Relx (REL) Competitors GBX 3,937 -35.00 (-0.88%) As of 07/25/2025 12:26 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainabilityBuy This Stock REL vs. III, RTO, WPP, FOUR, HRI, RSG, OCN, PAY, LOOK, and CSNShould you be buying Relx stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Relx include 3i Group (III), Rentokil Initial (RTO), WPP (WPP), 4imprint Group (FOUR), Herald (HRI), Resolute Mining (RSG), Ocean Wilsons (OCN), PayPoint (PAY), Lookers (LOOK), and Chesnara (CSN). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Relx vs. Its Competitors 3i Group Rentokil Initial WPP 4imprint Group Herald Resolute Mining Ocean Wilsons PayPoint Lookers Chesnara 3i Group (LON:III) and Relx (LON:REL) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and earnings. Does the media refer more to III or REL? In the previous week, Relx had 6 more articles in the media than 3i Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Relx and 7 mentions for 3i Group. Relx's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat 3i Group's score of 0.24 indicating that Relx is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment 3i Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Relx 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer III or REL? 3i Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 4,850, suggesting a potential upside of 16.72%. Relx has a consensus price target of GBX 4,920, suggesting a potential upside of 24.97%. Given Relx's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Relx is more favorable than 3i Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score 3i Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Relx 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of III or REL? 66.1% of 3i Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.5% of Relx shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of 3i Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Relx shares are held by 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. Which has more risk & volatility, III or REL? 3i Group has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Relx has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is III or REL a better dividend stock? 3i Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 61 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Relx pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. 3i Group pays out 15.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Relx pays out 59.9% 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. Is III or REL more profitable? 3i Group has a net margin of 96.45% compared to Relx's net margin of 20.34%. Relx's return on equity of 56.71% beat 3i Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets 3i Group96.45% 19.97% 12.09% Relx 20.34%56.71%11.74% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, III or REL? 3i Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Relx. 3i Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Relx, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio3i Group£3.97B10.11£3.83B£396.4810.48Relx£9.09B8.01£1.85B£100.1839.30 Summary3i Group beats Relx on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Relx News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for REL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding REL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart REL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRelxSpecialty Business Services IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£72.80B£6.86B£7.86B£3.02BDividend Yield1.45%4.93%4.55%5.02%P/E Ratio39.3033.3925.69160.65Price / Sales8.01140.09101.31278,114.26Price / Cash440.5740.5427.9227.97Price / Book23.407.804.464.70Net Income£1.85B£144.67M£795.63M£5.90B7 Day Performance-0.97%-0.16%1.43%0.40%1 Month Performance1.60%1.21%5.66%7.09%1 Year Performance8.99%40.28%32.03%73.21% Relx Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RELRelx1.7429 of 5 starsGBX 3,937-0.9%GBX 4,920+25.0%+9.9%£72.80B£9.09B39.3035,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastIII3i Group3.2898 of 5 starsGBX 4,342-0.2%GBX 4,850+11.7%+38.8%£41.92B£3.97B10.951,340News CoverageAnalyst ForecastRTORentokil Initial4.336 of 5 starsGBX 355.30-0.1%GBX 478.33+34.6%-17.4%£8.90B£5.38B22.7962,931WPPWPP2.4917 of 5 starsGBX 414.80+0.2%GBX 715+72.4%-41.1%£4.47B£14.89B21.91115,500Trending NewsFOUR4imprint Group3.6237 of 5 starsGBX 3,650-0.1%GBX 7,365+101.8%-37.3%£1.29B£1.71B11.622,300HRIHeraldN/AGBX 2,415+0.4%N/A+12.0%£1.22B£162.63M6.976,600News CoverageNegative NewsEarnings ReportRSGResolute Mining1.922 of 5 starsGBX 31.50-4.3%GBX 45+42.9%+0.0%£839.27M£817.76M68.4240,000News CoverageOCNOcean WilsonsN/AGBX 1,440+2.9%N/A+16.8%£634.90M£647.52M10.2974,200PAYPayPointN/AGBX 762flatN/A+12.3%£545.67M£301.14M15.651,260News CoverageDividend IncreaseLOOKLookersN/AN/AN/AN/A£503.22M£4.48B811.2538Positive NewsCSNChesnaraN/AGBX 269+0.2%N/A+2.6%£409.30M£412.72M98.115,700 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies III Alternatives RTO Alternatives WPP Alternatives FOUR Alternatives HRI Alternatives RSG Alternatives OCN Alternatives PAY Alternatives LOOK Alternatives CSN Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:REL) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy AMZN, GOOG, MSFT might destroy NVDAInvesting Legend Hints the End May be Near for These 3 Iconic Stocks Futurist Eric Fry say Amazon, Tesla an...InvestorPlace | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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