Does the media prefer SYM or RBN?

In the previous week, Symphony Environmental Technologies and Symphony Environmental Technologies both had 1 articles in the media. Symphony Environmental Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Robinson'saverage media sentiment score. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Symphony Environmental Technologies 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Robinson 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, RBN or CRU?

Robinson has higher revenue and earnings than Coral Products. Coral Products is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Robinson, 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 Robinson £57.50M 0.37 £541.00K £10.60 11.94 Coral Products £33.26M 0.14 -£908.66K £2.14 2.41

Does the media favor RBN or CRU?

In the previous week, Robinson and Robinson both had 1 articles in the media. Coral Products' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Robinson's score of 0.00 indicating that Coral Products is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Robinson 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Coral Products 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Do analysts recommend SWR or RBN?

Smurfit Westrock (di) presently has a consensus target price of GBX 4,200, indicating a potential upside of 25.04%. Given Smurfit Westrock (di)'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Smurfit Westrock (di) is more favorable than Robinson. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Smurfit Westrock (di) 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Robinson 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Robinson (RBN) Competitors

GBX 126.55 -0.45 (-0.35%)

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RBN vs. RM2, SYM, CRU, SWR, and IPC

Should you buy Robinson stock or one of its competitors? Robinson's main competitors and comparable companies include RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L) (RM2), Symphony Environmental Technologies (SYM), Coral Products (CRU), Smurfit Westrock (di) (SWR), and International Paper Company (di) (IPC). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "containers & packaging" industry.

How does Robinson compare to RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L)?

Robinson (LON:RBN) and RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L) (LON:RM2) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

In the previous week, Robinson had 1 more articles in the media than RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L). MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Robinson and 0 mentions for RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L). Robinson's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L)'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Robinson	Neutral
RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L)	Neutral

Robinson has a net margin of 3.10% compared to RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L)'s net margin of 0.00%. Robinson's return on equity of 6.90% beat RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Robinson	3.10%	6.90%	2.58%
RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L)	N/A	N/A	N/A

0.0% of Robinson shares are held by institutional investors. 12.1% of Robinson shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Robinson has higher revenue and earnings than RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L). RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Robinson, 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
Robinson	£57.50M	0.37	£541.00K	£10.60	11.94
RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L)	£5.49M	0.00	N/A	-£692.00	N/A

Summary

Robinson beats RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L) on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Robinson compare to Symphony Environmental Technologies?

Symphony Environmental Technologies (LON:SYM) and Robinson (LON:RBN) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.

Symphony Environmental Technologies has a beta of 0.762, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Robinson has a beta of 0.08, meaning that its share price is 92% less volatile than the broader market.

Robinson has higher revenue and earnings than Symphony Environmental Technologies. Symphony Environmental Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Robinson, 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
Symphony Environmental Technologies	£5.73M	2.68	-£2.16M	-£1.08	N/A
Robinson	£57.50M	0.37	£541.00K	£10.60	11.94

4.7% of Symphony Environmental Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Robinson shares are held by institutional investors. 18.8% of Symphony Environmental Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of Robinson shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Symphony Environmental Technologies and Symphony Environmental Technologies both had 1 articles in the media. Symphony Environmental Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Robinson'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Symphony Environmental Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Robinson	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Robinson has a net margin of 3.10% compared to Symphony Environmental Technologies' net margin of -43.53%. Robinson's return on equity of 6.90% beat Symphony Environmental Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Symphony Environmental Technologies	-43.53%	-1,282.78%	-18.50%
Robinson	3.10%	6.90%	2.58%

Summary

Robinson beats Symphony Environmental Technologies on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Robinson compare to Coral Products?

Robinson (LON:RBN) and Coral Products (LON:CRU) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Robinson and Robinson both had 1 articles in the media. Coral Products' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Robinson's score of 0.00 indicating that Coral Products is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Robinson	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Coral Products	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Coral Products has a net margin of 5.39% compared to Robinson's net margin of 3.10%. Coral Products' return on equity of 14.91% beat Robinson's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Robinson	3.10%	6.90%	2.58%
Coral Products	5.39%	14.91%	0.70%

0.0% of Robinson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.8% of Coral Products shares are held by institutional investors. 12.1% of Robinson shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.0% of Coral Products 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.

Robinson has higher revenue and earnings than Coral Products. Coral Products is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Robinson, 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
Robinson	£57.50M	0.37	£541.00K	£10.60	11.94
Coral Products	£33.26M	0.14	-£908.66K	£2.14	2.41

Robinson has a beta of 0.08, suggesting that its share price is 92% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Coral Products has a beta of 0.307, suggesting that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market.

Robinson pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Coral Products pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Robinson pays out 56.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Coral Products pays out 11.7% 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. Coral Products is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Coral Products beats Robinson on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Robinson compare to Smurfit Westrock (di)?

Smurfit Westrock (di) (LON:SWR) and Robinson (LON:RBN) are both materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Smurfit Westrock (di) pays an annual dividend of GBX 174.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Robinson pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Smurfit Westrock (di) pays out 242.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Robinson pays out 56.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Smurfit Westrock (di) presently has a consensus target price of GBX 4,200, indicating a potential upside of 25.04%. Given Smurfit Westrock (di)'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Smurfit Westrock (di) is more favorable than Robinson.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Smurfit Westrock (di)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Robinson	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

In the previous week, Robinson had 1 more articles in the media than Smurfit Westrock (di). MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Robinson and 0 mentions for Smurfit Westrock (di). Smurfit Westrock (di)'s average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Robinson'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Smurfit Westrock (di)	Neutral
Robinson	Neutral

Robinson has a net margin of 3.10% compared to Smurfit Westrock (di)'s net margin of 0.00%. Robinson's return on equity of 6.90% beat Smurfit Westrock (di)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smurfit Westrock (di)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Robinson	3.10%	6.90%	2.58%

Robinson has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Smurfit Westrock (di). Robinson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smurfit Westrock (di), 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
Smurfit Westrock (di)	£31.24B	0.56	N/A	£72.00	46.65
Robinson	£57.50M	0.37	£541.00K	£10.60	11.94

84.7% of Smurfit Westrock (di) shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Robinson shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Smurfit Westrock (di) shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of Robinson shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Smurfit Westrock (di) beats Robinson on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Robinson compare to International Paper Company (di)?

International Paper Company (di) (LON:IPC) and Robinson (LON:RBN) are both materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

International Paper Company (di) pays an annual dividend of GBX 185 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Robinson pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. International Paper Company (di) pays out -27.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Robinson pays out 56.6% 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. International Paper Company (di) is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Robinson has a net margin of 3.10% compared to International Paper Company (di)'s net margin of 0.00%. Robinson's return on equity of 6.90% beat International Paper Company (di)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
International Paper Company (di)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Robinson	3.10%	6.90%	2.58%

International Paper Company (di) presently has a consensus target price of GBX 4,600, indicating a potential upside of 81.10%. Given International Paper Company (di)'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe International Paper Company (di) is more favorable than Robinson.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
International Paper Company (di)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Robinson	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

99.4% of International Paper Company (di) shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Robinson shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of International Paper Company (di) shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of Robinson shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Robinson has lower revenue, but higher earnings than International Paper Company (di). International Paper Company (di) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Robinson, 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
International Paper Company (di)	£24.20B	0.56	N/A	-£680.00	N/A
Robinson	£57.50M	0.37	£541.00K	£10.60	11.94

In the previous week, Robinson had 1 more articles in the media than International Paper Company (di). MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Robinson and 0 mentions for International Paper Company (di). International Paper Company (di)'s average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Robinson'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
International Paper Company (di)	Neutral
Robinson	Neutral

Summary

International Paper Company (di) beats Robinson on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding RBN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.

Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.

RBN vs. The Competition

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Metric	Robinson	Containers & Packaging Industry	Materials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£21.20M	£6.33B	£4.92B	£2.87B
Dividend Yield	4.74%	3.02%	4.68%	6.23%
P/E Ratio	11.94	17.23	26.19	366.83
Price / Sales	0.37	13.76	4,792.64	83,599.70
Price / Cash	6.25	-1.31	26.92	27.89
Price / Book	0.84	2.72	10.24	6.33
Net Income	£541.00K	£181.58M	£158.16M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	0.77%	-2.36%	-1.45%	-0.69%
1 Month Performance	-4.49%	-3.16%	7.08%	0.18%
1 Year Performance	-9.74%	-0.54%	37.22%	20.03%

Robinson Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
RBN Robinson	N/A	GBX 126.55 -0.4%	N/A	-9.7%	£21.20M	£57.50M	11.94	346
RM2 RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£28.89M	£5.49M	N/A	93	Gap Up High Trading Volume
SYM Symphony Environmental Technologies	N/A	GBX 6.50 -7.1%	N/A	-27.8%	£15.36M	£5.73M	N/A	1,120	News Coverage Gap Up
CRU Coral Products	N/A	GBX 4.80 -6.8%	N/A	-55.8%	£4.26M	£33.26M	2.24	186	News Coverage Gap Down
SWR Smurfit Westrock (di)	1.7337 of 5 stars	GBX 3,359 flat	GBX 4,200 +25.0%	N/A	£17.62B	£31.24B	46.65	N/A

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Robinson (RBN) Competitors

RBN vs. RM2, SYM, CRU, SWR, and IPC

How does Robinson compare to RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L)?

Does the media refer more to RBN or RM2?

Is RBN or RM2 more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in RBN or RM2?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, RBN or RM2?

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How does Robinson compare to Symphony Environmental Technologies?

Which has more volatility and risk, SYM or RBN?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SYM or RBN?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SYM or RBN?

Does the media prefer SYM or RBN?

Is SYM or RBN more profitable?

Summary

How does Robinson compare to Coral Products?

Does the media favor RBN or CRU?

Is RBN or CRU more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RBN or CRU?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, RBN or CRU?

Which has more risk & volatility, RBN or CRU?

Is RBN or CRU a better dividend stock?

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How does Robinson compare to Smurfit Westrock (di)?

Is SWR or RBN a better dividend stock?

Do analysts recommend SWR or RBN?

Does the media favor SWR or RBN?

Is SWR or RBN more profitable?

Which has better valuation and earnings, SWR or RBN?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SWR or RBN?

Summary

How does Robinson compare to International Paper Company (di)?

Is IPC or RBN a better dividend stock?

Is IPC or RBN more profitable?

Do analysts recommend IPC or RBN?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of IPC or RBN?

Which has better valuation and earnings, IPC or RBN?

Does the media favor IPC or RBN?

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Robinson Competitors List

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