NIOX Group (NIOX) Competitors

Smith & Nephew (LON:SN) and NIOX Group (LON:NIOX) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SN or NIOX?

62.2% of Smith & Nephew shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.2% of NIOX Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Smith & Nephew shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 46.7% of NIOX Group 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.

Is SN or NIOX more profitable?

NIOX Group has a net margin of 28.21% compared to Smith & Nephew's net margin of 5.41%. NIOX Group's return on equity of 13.29% beat Smith & Nephew's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smith & Nephew	5.41%	5.85%	4.51%
NIOX Group	28.21%	13.29%	3.95%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SN or NIOX?

NIOX Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Smith & Nephew. Smith & Nephew is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NIOX 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
Smith & Nephew	£7.08B	2.08	£382.79M	£27.77	48.44
NIOX Group	£3.53B	7.79	£995.88M	£0.02	2,764.97

Is SN or NIOX a better dividend stock?

Smith & Nephew pays an annual dividend of GBX 29 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. NIOX Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Smith & Nephew pays out 104.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. NIOX Group pays out 4,126.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Smith & Nephew is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, SN or NIOX?

Smith & Nephew has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NIOX Group has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor SN or NIOX?

In the previous week, Smith & Nephew had 3 more articles in the media than NIOX Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Smith & Nephew and 0 mentions for NIOX Group. Smith & Nephew's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat NIOX Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Smith & Nephew is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Smith & Nephew	Neutral
NIOX Group	Neutral

Do analysts prefer SN or NIOX?

Smith & Nephew currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,379.33, indicating a potential upside of 2.51%. NIOX Group has a consensus price target of GBX 90, indicating a potential upside of 34.33%. Given NIOX Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NIOX Group is more favorable than Smith & Nephew.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Smith & Nephew	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
NIOX Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

NIOX Group beats Smith & Nephew on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.