Rotork (ROR) Competitors GBX 338 +3.20 (+0.96%) As of 08:30 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock ROR vs. MRO, SMIN, WEIR, IMI, SPX, BOY, GDWN, MGAM, ITM, and AVGShould you be buying Rotork stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rotork include Melrose Industries (MRO), Smiths Group (SMIN), The Weir Group (WEIR), IMI (IMI), Spirax-Sarco Engineering (SPX), Bodycote (BOY), Goodwin (GDWN), Morgan Advanced Materials (MGAM), ITM Power (ITM), and Avingtrans (AVG). These companies are all part of the "specialty industrial machinery" industry. Rotork vs. Its Competitors Melrose Industries Smiths Group The Weir Group IMI Spirax-Sarco Engineering Bodycote Goodwin Morgan Advanced Materials ITM Power Avingtrans Melrose Industries (LON:MRO) and Rotork (LON:ROR) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation. Do analysts rate MRO or ROR? Melrose Industries presently has a consensus price target of GBX 655, indicating a potential upside of 5.78%. Rotork has a consensus price target of GBX 396.25, indicating a potential upside of 17.23%. Given Rotork's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Rotork is more favorable than Melrose Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Melrose Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Rotork 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Which has more volatility & risk, MRO or ROR? Melrose Industries has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rotork has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MRO or ROR? 83.3% of Melrose Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.9% of Rotork shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Melrose Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Rotork shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is MRO or ROR a better dividend stock? Melrose Industries pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Rotork pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Melrose Industries pays out 24.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rotork pays out 66.2% 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. Which has better valuation & earnings, MRO or ROR? Rotork has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Melrose Industries. Melrose Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rotork, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMelrose Industries£3.45B2.27-£38.41M£0.252,517.07Rotork£760.33M3.69£117.29M£0.122,888.89 Is MRO or ROR more profitable? Rotork has a net margin of 15.98% compared to Melrose Industries' net margin of -1.13%. Rotork's return on equity of 19.42% beat Melrose Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Melrose Industries-1.13% -1.18% 0.11% Rotork 15.98%19.42%14.75% Does the media prefer MRO or ROR? In the previous week, Rotork had 4 more articles in the media than Melrose Industries. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Rotork and 4 mentions for Melrose Industries. Rotork's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Melrose Industries' score of 1.13 indicating that Rotork is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Melrose Industries 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Rotork 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryRotork beats Melrose Industries on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Rotork News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ROR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ROR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRotorkSpecialty Industrial Machinery IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£2.80B£7.02B£7.76B£2.59BDividend Yield2.34%2.75%4.60%5.32%P/E Ratio2,888.89318.08296.374,398.43Price / Sales3.6914,211.111,284.95101,303.35Price / Cash26.149.3328.1427.90Price / Book4.772.904.908.26Net Income£117.29M£298.37M£791.48M£5.89B7 Day Performance-1.00%-1.37%-0.06%0.32%1 Month Performance-1.80%3.36%4.19%2.20%1 Year Performance4.39%19.18%30.02%145.11% Rotork Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RORRotork2.8527 of 5 starsGBX 338+1.0%GBX 396.25+17.2%+3.2%£2.80B£760.33M2,888.893,342MROMelrose Industries2.3783 of 5 starsGBX 639+0.1%GBX 655+2.5%+44.1%£8.12B£3.45B2,597.561,570News CoveragePositive NewsSMINSmiths Group1.9166 of 5 starsGBX 2,414+0.5%N/A+43.1%£7.84B£2.92B2,830.0115,156Positive NewsInsider TradeWEIRThe Weir Group1.3918 of 5 starsGBX 2,780-2.1%GBX 2,772-0.3%+31.9%£7.22B£2.49B2,344.0112,391High Trading VolumeIMIIMI2.2053 of 5 starsGBX 2,300.93-0.4%GBX 2,575+11.9%+28.7%£5.67B£2.20B2,466.1610,000Analyst DowngradeSPXSpirax-Sarco Engineering3.0081 of 5 starsGBX 7,120-2.3%GBX 7,900+11.0%-3.5%£5.25B£1.66B3,234.8910,000BOYBodycote2.3096 of 5 starsGBX 662.76-2.1%GBX 811.67+22.5%+15.5%£1.14B£727.10M4,142.254,833GDWNGoodwinN/A£142.50-4.4%N/A+104.7%£1.07B£219.71M4,355.531,144High Trading VolumeMGAMMorgan Advanced Materials3.4133 of 5 starsGBX 221-2.4%GBX 241.67+9.4%-23.3%£614.67M£1.05B2,255.108,694News CoveragePositive NewsITMITM Power0.8035 of 5 starsGBX 90+3.4%GBX 95+5.6%+77.7%£554.55M£26.04M-1,216.22359High Trading VolumeAVGAvingtransN/AGBX 503.72+0.7%N/A+22.5%£166.88M£156.41M2,708.17732High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MRO Competitors SMIN Competitors WEIR Competitors IMI Competitors SPX Competitors BOY Competitors GDWN Competitors MGAM Competitors ITM Competitors AVG Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:ROR) was last updated on 10/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | SponsoredYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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