IMI (IMI) Competitors

IMI (LON:IMI) and The Weir Group (LON:WEIR) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility & risk, IMI or WEIR?

IMI has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Weir Group has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IMI or WEIR?

The Weir Group received 90 more outperform votes than IMI when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.58% of users gave IMI an outperform vote while only 59.37% of users gave The Weir Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
IMI	Outperform Votes 566 59.58%	Underperform Votes 384 40.42%
The Weir Group	Outperform Votes 656 59.37%	Underperform Votes 449 40.63%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, IMI or WEIR?

IMI has higher earnings, but lower revenue than The Weir Group. The Weir Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IMI, 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
IMI	£2.20B	2.05	£237.30M	£0.93	1,859.14
The Weir Group	£2.64B	0.02	£229.20M	£0.88	22.51

Do analysts prefer IMI or WEIR?

IMI presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,983.33, suggesting a potential upside of 14.71%. The Weir Group has a consensus target price of GBX 2,226.67, suggesting a potential upside of 11,140.11%. Given The Weir Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe The Weir Group is more favorable than IMI.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IMI	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
The Weir Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Is IMI or WEIR more profitable?

IMI has a net margin of 10.81% compared to The Weir Group's net margin of 8.65%. IMI's return on equity of 24.52% beat The Weir Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IMI	10.81%	24.52%	8.02%
The Weir Group	8.65%	13.38%	5.77%

Does the media prefer IMI or WEIR?

In the previous week, The Weir Group had 8 more articles in the media than IMI. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for The Weir Group and 3 mentions for IMI. IMI's average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat The Weir Group's score of -0.09 indicating that IMI is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IMI	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
The Weir Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of IMI or WEIR?

76.1% of IMI shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.0% of The Weir Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of IMI shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of The Weir Group shares are owned 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.

Is IMI or WEIR a better dividend stock?

IMI pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. The Weir Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 39 per share and has a dividend yield of 196.9%. IMI pays out 3,010.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The Weir Group pays out 4,431.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

IMI beats The Weir Group on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.