RSW vs. SXS, JDG, SRT, QTX, SDI, ONDO, KMK, 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), Ondo InsurTech (ONDO), Kromek Group (KMK), 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 mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
Spectris has higher revenue and earnings than Renishaw. Renishaw is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spectris, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
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 0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Spectris pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.83 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Renishaw pays out 56.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Spectris pays out 144.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Renishaw is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
34.3% of Renishaw shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.2% of Spectris shares are owned by institutional investors. 53.0% of Renishaw shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Spectris shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Renishaw has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spectris has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Renishaw had 10 more articles in the media than Spectris. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Renishaw and 0 mentions for Spectris. Spectris' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Renishaw's score of 0.16 indicating that Spectris is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Renishaw currently has a consensus price target of GBX 3,620, indicating a potential upside of 1.54%. Spectris has a consensus price target of GBX 3,573.50, indicating a potential downside of 12.54%. Given Renishaw's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Renishaw is more favorable than Spectris.
Summary
Renishaw and Spectris tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:RSW) was last updated on 9/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff