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
Spectris (LON:SXS) and Renishaw (LON:RSW) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings and risk.
76.6% of Spectris shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.0% of Renishaw shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Spectris shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 53.3% of Renishaw shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Spectris and Spectris both had 2 articles in the media. Spectris' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Renishaw'saverage media sentiment score.
Spectris pays an annual dividend of GBX 81 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Renishaw pays an annual dividend of GBX 76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Spectris pays out 30.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Renishaw pays out 56.5% 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.
Spectris has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Renishaw has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Spectris currently has a consensus target price of GBX 3,380, suggesting a potential downside of 15.25%. Renishaw has a consensus target price of GBX 4,000, suggesting a potential upside of 39.86%. Given Renishaw's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Renishaw is more favorable than Spectris.
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.
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.
Summary
Spectris beats Renishaw on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (LON:RSW) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
