RFX vs. MSI, JAR, JARB, FIH, STRL, VCBC, BASK, RGP, PHSC, and AUCT
Should you be buying Ramsdens stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ramsdens include MS INTERNATIONAL (MSI), Jardine Matheson (JAR), Jardine Matheson (JARB), FIH group (FIH), Stirling Industries (STRL), Vertu Capital (VCBC), Baskerville Capital (BASK), Ross Group (RGP), PHSC (PHSC), and Auctus Growth PLC (AUCT.L) (AUCT). These companies are all part of the "conglomerates" industry.
Ramsdens vs. Its Competitors
MS INTERNATIONAL (LON:MSI) and Ramsdens (LON:RFX) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.
MS INTERNATIONAL has a net margin of 10.49% compared to Ramsdens' net margin of 8.78%. MS INTERNATIONAL's return on equity of 24.42% beat Ramsdens' return on equity.
MS INTERNATIONAL has higher revenue and earnings than Ramsdens. Ramsdens is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MS INTERNATIONAL, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
MS INTERNATIONAL has a beta of 0.04, indicating that its share price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ramsdens has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.
MS INTERNATIONAL pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Ramsdens pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. MS INTERNATIONAL pays out 24.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ramsdens pays out 36.7% 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.
0.0% of MS INTERNATIONAL shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.9% of Ramsdens shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.5% of MS INTERNATIONAL shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Ramsdens shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, MS INTERNATIONAL and MS INTERNATIONAL both had 1 articles in the media. MS INTERNATIONAL's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Ramsdens' score of 0.30 indicating that MS INTERNATIONAL is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
MS INTERNATIONAL beats Ramsdens on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:RFX) was last updated on 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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