IMI (IMI) Competitors GBX 2,256 +22.00 (+0.98%) As of 09/5/2025 12:32 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock IMI vs. SMIN, MRO, WEIR, SPX, ROR, BOY, GDWN, MGAM, 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), Goodwin (GDWN), Morgan Advanced Materials (MGAM), ITM Power (ITM), and Renold (RNO). These companies are all part of the "specialty industrial machinery" industry. IMI vs. Its Competitors Smiths Group Melrose Industries The Weir Group Spirax-Sarco Engineering Rotork Bodycote Goodwin Morgan Advanced Materials 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 companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation. 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% Which has preferable valuation and 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£3.23B2.38£245.01M£0.892,656.14IMI£2.20B2.52£246.00M£0.932,418.01 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SMIN or IMI? 83.3% of Smiths Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of IMI shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Smiths Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of IMI shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend SMIN or IMI? IMI has a consensus price target of GBX 2,575, indicating a potential upside of 14.14%. Given IMI's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00IMI 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is SMIN or IMI a better dividend stock? Smiths Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. IMI pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Smiths Group pays out 49.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. IMI pays out 33.3% 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. Which has more volatility & risk, SMIN or IMI? Smiths Group has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IMI has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer SMIN or IMI? In the previous week, IMI had 3 more articles in the media than Smiths Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for IMI and 6 mentions for Smiths Group. Smiths Group's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat IMI's score of 0.60 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 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive IMI 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryIMI beats Smiths Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding IMI 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£5.56B£6.39B£7.77B£2.60BDividend Yield1.42%2.71%4.55%5.31%P/E Ratio2,418.01343.71313.535,361.54Price / Sales2.52321.31216.9795,898.15Price / Cash25.149.3327.8227.93Price / Book5.382.744.487.02Net Income£246.00M£298.37M£798.53M£5.89B7 Day Performance-0.79%-0.12%0.38%0.63%1 Month Performance1.44%-0.84%1.15%55.19%1 Year Performance28.69%17.42%27.26%182.01% IMI Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IMIIMI2.9461 of 5 starsGBX 2,256+1.0%GBX 2,575+14.1%+27.0%£5.56B£2.20B2,418.0110,000High Trading VolumeSMINSmiths Group2.4005 of 5 starsGBX 2,326-1.3%N/A+32.7%£7.64B£3.23B2,622.3215,156News CoveragePositive NewsMROMelrose Industries2.14 of 5 starsGBX 583.80-1.2%GBX 612+4.8%+35.6%£7.42B£3.45B2,373.171,570WEIRThe Weir Group1.5721 of 5 starsGBX 2,448-0.7%GBX 2,772+13.2%+30.5%£6.36B£2.49B2,064.0812,391News CoveragePositive NewsSPXSpirax-Sarco Engineering2.4076 of 5 starsGBX 7,120-1.4%GBX 7,983.33+12.1%-1.9%£5.25B£1.66B2,750.1010,000RORRotork2.3618 of 5 starsGBX 338-1.5%GBX 396.25+17.2%+9.1%£2.82B£760.33M2,793.393,342BOYBodycote2.1598 of 5 starsGBX 624-1.6%GBX 758.33+21.5%+4.8%£1.10B£727.10M3,900.004,833News CoverageGDWNGoodwinN/AGBX 9,620-1.0%N/A+36.8%£722.46M£219.71M2,940.371,144News CoverageMGAMMorgan Advanced Materials3.8865 of 5 starsGBX 203.35-1.8%GBX 270+32.8%-28.7%£567.03M£1.05B1,162.008,694Positive NewsInsider TradeITMITM Power1.292 of 5 starsGBX 63.60-0.9%GBX 76.67+20.5%+25.9%£392.21M£26.04M-961.57359Gap DownRNORenoldN/AGBX 80.80flatN/A+36.6%£160.97M£245.10M1,224.241,824News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SMIN Alternatives MRO Alternatives WEIR Alternatives SPX Alternatives ROR Alternatives BOY Alternatives GDWN Alternatives MGAM 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 9/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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