RR vs. KNOS, SOI, MTW, NVT, ATS, CARR, VEND, DCI, TRT, and SYM
Should you be buying Rolls-Royce Holdings plc stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc include Kainos Group (KNOS), Schroder Oriental Income (SOI), Mattioli Woods (MTW), Northern Venture Trust (NVT), Artemis Alpha Trust (ATS), Carr's Group (CARR), Ventus VCT D (VEND), DCI Advisors (DCI), Transense Technologies (TRT), and Symphony Environmental Technologies (SYM). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc vs. Its Competitors
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (LON:RR) and Kainos Group (LON:KNOS) are both machinery companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Kainos Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Rolls-Royce Holdings plc pays out 43.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kainos Group pays out 100.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Rolls-Royce Holdings plc is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, Rolls-Royce Holdings plc had 5 more articles in the media than Kainos Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Rolls-Royce Holdings plc and 4 mentions for Kainos Group. Rolls-Royce Holdings plc's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Kainos Group's score of 0.46 indicating that Rolls-Royce Holdings plc is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc has a net margin of 13.08% compared to Kainos Group's net margin of 12.74%. Kainos Group's return on equity of 33.12% beat Rolls-Royce Holdings plc's return on equity.
63.3% of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.8% of Kainos Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.6% of Kainos Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc has higher revenue and earnings than Kainos Group. Rolls-Royce Holdings plc is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kainos Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc has a beta of 1.82, meaning that its share price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kainos Group has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,188.67, suggesting a potential upside of 4.27%. Kainos Group has a consensus price target of GBX 1,041.67, suggesting a potential upside of 10.52%. Given Kainos Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kainos Group is more favorable than Rolls-Royce Holdings plc.
Summary
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc beats Kainos Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:RR) was last updated on 10/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
