Which has preferable earnings and valuation, IMI or SMIN?

IMI has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio IMI £2.30B 3.06 £246.00M £123.80 23.88 Smiths Group £2.91B 2.66 £245.01M £76.80 33.46

Is IMI or SMIN more profitable?

IMI has a net margin of 14.33% compared to Smiths Group's net margin of 11.39%. IMI's return on equity of 24.91% beat Smiths Group's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets IMI 14.33% 24.91% 9.55% Smiths Group 11.39% 13.71% 6.47%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WEIR or IMI?

IMI has lower revenue, but higher earnings than The Weir Group. IMI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Weir Group, 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 The Weir Group £2.56B 2.42 £218.85M £95.10 25.15 IMI £2.30B 3.06 £246.00M £123.80 23.88

Is WEIR or IMI more profitable?

IMI has a net margin of 14.33% compared to The Weir Group's net margin of 9.63%. IMI's return on equity of 24.91% beat The Weir Group's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The Weir Group 9.63% 13.42% 5.84% IMI 14.33% 24.91% 9.55%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MRO or IMI?

IMI has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Melrose Industries. Melrose Industries 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 Melrose Industries £3.59B 1.64 -£38.41M £29.00 16.26 IMI £2.30B 3.06 £246.00M £123.80 23.88

Is MRO or IMI more profitable?

IMI has a net margin of 14.33% compared to Melrose Industries' net margin of 10.31%. IMI's return on equity of 24.91% beat Melrose Industries' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Melrose Industries 10.31% 13.03% 0.11% IMI 14.33% 24.91% 9.55%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SPX or IMI?

IMI has higher revenue and earnings than Spirax-Sarco Engineering. IMI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spirax-Sarco Engineering, 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 Spirax-Sarco Engineering £1.70B 3.01 £192.00M £221.20 31.35 IMI £2.30B 3.06 £246.00M £123.80 23.88

Which has higher earnings & valuation, IMI or ROR?

IMI has higher revenue and earnings than Rotork. Rotork 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 £2.30B 3.06 £246.00M £123.80 23.88 Rotork £777.30M 3.10 £117.29M £13.70 21.64

Is IMI or ROR more profitable?

Rotork has a net margin of 14.85% compared to IMI's net margin of 14.33%. IMI's return on equity of 24.91% beat Rotork's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets IMI 14.33% 24.91% 9.55% Rotork 14.85% 20.10% 14.75%

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IMI vs. SMIN, WEIR, MRO, SPX, and ROR

Should you buy IMI stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares IMI with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with IMI include Smiths Group (SMIN), The Weir Group (WEIR), Melrose Industries (MRO), Spirax-Sarco Engineering (SPX), and Rotork (ROR). These companies are all part of the "specialty industrial machinery" industry.

How does IMI compare to Smiths Group?

IMI (LON:IMI) and Smiths Group (LON:SMIN) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and risk.

IMI pays an annual dividend of GBX 32.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Smiths Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. IMI pays out 25.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Smiths Group 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.

IMI has a beta of 1.042, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Smiths Group has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Smiths Group had 2 more articles in the media than IMI. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Smiths Group and 0 mentions for IMI. IMI's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Smiths Group's score of 0.00 indicating that IMI is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
IMI	Positive
Smiths Group	Neutral

87.8% of IMI shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.3% of Smiths Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of IMI shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Smiths Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

IMI has a net margin of 14.33% compared to Smiths Group's net margin of 11.39%. IMI's return on equity of 24.91% beat Smiths Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IMI	14.33%	24.91%	9.55%
Smiths Group	11.39%	13.71%	6.47%

IMI currently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,772.86, indicating a potential downside of 6.20%. Smiths Group has a consensus target price of GBX 3,128.33, indicating a potential upside of 21.73%. Given Smiths Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Smiths Group is more favorable than IMI.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IMI	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Smiths Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

IMI has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
IMI	£2.30B	3.06	£246.00M	£123.80	23.88
Smiths Group	£2.91B	2.66	£245.01M	£76.80	33.46

Summary

IMI beats Smiths Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does IMI compare to The Weir Group?

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

The Weir Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 3,452, indicating a potential upside of 44.31%. IMI has a consensus target price of GBX 2,772.86, indicating a potential downside of 6.20%. Given The Weir Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe The Weir Group is more favorable than IMI.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Weir Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
IMI	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

83.0% of The Weir Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of IMI shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of The Weir Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of IMI shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

The Weir Group has a beta of 1.073, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, IMI has a beta of 1.042, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, The Weir Group had 1 more articles in the media than IMI. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for The Weir Group and 0 mentions for IMI. IMI's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat The Weir Group's score of 0.50 indicating that IMI is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
The Weir Group	Positive
IMI	Positive

IMI has a net margin of 14.33% compared to The Weir Group's net margin of 9.63%. IMI's return on equity of 24.91% beat The Weir Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Weir Group	9.63%	13.42%	5.84%
IMI	14.33%	24.91%	9.55%

The Weir Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 41.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. IMI pays an annual dividend of GBX 32.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. The Weir Group pays out 43.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. IMI pays out 25.9% 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.

IMI has lower revenue, but higher earnings than The Weir Group. IMI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Weir Group, 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
The Weir Group	£2.56B	2.42	£218.85M	£95.10	25.15
IMI	£2.30B	3.06	£246.00M	£123.80	23.88

Summary

IMI beats The Weir Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does IMI compare to Melrose Industries?

Melrose Industries (LON:MRO) and IMI (LON:IMI) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

IMI has a net margin of 14.33% compared to Melrose Industries' net margin of 10.31%. IMI's return on equity of 24.91% beat Melrose Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Melrose Industries	10.31%	13.03%	0.11%
IMI	14.33%	24.91%	9.55%

Melrose Industries pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. IMI pays an annual dividend of GBX 32.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Melrose Industries pays out 22.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. IMI pays out 25.9% 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. Melrose Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

78.4% of Melrose Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of IMI shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Melrose Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of IMI shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Melrose Industries has a beta of 0.856, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, IMI has a beta of 1.042, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the broader market.

IMI has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Melrose Industries. Melrose Industries 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
Melrose Industries	£3.59B	1.64	-£38.41M	£29.00	16.26
IMI	£2.30B	3.06	£246.00M	£123.80	23.88

In the previous week, Melrose Industries had 4 more articles in the media than IMI. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Melrose Industries and 0 mentions for IMI. Melrose Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat IMI's score of 1.11 indicating that Melrose Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Melrose Industries	Positive
IMI	Positive

Melrose Industries presently has a consensus target price of GBX 680, indicating a potential upside of 44.19%. IMI has a consensus target price of GBX 2,772.86, indicating a potential downside of 6.20%. Given Melrose Industries' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Melrose Industries is more favorable than IMI.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Melrose Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
IMI	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Summary

IMI beats Melrose Industries on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does IMI compare to Spirax-Sarco Engineering?

Spirax-Sarco Engineering (LON:SPX) and IMI (LON:IMI) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Spirax-Sarco Engineering pays an annual dividend of GBX 166.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. IMI pays an annual dividend of GBX 32.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Spirax-Sarco Engineering pays out 75.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. IMI pays out 25.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Spirax-Sarco Engineering has a beta of 1.131, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, IMI has a beta of 1.042, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the broader market.

IMI has higher revenue and earnings than Spirax-Sarco Engineering. IMI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spirax-Sarco Engineering, 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
Spirax-Sarco Engineering	£1.70B	3.01	£192.00M	£221.20	31.35
IMI	£2.30B	3.06	£246.00M	£123.80	23.88

IMI has a net margin of 14.33% compared to Spirax-Sarco Engineering's net margin of 9.60%. IMI's return on equity of 24.91% beat Spirax-Sarco Engineering's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Spirax-Sarco Engineering	9.60%	13.86%	6.93%
IMI	14.33%	24.91%	9.55%

71.9% of Spirax-Sarco Engineering shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of IMI shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Spirax-Sarco Engineering shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of IMI shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Spirax-Sarco Engineering currently has a consensus price target of GBX 8,012.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.54%. IMI has a consensus price target of GBX 2,772.86, suggesting a potential downside of 6.20%. Given Spirax-Sarco Engineering's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Spirax-Sarco Engineering is more favorable than IMI.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Spirax-Sarco Engineering	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22
IMI	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

In the previous week, Spirax-Sarco Engineering had 1 more articles in the media than IMI. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Spirax-Sarco Engineering and 0 mentions for IMI. IMI's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Spirax-Sarco Engineering's score of 0.00 indicating that IMI is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Neutral
IMI	Positive

Summary

IMI beats Spirax-Sarco Engineering on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does IMI compare to Rotork?

IMI (LON:IMI) and Rotork (LON:ROR) 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, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

Rotork has a net margin of 14.85% compared to IMI's net margin of 14.33%. IMI's return on equity of 24.91% beat Rotork's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IMI	14.33%	24.91%	9.55%
Rotork	14.85%	20.10%	14.75%

IMI pays an annual dividend of GBX 32.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Rotork pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. IMI pays out 25.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rotork pays out 58.0% 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, Rotork had 1 more articles in the media than IMI. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Rotork and 0 mentions for IMI. IMI's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Rotork's score of 0.00 indicating that IMI is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
IMI	Positive
Rotork	Neutral

IMI has a beta of 1.042, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Rotork has a beta of 0.975, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

IMI has higher revenue and earnings than Rotork. Rotork 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	£2.30B	3.06	£246.00M	£123.80	23.88
Rotork	£777.30M	3.10	£117.29M	£13.70	21.64

87.8% of IMI shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.0% of Rotork shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of IMI shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Rotork shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

IMI currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,772.86, indicating a potential downside of 6.20%. Rotork has a consensus price target of GBX 402, indicating a potential upside of 35.63%. Given Rotork's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Rotork is more favorable than IMI.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IMI	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Rotork	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Summary

IMI beats Rotork on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	IMI	Specialty Industrial Machinery Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£7.04B	£7.51B	£9.51B	£2.79B
Dividend Yield	1.17%	2.65%	3.54%	6.14%
P/E Ratio	23.88	14.72	25.69	366.60
Price / Sales	3.06	39,120.14	4,810.26	86,565.60
Price / Cash	25.14	9.33	27.38	27.87
Price / Book	7.06	2.60	4.62	7.70
Net Income	£246.00M	£299.51M	£791.01M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	0.48%	-0.87%	0.09%	-0.04%
1 Month Performance	6.25%	-2.74%	-1.23%	-1.59%
1 Year Performance	40.07%	22.33%	21.11%	65.54%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
IMI IMI	2.5251 of 5 stars	GBX 2,956.40 +1.3%	GBX 2,772.86 -6.2%	+39.2%	£7.04B	£2.30B	23.88	10,000	Positive News
SMIN Smiths Group	4.0077 of 5 stars	GBX 2,583 -1.1%	GBX 3,128.33 +21.1%	+12.5%	£7.76B	£2.91B	33.63	15,156
WEIR The Weir Group	4.5211 of 5 stars	GBX 2,356 -2.5%	GBX 3,452 +46.5%	-6.5%	£6.12B	£2.56B	24.77	12,391
MRO Melrose Industries	4.7908 of 5 stars	GBX 474.49 -0.2%	GBX 680 +43.3%	-13.4%	£5.91B	£3.59B	16.36	1,570	News Coverage Positive News Insider Trade
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	1.5868 of 5 stars	GBX 6,813.70 -2.2%	GBX 8,012.50 +17.6%	+11.2%	£5.03B	£1.70B	30.80	10,000

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