RR vs. KNOS, SOI, MTW, NVT, ATS, CARR, VEND, DCI, SYM, and TRT
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), Symphony Environmental Technologies (SYM), and Transense Technologies (TRT). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc vs. Its Competitors
Kainos Group (LON:KNOS) and Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (LON:RR) are both machinery companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and profitability.
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.
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 an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. 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 pays out 43.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rolls-Royce Holdings plc is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
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.
Kainos Group has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rolls-Royce Holdings plc has a beta of 1.82, suggesting that its share price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500.
33.8% of Kainos Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.3% of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.5% of Kainos Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Kainos Group had 30 more articles in the media than Rolls-Royce Holdings plc. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Kainos Group and 4 mentions for Rolls-Royce Holdings plc. Rolls-Royce Holdings plc's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Kainos Group's score of 0.35 indicating that Rolls-Royce Holdings plc is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Kainos Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,070, suggesting a potential upside of 22.79%. Rolls-Royce Holdings plc has a consensus target price of GBX 1,188.67, suggesting a potential upside of 10.52%. Given Kainos Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Kainos Group is more favorable than Rolls-Royce Holdings plc.
Summary
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc beats Kainos Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:RR) was last updated on 9/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
