IMI (IMI) Competitors GBX 1,961 -26.00 (-1.31%) As of 11:53 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock IMI vs. SMIN, MRO, WEIR, SPX, ROR, BOY, MGAM, GDWN, ITM, and RNOShould you be buying IMI stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IMI include Smiths Group (SMIN), Melrose Industries (MRO), The Weir Group (WEIR), Spirax-Sarco Engineering (SPX), Rotork (ROR), Bodycote (BOY), Morgan Advanced Materials (MGAM), Goodwin (GDWN), ITM Power (ITM), and Renold (RNO). These companies are all part of the "specialty industrial machinery" industry. IMI vs. Smiths Group Melrose Industries The Weir Group Spirax-Sarco Engineering Rotork Bodycote Morgan Advanced Materials Goodwin ITM Power Renold Smiths Group (LON:SMIN) and IMI (LON:IMI) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and profitability. Does the media refer more to SMIN or IMI? In the previous week, IMI had 4 more articles in the media than Smiths Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for IMI and 1 mentions for Smiths Group. Smiths Group's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat IMI's score of 0.59 indicating that Smiths Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Smiths Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive IMI 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SMIN or IMI? IMI received 114 more outperform votes than Smiths Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.48% of users gave Smiths Group an outperform vote while only 59.62% of users gave IMI an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSmiths GroupOutperform Votes45362.48% Underperform Votes27237.52% IMIOutperform Votes56759.62% Underperform Votes38440.38% Which has higher valuation & earnings, SMIN or IMI? IMI has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Smiths Group. IMI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smiths Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSmiths Group£3.07B2.40£245.01M£71.9830.06IMI£2.15B2.32£246.00M£97.5920.12 Which has more risk & volatility, SMIN or IMI? Smiths Group has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IMI has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is SMIN or IMI a better dividend stock? Smiths Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. IMI pays an annual dividend of GBX 29 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Smiths Group pays out 61.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. IMI pays out 29.7% 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. Is SMIN or IMI more profitable? IMI has a net margin of 11.46% compared to Smiths Group's net margin of 7.98%. IMI's return on equity of 23.85% beat Smiths Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Smiths Group7.98% 11.54% 6.47% IMI 11.46%23.85%9.55% Do analysts rate SMIN or IMI? Smiths Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,850, suggesting a potential downside of 14.51%. IMI has a consensus price target of GBX 2,400, suggesting a potential upside of 22.26%. Given IMI's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe IMI is more favorable than Smiths Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Smiths Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00IMI 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SMIN or IMI? 72.2% of Smiths Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.1% of IMI shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Smiths Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of IMI shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryIMI beats Smiths Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get IMI News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IMI 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 IMI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIMISpecialty Industrial Machinery IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£4.98B£6.38B£7.68B£2.68BDividend Yield1.52%2.48%4.58%4.96%P/E Ratio20.1215.3824.01135.43Price / Sales2.32232.2390.90213,662.75Price / Cash25.149.3926.8928.02Price / Book4.692.753.993.80Net Income£246.00M£305.34M£805.86M£5.88B7 Day Performance1.60%0.14%1.31%7.73%1 Month Performance16.36%7.64%12.13%29.44%1 Year Performance3.32%4.77%18.38%119.62% IMI Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IMIIMI2.3384 of 5 starsGBX 1,961-1.3%GBX 2,400+22.4%+4.5%£4.97B£2.15B20.0910,000SMINSmiths Group2.0932 of 5 starsGBX 2,010+0.9%GBX 2,015+0.2%+22.8%£6.85B£3.07B27.9215,156Positive NewsMROMelrose Industries1.9679 of 5 starsGBX 482+1.4%GBX 640+32.8%-25.3%£6.23B£3.41B-163.011,570WEIRThe Weir GroupN/AGBX 2,406+0.3%GBX 2,483.33+3.2%+9.1%£6.20B£2.54B28.2712,391SPXSpirax-Sarco Engineering2.6704 of 5 starsGBX 6,435+4.4%GBX 8,107.50+26.0%-35.6%£4.74B£1.66B24.6810,000RORRotorkN/AGBX 310.60+0.5%GBX 380+22.3%-7.5%£2.62B£734.24M22.363,342News CoverageBOYBodycote2.3152 of 5 starsGBX 544.92+4.2%GBX 812.50+49.1%-26.0%£975.84M£739.54M16.404,833High Trading VolumeMGAMMorgan Advanced Materials4.0505 of 5 starsGBX 210.50+3.2%GBX 305+44.9%-33.4%£593.37M£1.11B8.668,694GDWNGoodwinN/AGBX 6,740-0.9%N/A+12.1%£513.28M£193.95M30.371,144Dividend IncreaseITMITM Power2.1178 of 5 starsGBX 42.85+19.7%GBX 69.75+62.8%-14.8%£267.03M£16.67M-9.80359High Trading VolumeRNORenoldN/AGBX 52.80+3.1%N/A+30.9%£127.43M£280.18M6.521,824Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SMIN Alternatives MRO Alternatives WEIR Alternatives SPX Alternatives ROR Alternatives BOY Alternatives MGAM Alternatives GDWN Alternatives ITM Alternatives RNO Alternatives 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:IMI) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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