RSW vs. SXS, JDG, QTX, SDI, SRT, KMK, RMS, ONDO, 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), Quartix Technologies (QTX), SDI Group (SDI), SRT Marine Systems (SRT), Kromek Group (KMK), Remote Monitored Systems (RMS), Ondo InsurTech (ONDO), Trakm8 (TRAK), and OTAQ (OTAQ). These companies are all part of the "scientific & technical instruments" industry.
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 dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, profitability and risk.
In the previous week, Spectris had 5 more articles in the media than Renishaw. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Spectris and 0 mentions for Renishaw. Spectris' average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Renishaw's score of 0.00 indicating that Spectris is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Renishaw has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spectris has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Spectris received 306 more outperform votes than Renishaw when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.85% of users gave Spectris an outperform vote while only 55.19% of users gave Renishaw an outperform vote.
Renishaw has a net margin of 14.48% compared to Spectris' net margin of 10.03%. Renishaw's return on equity of 11.31% beat Spectris' 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.
42.9% of Renishaw shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Renishaw pays an annual dividend of GBX 76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Spectris pays an annual dividend of GBX 79 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Renishaw pays out 5,671.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Spectris pays out 5,683.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Spectris has a consensus target price of GBX 6,132.50, indicating a potential upside of 98.21%. Given Spectris' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Spectris is more favorable than Renishaw.
Summary
Spectris beats Renishaw on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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