RSW vs. SXS, JDG, SRT, QTX, SDI, KMK, ONDO, RMS, TRAK, and OTAQ
Should you be buying Renishaw stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Renishaw include Spectris (SXS), Judges Scientific (JDG), SRT Marine Systems (SRT), Quartix Technologies (QTX), SDI Group (SDI), Kromek Group (KMK), Ondo InsurTech (ONDO), Remote Monitored Systems (RMS), Trakm8 (TRAK), and OTAQ (OTAQ). These companies are all part of the "scientific & technical instruments" industry.
Renishaw vs. Its Competitors
Renishaw (LON:RSW) and Spectris (LON:SXS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, valuation, earnings and risk.
Spectris has higher revenue and earnings than Renishaw. Spectris is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Renishaw, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Renishaw has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spectris has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Renishaw presently has a consensus price target of GBX 4,000, indicating a potential upside of 46.52%. Spectris has a consensus price target of GBX 3,380, indicating a potential upside of 4.39%. Given Renishaw's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Renishaw is more favorable than Spectris.
Spectris received 310 more outperform votes than Renishaw when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.02% of users gave Spectris an outperform vote while only 55.05% of users gave Renishaw an outperform vote.
42.0% of Renishaw shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.6% of Spectris shares are held by institutional investors. 53.3% of Renishaw shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Spectris shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Spectris had 14 more articles in the media than Renishaw. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Spectris and 0 mentions for Renishaw. Spectris' average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Renishaw's score of 0.00 indicating that Spectris is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Spectris has a net margin of 20.44% compared to Renishaw's net margin of 14.02%. Spectris' return on equity of 20.13% beat Renishaw's return on equity.
Renishaw pays an annual dividend of GBX 76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Spectris pays an annual dividend of GBX 81 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Renishaw pays out 56.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Spectris pays out 30.0% 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.
Summary
Spectris beats Renishaw on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:RSW) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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