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GBX 316 -1.00 (-0.32%)
As of 07/31/2026 12:33 PM Eastern

NXR vs. TYMN, GEN, JHD, COD, and SUR

Should you buy Norcros stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Norcros 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 Norcros include Tyman (TYMN), Genuit Group (GEN), James Halstead (JHD), Compagnie de Saint-Gobain (COD), and Sureserve Group (SUR). These companies are all part of the "building products" industry.

How does Norcros compare to Tyman?

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

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Tyman£657.60M0.00£38.20M£0.19N/A
Norcros£393.40M0.72£26.81M£0.301,053.33

Tyman pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share. Norcros pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Tyman pays out 7,368.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Norcros pays out 3,533.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Norcros is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Norcros had 3 more articles in the media than Tyman. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Norcros and 0 mentions for Tyman. Norcros' average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Tyman's score of 0.00 indicating that Norcros is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Tyman Neutral
Norcros Neutral

Tyman has a net margin of 5.81% compared to Norcros' net margin of 0.08%. Tyman's return on equity of 7.16% beat Norcros' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Tyman5.81% 7.16% 4.88%
Norcros 0.08%0.15%6.15%

Norcros has a consensus price target of GBX 470, suggesting a potential upside of 48.73%. Given Norcros' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Norcros is more favorable than Tyman.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Tyman
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Norcros
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

90.9% of Tyman shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.6% of Norcros shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Tyman shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 35.2% of Norcros shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Tyman has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Norcros has a beta of 1.039, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Norcros beats Tyman on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Norcros compare to Genuit Group?

Genuit Group (LON:GEN) and Norcros (LON:NXR) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Norcros has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Genuit Group. Genuit Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Norcros, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Genuit Group£602.10M1.15£23.57M£17.8015.43
Norcros£393.40M0.72£26.81M£0.301,053.33

74.4% of Genuit Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.6% of Norcros shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Genuit Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 35.2% of Norcros shares are held by 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.

Genuit Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 430.40, suggesting a potential upside of 56.66%. Norcros has a consensus price target of GBX 470, suggesting a potential upside of 48.73%. Given Genuit Group's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Genuit Group is more favorable than Norcros.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Genuit Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Norcros
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Genuit Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 12.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Norcros pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Genuit Group pays out 70.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Norcros pays out 3,533.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Genuit Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Norcros had 3 more articles in the media than Genuit Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Norcros and 0 mentions for Genuit Group. Norcros' average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Genuit Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Norcros is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Genuit Group Neutral
Norcros Neutral

Genuit Group has a net margin of 7.51% compared to Norcros' net margin of 0.08%. Genuit Group's return on equity of 6.89% beat Norcros' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Genuit Group7.51% 6.89% 4.59%
Norcros 0.08%0.15%6.15%

Genuit Group has a beta of 1.463, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Norcros has a beta of 1.039, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Genuit Group beats Norcros on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Norcros compare to James Halstead?

Norcros (LON:NXR) and James Halstead (LON:JHD) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

James Halstead has a net margin of 14.59% compared to Norcros' net margin of 0.08%. James Halstead's return on equity of 20.94% beat Norcros' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Norcros0.08% 0.15% 6.15%
James Halstead 14.59%20.94%13.68%

Norcros has a beta of 1.039, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, James Halstead has a beta of 0.299, suggesting that its share price is 70% less volatile than the broader market.

James Halstead has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Norcros. James Halstead is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Norcros, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Norcros£393.40M0.72£26.81M£0.301,053.33
James Halstead£259.07M1.93£41.67M£9.1013.19

Norcros presently has a consensus target price of GBX 470, indicating a potential upside of 48.73%. Given Norcros' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Norcros is more favorable than James Halstead.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Norcros
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
James Halstead
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

67.6% of Norcros shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.2% of James Halstead shares are held by institutional investors. 35.2% of Norcros shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of James Halstead shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Norcros had 2 more articles in the media than James Halstead. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Norcros and 1 mentions for James Halstead. James Halstead's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Norcros' score of 0.45 indicating that James Halstead is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Norcros
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
James Halstead
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Norcros pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. James Halstead pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Norcros pays out 3,533.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. James Halstead pays out 96.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. James Halstead is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Norcros and James Halstead tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Norcros compare to Compagnie de Saint-Gobain?

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain (LON:COD) and Norcros (LON:NXR) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment and valuation.

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Norcros has a beta of 1.039, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Norcros had 3 more articles in the media than Compagnie de Saint-Gobain. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Norcros and 0 mentions for Compagnie de Saint-Gobain. Norcros' average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Compagnie de Saint-Gobain's score of 0.00 indicating that Norcros is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain Neutral
Norcros Neutral

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain has higher revenue and earnings than Norcros. Compagnie de Saint-Gobain is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Norcros, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain£46.96B0.01£282.60B£562.000.16
Norcros£393.40M0.72£26.81M£0.301,053.33

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain has a net margin of 4.59% compared to Norcros' net margin of 0.08%. Compagnie de Saint-Gobain's return on equity of 10.70% beat Norcros' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain4.59% 10.70% 5.45%
Norcros 0.08%0.15%6.15%

Norcros has a consensus price target of GBX 470, suggesting a potential upside of 48.73%. Given Norcros' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Norcros is more favorable than Compagnie de Saint-Gobain.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Norcros
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain pays an annual dividend of GBX 220 per share and has a dividend yield of 247.7%. Norcros pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Compagnie de Saint-Gobain pays out 39.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Norcros pays out 3,533.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Compagnie de Saint-Gobain is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

50.9% of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.6% of Norcros shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 35.2% of Norcros shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Norcros beats Compagnie de Saint-Gobain on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Norcros compare to Sureserve Group?

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

Norcros has a beta of 1.039, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Sureserve Group has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market.

67.6% of Norcros shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.8% of Sureserve Group shares are held by institutional investors. 35.2% of Norcros shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.1% of Sureserve Group shares are held by 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.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Norcros£393.40M0.72£26.81M£0.301,053.33
Sureserve Group£304.16M0.00£14.77M£0.09N/A

Norcros currently has a consensus price target of GBX 470, indicating a potential upside of 48.73%. Given Norcros' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Norcros is more favorable than Sureserve Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Norcros
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Sureserve Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, Norcros had 3 more articles in the media than Sureserve Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Norcros and 0 mentions for Sureserve Group. Norcros' average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Sureserve Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Norcros is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Norcros Neutral
Sureserve Group Neutral

Sureserve Group has a net margin of 3.82% compared to Norcros' net margin of 0.08%. Sureserve Group's return on equity of 19.74% beat Norcros' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Norcros0.08% 0.15% 6.15%
Sureserve Group 3.82%19.74%7.08%

Summary

Norcros beats Sureserve Group on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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NXR vs. The Competition

MetricNorcrosBuilding Products IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£283.12M£8.46B£10.63B£2.78B
Dividend Yield3.56%2.14%120.66%6.15%
P/E Ratio1,053.3363.4227.51368.29
Price / Sales0.7218.56310.8883,501.19
Price / Cash5.2214.7924.2227.89
Price / Book1.274.124.477.04
Net Income£26.81M£4.96B£610.22M£5.89B
7 Day Performance0.64%-1.58%0.25%6.44%
1 Month Performance5.33%-3.40%-2.63%0.09%
1 Year Performance11.27%-0.76%12.03%63.74%

Norcros Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NXR
Norcros
2.9794 of 5 stars
GBX 316
-0.3%
GBX 470
+48.7%
+7.8%£283.12M£393.40M1,053.332,400
TYMN
Tyman
N/AN/AN/AN/A£775.94M£657.60M2,094.743,476
GEN
Genuit Group
4.348 of 5 stars
GBX 274.74
+0.1%
GBX 430.40
+56.7%
-29.6%£692.56M£602.10M15.432,700
JHD
James Halstead
N/AGBX 120
-0.8%
N/A-18.4%£499.69M£259.07M13.19860
COD
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain
N/AGBX 88.80
flat
N/A-11.7%£437.78M£46.96B0.16159,145

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This page (LON:NXR) was last updated on 8/1/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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