RHI Magnesita (RHIM) Competitors

Cobham (LON:COB) and RHI Magnesita (LON:RHIM) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Does the media prefer COB or RHIM?

In the previous week, Cobham had 4 more articles in the media than RHI Magnesita. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Cobham and 0 mentions for RHI Magnesita. Cobham's average media sentiment score of 0.08 beat RHI Magnesita's score of 0.00 indicating that Cobham is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cobham	Neutral
RHI Magnesita	Neutral

Do analysts rate COB or RHIM?

RHI Magnesita has a consensus target price of GBX 3,295, indicating a potential upside of 60.34%. Given RHI Magnesita's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe RHI Magnesita is more favorable than Cobham.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cobham	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
RHI Magnesita	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Do institutionals and insiders believe in COB or RHIM?

16.9% of RHI Magnesita shares are held by institutional investors. 8.1% of RHI Magnesita shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is COB or RHIM more profitable?

RHI Magnesita has a net margin of 5.20% compared to Cobham's net margin of 0.00%. RHI Magnesita's return on equity of 15.28% beat Cobham's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cobham	N/A	N/A	N/A
RHI Magnesita	5.20%	15.28%	4.04%

Which has better earnings and valuation, COB or RHIM?

RHI Magnesita has higher revenue and earnings than Cobham. Cobham is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RHI Magnesita, 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
Cobham	£1.97B	0.00	N/A	-£1.90	N/A
RHI Magnesita	£3.44B	0.28	£217.75M	£0.98	2,096.94

Summary

RHI Magnesita beats Cobham on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.