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Judges Scientific (JDG) Competitors

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GBX 8,220 -180.00 (-2.14%)
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JDG vs. RSW, SRT, QTX, SDI, KMK, ONDO, RMS, TRAK, OTAQ, and NNN

Should you be buying Judges Scientific stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Judges Scientific include Renishaw (RSW), SRT Marine Systems (SRT), Quartix Technologies (QTX), SDI Group (SDI), Kromek Group (KMK), Ondo InsurTech (ONDO), Remote Monitored Systems (RMS), Trakm8 (TRAK), OTAQ (OTAQ), and nanosynth group (NNN). These companies are all part of the "scientific & technical instruments" industry.

Judges Scientific vs.

Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) and Renishaw (LON:RSW) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and community ranking.

Renishaw has a net margin of 14.02% compared to Judges Scientific's net margin of 10.99%. Judges Scientific's return on equity of 17.56% beat Renishaw's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Judges Scientific10.99% 17.56% 7.35%
Renishaw 14.02%10.94%6.85%

Renishaw has higher revenue and earnings than Judges Scientific. Renishaw is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Judges Scientific, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Judges Scientific£134.28M4.04£14.75M£227.4636.36
Renishaw£684.93M2.74£96.00M£134.6019.32

Judges Scientific has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Renishaw has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Judges Scientific pays an annual dividend of GBX 98 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Renishaw pays an annual dividend of GBX 76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Judges Scientific pays out 43.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Renishaw pays out 56.5% 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.

Renishaw received 87 more outperform votes than Judges Scientific when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.96% of users gave Judges Scientific an outperform vote while only 55.05% of users gave Renishaw an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Judges ScientificOutperform Votes
131
57.96%
Underperform Votes
95
42.04%
RenishawOutperform Votes
218
55.05%
Underperform Votes
178
44.95%

Judges Scientific presently has a consensus target price of £114.15, suggesting a potential upside of 38.01%. Renishaw has a consensus target price of GBX 4,000, suggesting a potential upside of 53.85%. Given Renishaw's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Renishaw is more favorable than Judges Scientific.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Judges Scientific
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Renishaw
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

In the previous week, Judges Scientific had 1 more articles in the media than Renishaw. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Judges Scientific and 0 mentions for Renishaw. Judges Scientific's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Renishaw'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Judges Scientific Neutral
Renishaw Neutral

51.6% of Judges Scientific shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.0% of Renishaw shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.8% of Judges Scientific shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 53.3% of Renishaw shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Judges Scientific beats Renishaw on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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JDG vs. The Competition

MetricJudges ScientificScientific & Technical Instruments IndustryComputer SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£543.02M£413.79M£25.31B£2.65B
Dividend Yield1.31%2.78%2.89%5.05%
P/E Ratio36.3694.3944.69134.23
Price / Sales4.04230.702,076.31226,037.92
Price / Cash14.5721.1034.7828.02
Price / Book6.273.826.653.78
Net Income£14.75M£31.06M£739.99M£5.88B
7 Day Performance-0.59%-0.67%-0.53%0.35%
1 Month Performance29.24%20.03%13.12%21.78%
1 Year Performance-24.12%18.62%52,669.18%120.73%

Judges Scientific Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
JDG
Judges Scientific
3.1494 of 5 stars
GBX 8,220
-2.1%
£114.15
+38.9%
-22.2%£539.66M£134.28M36.14682
RSW
Renishaw
N/AGBX 2,736.81
+0.2%
GBX 4,000
+46.2%
-34.4%£1.97B£684.93M20.335,166
SRT
SRT Marine Systems
N/AGBX 62.40
-1.7%
N/A+176.3%£156.58M£42.30M1,630.9290
QTX
Quartix Technologies
N/AGBX 246.20
-1.9%
N/A+85.7%£119.14M£31.37M-154.90187News Coverage
SDI
SDI Group
N/AGBX 60
+2.4%
N/A+4.3%£61.69M£64.90M14.55500
KMK
Kromek Group
N/AGBX 5.83
-2.0%
N/A-16.5%£37.29M£20.85M-10.51166
ONDO
Ondo InsurTech
N/AGBX 27
flat
N/A+72.6%£33.41M£3.06M-9.1024
RMS
Remote Monitored Systems
N/AN/AN/AN/A£17.46M£104,309.00-4.2013News Coverage
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
TRAK
Trakm8
N/AGBX 8.71
-0.5%
N/A-2.2%£4.89M£18.10M-4.04233
OTAQ
OTAQ
N/AN/AN/AN/A£3.04M£4.29M-1.1942Gap Down
NNN
nanosynth group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.58M£85,650.00-1.1280High Trading Volume

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This page (LON:JDG) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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