RHI Magnesita (RHIM) Competitors

Smiths Group (LON:SMIN) and RHI Magnesita (LON:RHIM) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in SMIN or RHIM?

72.2% of Smiths Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.1% of RHI Magnesita shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Smiths Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 42.2% of RHI Magnesita shares are owned 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, SMIN or RHIM?

Smiths Group has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RHI Magnesita has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor SMIN or RHIM?

In the previous week, Smiths Group had 3 more articles in the media than RHI Magnesita. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Smiths Group and 1 mentions for RHI Magnesita. Smiths Group's average media sentiment score of 0.21 beat RHI Magnesita's score of 0.00 indicating that Smiths Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Smiths Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
RHI Magnesita	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is SMIN or RHIM more profitable?

Smiths Group has a net margin of 7.98% compared to RHI Magnesita's net margin of 5.20%. RHI Magnesita's return on equity of 13.95% beat Smiths Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smiths Group	7.98%	10.78%	6.47%
RHI Magnesita	5.20%	13.95%	4.04%

Which has better earnings and valuation, SMIN or RHIM?

Smiths Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than RHI Magnesita. RHI Magnesita is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smiths Group, 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
Smiths Group	£3.13B	2.10	£250M	£0.72	2,663.89
RHI Magnesita	£3.57B	0.45	£185.60M	£3.21	1,070.09

Do analysts recommend SMIN or RHIM?

Smiths Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,015, indicating a potential upside of 5.06%. RHI Magnesita has a consensus target price of GBX 3,983.33, indicating a potential upside of 15.96%. Given RHI Magnesita's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe RHI Magnesita is more favorable than Smiths Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Smiths Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
RHI Magnesita	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SMIN or RHIM?

Smiths Group received 323 more outperform votes than RHI Magnesita when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.31% of users gave RHI Magnesita an outperform vote while only 62.48% of users gave Smiths Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Smiths Group	Outperform Votes 453 62.48%	Underperform Votes 272 37.52%
RHI Magnesita	Outperform Votes 130 78.31%	Underperform Votes 36 21.69%

Is SMIN or RHIM a better dividend stock?

Smiths Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. RHI Magnesita pays an annual dividend of GBX 156 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Smiths Group pays out 6,111.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. RHI Magnesita pays out 4,859.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. RHI Magnesita is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Smiths Group beats RHI Magnesita on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.