RHI Magnesita (RHIM) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, RHIM or MRO?

RHI Magnesita has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Melrose Industries has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, RHIM or MRO?

RHI Magnesita has higher revenue and earnings than Melrose Industries. Melrose Industries 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
RHI Magnesita	£4.18B	0.41	£217.75M	£318.98	9.45
Melrose Industries	£3.41B	2.00	-£38.41M	-£2.96	-178.71

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RHIM or MRO?

42.1% of RHI Magnesita shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of Melrose Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 42.2% of RHI Magnesita shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Melrose Industries 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.

Does the media prefer RHIM or MRO?

In the previous week, Melrose Industries had 3 more articles in the media than RHI Magnesita. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Melrose Industries and 2 mentions for RHI Magnesita. RHI Magnesita's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Melrose Industries' score of 0.26 indicating that RHI Magnesita is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Is RHIM or MRO a better dividend stock?

RHI Magnesita pays an annual dividend of GBX 156 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Melrose Industries pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. RHI Magnesita pays out 48.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Melrose Industries pays out -202.9% 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.

Do analysts prefer RHIM or MRO?

RHI Magnesita presently has a consensus target price of GBX 4,150, suggesting a potential upside of 37.65%. Melrose Industries has a consensus target price of GBX 553.33, suggesting a potential upside of 4.72%. Given RHI Magnesita's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe RHI Magnesita is more favorable than Melrose Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RHI Magnesita	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Melrose Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is RHIM or MRO more profitable?

RHI Magnesita has a net margin of 5.20% compared to Melrose Industries' net margin of -1.13%. RHI Magnesita's return on equity of 15.28% beat Melrose Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RHI Magnesita	5.20%	15.28%	4.04%
Melrose Industries	-1.13%	-1.18%	0.11%

Summary

RHI Magnesita beats Melrose Industries on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.