Rotork (ROR) Competitors

Rotork (LON:ROR) and Smiths Group (LON:SMIN) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Is ROR or SMIN more profitable?

Rotork has a net margin of 15.98% compared to Smiths Group's net margin of 7.98%. Rotork's return on equity of 19.42% beat Smiths Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rotork	15.98%	19.42%	14.75%
Smiths Group	7.98%	11.54%	6.47%

Does the media refer more to ROR or SMIN?

In the previous week, Rotork had 2 more articles in the media than Smiths Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Rotork and 1 mentions for Smiths Group. Smiths Group's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Rotork's score of 0.71 indicating that Smiths Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Is ROR or SMIN a better dividend stock?

Rotork pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Smiths Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Rotork pays out 50.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Smiths Group pays out 61.1% 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. Rotork is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer ROR or SMIN?

Rotork presently has a consensus target price of GBX 396.25, suggesting a potential upside of 13.58%. Given Rotork's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Rotork is more favorable than Smiths Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rotork	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Smiths Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility and risk, ROR or SMIN?

Rotork has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smiths Group has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ROR or SMIN?

70.6% of Rotork shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Smiths Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Rotork shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Smiths Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings & valuation, ROR or SMIN?

Smiths Group has higher revenue and earnings than Rotork. Rotork 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
Rotork	£734.24M	4.01	£117.29M	£13.89	25.11
Smiths Group	£3.07B	2.64	£245.01M	£71.98	33.04

Summary

Rotork beats Smiths Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.