JDG vs. SXS, RSW, SRT, QTX, SDI, KMK, ONDO, RMS, TRAK, and OTAQ
Should you be buying Judges Scientific stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Judges Scientific include Spectris (SXS), Renishaw (RSW), SRT Marine Systems (SRT), Quartix Technologies (QTX), SDI Group (SDI), Kromek Group (KMK), Ondo InsurTech (ONDO), Remote Monitored Systems (RMS), Trakm8 (TRAK), and OTAQ (OTAQ). These companies are all part of the "scientific & technical instruments" industry.
Judges Scientific vs. Its Competitors
Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) and Spectris (LON:SXS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Spectris has a net margin of 20.44% compared to Judges Scientific's net margin of 10.99%. Spectris' return on equity of 20.13% beat Judges Scientific's return on equity.
Judges Scientific currently has a consensus price target of £114.15, indicating a potential upside of 48.25%. Spectris has a consensus price target of GBX 3,380, indicating a potential upside of 6.42%. Given Judges Scientific's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Judges Scientific is more favorable than Spectris.
Spectris has higher revenue and earnings than Judges Scientific. Spectris is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Judges Scientific, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Spectris received 397 more outperform votes than Judges Scientific when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.02% of users gave Spectris an outperform vote while only 57.96% of users gave Judges Scientific an outperform vote.
51.6% of Judges Scientific shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.6% of Spectris shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.8% of Judges Scientific shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Spectris shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Judges Scientific has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spectris has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Spectris had 13 more articles in the media than Judges Scientific. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Spectris and 1 mentions for Judges Scientific. Judges Scientific's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Spectris' score of 0.51 indicating that Judges Scientific is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Judges Scientific pays an annual dividend of GBX 98 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Spectris pays an annual dividend of GBX 81 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Judges Scientific pays out 43.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Spectris pays out 30.0% 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. Spectris is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Spectris beats Judges Scientific on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:JDG) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
