.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 3i Group pays out 15.4% 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, Relx had 4 more articles in the media than 3i Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Relx and 1 mentions for 3i Group. Relx's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat 3i Group's score of 0.59 indicating that Relx is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
3i Group beats Relx on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:III) was last updated on 8/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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