Renold (RNO) Competitors

Goodwin (LON:GDWN) and Renold (LON:RNO) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Is GDWN or RNO a better dividend stock?

Goodwin pays an annual dividend of GBX 133 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Renold pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Goodwin pays out 59.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Renold pays out 12.3% 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.

Does the media prefer GDWN or RNO?

In the previous week, Goodwin had 6 more articles in the media than Renold. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Goodwin and 1 mentions for Renold. Goodwin's average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat Renold's score of 0.00 indicating that Goodwin is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Goodwin	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Renold	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GDWN or RNO?

Renold has higher revenue and earnings than Goodwin. Renold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Goodwin, 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
Goodwin	£193.95M	3.83	£17.14M	£221.95	43.97
Renold	£280.18M	0.69	£19.85M	£8.10	9.95

Do analysts rate GDWN or RNO?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Goodwin	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Renold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals believe in GDWN or RNO?

2.6% of Goodwin shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.1% of Renold shares are held by institutional investors. 67.2% of Goodwin shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 37.8% of Renold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GDWN or RNO more profitable?

Goodwin has a net margin of 8.84% compared to Renold's net margin of 7.08%. Renold's return on equity of 32.63% beat Goodwin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Goodwin	8.84%	14.13%	6.15%
Renold	7.08%	32.63%	6.89%

Which has more risk & volatility, GDWN or RNO?

Goodwin has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Renold has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Renold beats Goodwin on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.