Does the media prefer SMIN or SPX?

In the previous week, Smiths Group had 2 more articles in the media than Spirax-Sarco Engineering. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Smiths Group and 1 mentions for Spirax-Sarco Engineering. Smiths Group's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat Spirax-Sarco Engineering's score of 0.37 indicating that Smiths Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Smiths Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Spirax-Sarco Engineering 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Which has higher earnings & valuation, IMI or SPX?

IMI has higher revenue and earnings than Spirax-Sarco Engineering. IMI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spirax-Sarco Engineering, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio IMI £2.30B 2.92 £246.00M £123.80 22.62 Spirax-Sarco Engineering £1.70B 2.99 £192.00M £221.20 31.19

Does the media prefer IMI or SPX?

In the previous week, IMI had 5 more articles in the media than Spirax-Sarco Engineering. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for IMI and 1 mentions for Spirax-Sarco Engineering. IMI's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Spirax-Sarco Engineering's score of 0.37 indicating that IMI is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment IMI 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Spirax-Sarco Engineering 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Does the media favor SPX or WEIR?

In the previous week, Spirax-Sarco Engineering and Spirax-Sarco Engineering both had 1 articles in the media. Spirax-Sarco Engineering's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat The Weir Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Spirax-Sarco Engineering is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Spirax-Sarco Engineering 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral The Weir Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Does the media refer more to MRO or SPX?

In the previous week, Melrose Industries and Melrose Industries both had 1 articles in the media. Melrose Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Spirax-Sarco Engineering's score of 0.37 indicating that Melrose Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Melrose Industries 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Spirax-Sarco Engineering 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, SPX or ROR?

Spirax-Sarco Engineering has higher revenue and earnings than Rotork. Rotork is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spirax-Sarco Engineering, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Spirax-Sarco Engineering £1.70B 2.99 £192.00M £221.20 31.19 Rotork £777.30M 3.21 £117.29M £13.70 22.31

Does the media favor SPX or ROR?

In the previous week, Rotork had 1 more articles in the media than Spirax-Sarco Engineering. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Rotork and 1 mentions for Spirax-Sarco Engineering. Spirax-Sarco Engineering's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Rotork's score of 0.34 indicating that Spirax-Sarco Engineering is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Spirax-Sarco Engineering 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Rotork 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Spirax-Sarco Engineering (SPX) Competitors

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SPX vs. SMIN, IMI, WEIR, MRO, and ROR

Should you buy Spirax-Sarco Engineering stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Spirax-Sarco Engineering with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Spirax-Sarco Engineering include Smiths Group (SMIN), IMI (IMI), The Weir Group (WEIR), Melrose Industries (MRO), and Rotork (ROR). These companies are all part of the "specialty industrial machinery" industry.

How does Spirax-Sarco Engineering compare to Smiths Group?

Smiths Group (LON:SMIN) and Spirax-Sarco Engineering (LON:SPX) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Smiths Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Spirax-Sarco Engineering pays an annual dividend of GBX 166.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Smiths Group pays out 59.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Spirax-Sarco Engineering pays out 75.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

83.3% of Smiths Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.4% of Spirax-Sarco Engineering shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Smiths Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Spirax-Sarco Engineering shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Smiths Group has higher revenue and earnings than Spirax-Sarco Engineering. Spirax-Sarco Engineering is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smiths Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Smiths Group	£2.91B	2.57	£245.01M	£76.80	32.17
Spirax-Sarco Engineering	£1.70B	2.99	£192.00M	£221.20	31.19

Smiths Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 3,128.33, suggesting a potential upside of 26.60%. Spirax-Sarco Engineering has a consensus target price of GBX 8,012.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.12%. Given Smiths Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Smiths Group is more favorable than Spirax-Sarco Engineering.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Smiths Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Spirax-Sarco Engineering	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22

Smiths Group has a net margin of 11.39% compared to Spirax-Sarco Engineering's net margin of 9.60%. Spirax-Sarco Engineering's return on equity of 13.86% beat Smiths Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smiths Group	11.39%	13.71%	6.47%
Spirax-Sarco Engineering	9.60%	13.86%	6.93%

In the previous week, Smiths Group had 2 more articles in the media than Spirax-Sarco Engineering. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Smiths Group and 1 mentions for Spirax-Sarco Engineering. Smiths Group's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat Spirax-Sarco Engineering's score of 0.37 indicating that Smiths Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Smiths Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Spirax-Sarco Engineering	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Smiths Group has a beta of 0.725, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Spirax-Sarco Engineering has a beta of 1.149, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Smiths Group beats Spirax-Sarco Engineering on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Spirax-Sarco Engineering compare to IMI?

IMI (LON:IMI) and Spirax-Sarco Engineering (LON:SPX) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.

IMI has higher revenue and earnings than Spirax-Sarco Engineering. IMI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spirax-Sarco Engineering, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
IMI	£2.30B	2.92	£246.00M	£123.80	22.62
Spirax-Sarco Engineering	£1.70B	2.99	£192.00M	£221.20	31.19

87.8% of IMI shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.4% of Spirax-Sarco Engineering shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of IMI shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Spirax-Sarco Engineering shares are owned by 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.

IMI has a net margin of 14.33% compared to Spirax-Sarco Engineering's net margin of 9.60%. IMI's return on equity of 24.91% beat Spirax-Sarco Engineering's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IMI	14.33%	24.91%	9.55%
Spirax-Sarco Engineering	9.60%	13.86%	6.93%

IMI currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,772.86, indicating a potential downside of 0.97%. Spirax-Sarco Engineering has a consensus price target of GBX 8,012.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.12%. Given Spirax-Sarco Engineering's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Spirax-Sarco Engineering is more favorable than IMI.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IMI	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Spirax-Sarco Engineering	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22

IMI pays an annual dividend of GBX 32.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Spirax-Sarco Engineering pays an annual dividend of GBX 166.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. IMI pays out 25.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Spirax-Sarco Engineering pays out 75.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

IMI has a beta of 1.049, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Spirax-Sarco Engineering has a beta of 1.149, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, IMI had 5 more articles in the media than Spirax-Sarco Engineering. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for IMI and 1 mentions for Spirax-Sarco Engineering. IMI's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Spirax-Sarco Engineering's score of 0.37 indicating that IMI is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IMI	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Spirax-Sarco Engineering	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

IMI beats Spirax-Sarco Engineering on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Spirax-Sarco Engineering compare to The Weir Group?

Spirax-Sarco Engineering (LON:SPX) and The Weir Group (LON:WEIR) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

Spirax-Sarco Engineering currently has a consensus target price of GBX 8,012.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.12%. The Weir Group has a consensus target price of GBX 3,452, indicating a potential upside of 44.68%. Given The Weir Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe The Weir Group is more favorable than Spirax-Sarco Engineering.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Spirax-Sarco Engineering	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22
The Weir Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Spirax-Sarco Engineering has a beta of 1.149, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, The Weir Group has a beta of 1.085, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Spirax-Sarco Engineering and Spirax-Sarco Engineering both had 1 articles in the media. Spirax-Sarco Engineering's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat The Weir Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Spirax-Sarco Engineering is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Spirax-Sarco Engineering	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
The Weir Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

The Weir Group has higher revenue and earnings than Spirax-Sarco Engineering. The Weir Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spirax-Sarco Engineering, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Spirax-Sarco Engineering	£1.70B	2.99	£192.00M	£221.20	31.19
The Weir Group	£2.56B	2.42	£218.85M	£95.10	25.09

71.4% of Spirax-Sarco Engineering shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.2% of The Weir Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Spirax-Sarco Engineering shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of The Weir Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Spirax-Sarco Engineering pays an annual dividend of GBX 166.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. The Weir Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 41.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Spirax-Sarco Engineering pays out 75.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The Weir Group pays out 43.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

The Weir Group has a net margin of 9.63% compared to Spirax-Sarco Engineering's net margin of 9.60%. Spirax-Sarco Engineering's return on equity of 13.86% beat The Weir Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Spirax-Sarco Engineering	9.60%	13.86%	6.93%
The Weir Group	9.63%	13.42%	5.84%

Summary

The Weir Group beats Spirax-Sarco Engineering on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Spirax-Sarco Engineering compare to Melrose Industries?

Melrose Industries (LON:MRO) and Spirax-Sarco Engineering (LON:SPX) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Spirax-Sarco Engineering has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Melrose Industries. Melrose Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spirax-Sarco Engineering, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Melrose Industries	£3.59B	1.57	-£38.41M	£29.00	15.62
Spirax-Sarco Engineering	£1.70B	2.99	£192.00M	£221.20	31.19

Melrose Industries currently has a consensus target price of GBX 680, indicating a potential upside of 50.13%. Spirax-Sarco Engineering has a consensus target price of GBX 8,012.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.12%. Given Melrose Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Melrose Industries is more favorable than Spirax-Sarco Engineering.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Melrose Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Spirax-Sarco Engineering	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22

Melrose Industries has a net margin of 10.31% compared to Spirax-Sarco Engineering's net margin of 9.60%. Spirax-Sarco Engineering's return on equity of 13.86% beat Melrose Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Melrose Industries	10.31%	13.03%	0.11%
Spirax-Sarco Engineering	9.60%	13.86%	6.93%

78.5% of Melrose Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.4% of Spirax-Sarco Engineering shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Melrose Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Spirax-Sarco Engineering shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Melrose Industries and Melrose Industries both had 1 articles in the media. Melrose Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Spirax-Sarco Engineering's score of 0.37 indicating that Melrose Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Melrose Industries	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Spirax-Sarco Engineering	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Melrose Industries has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Spirax-Sarco Engineering has a beta of 1.149, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the broader market.

Melrose Industries pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Spirax-Sarco Engineering pays an annual dividend of GBX 166.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Melrose Industries pays out 22.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Spirax-Sarco Engineering pays out 75.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Melrose Industries and Spirax-Sarco Engineering tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Spirax-Sarco Engineering compare to Rotork?

Spirax-Sarco Engineering (LON:SPX) and Rotork (LON:ROR) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Spirax-Sarco Engineering presently has a consensus price target of GBX 8,012.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.12%. Rotork has a consensus price target of GBX 402, suggesting a potential upside of 31.51%. Given Rotork's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Rotork is more favorable than Spirax-Sarco Engineering.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Spirax-Sarco Engineering	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22
Rotork	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Spirax-Sarco Engineering has a beta of 1.149, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Rotork has a beta of 0.971, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

Spirax-Sarco Engineering has higher revenue and earnings than Rotork. Rotork is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spirax-Sarco Engineering, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Spirax-Sarco Engineering	£1.70B	2.99	£192.00M	£221.20	31.19
Rotork	£777.30M	3.21	£117.29M	£13.70	22.31

Rotork has a net margin of 14.85% compared to Spirax-Sarco Engineering's net margin of 9.60%. Rotork's return on equity of 20.10% beat Spirax-Sarco Engineering's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Spirax-Sarco Engineering	9.60%	13.86%	6.93%
Rotork	14.85%	20.10%	14.75%

71.4% of Spirax-Sarco Engineering shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.6% of Rotork shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Spirax-Sarco Engineering shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Rotork shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Rotork had 1 more articles in the media than Spirax-Sarco Engineering. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Rotork and 1 mentions for Spirax-Sarco Engineering. Spirax-Sarco Engineering's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Rotork's score of 0.34 indicating that Spirax-Sarco Engineering is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Spirax-Sarco Engineering	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Rotork	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Spirax-Sarco Engineering pays an annual dividend of GBX 166.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Rotork pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Spirax-Sarco Engineering pays out 75.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Rotork pays out 58.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rotork is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Rotork beats Spirax-Sarco Engineering on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Spirax-Sarco Engineering	Specialty Industrial Machinery Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£5.09B	£7.67B	£9.57B	£2.78B
Dividend Yield	2.44%	2.63%	3.54%	6.13%
P/E Ratio	31.19	14.91	25.08	364.74
Price / Sales	2.99	39,155.13	5,129.22	87,565.33
Price / Cash	27.48	9.33	28.20	27.85
Price / Book	4.38	2.66	5.08	7.71
Net Income	£192.00M	£299.51M	£794.09M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-2.06%	1.50%	0.45%	0.07%
1 Month Performance	-2.79%	4.19%	2.30%	3.26%
1 Year Performance	22.36%	34.27%	30.49%	75.52%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
SPX Spirax-Sarco Engineering	2.6638 of 5 stars	GBX 6,900 +0.5%	GBX 8,012.50 +16.1%	+22.4%	£5.09B	£1.70B	31.19	10,000
SMIN Smiths Group	4.3807 of 5 stars	GBX 2,503 +0.2%	GBX 3,128.33 +25.0%	+13.4%	£7.56B	£2.91B	32.59	15,156
IMI IMI	2.7821 of 5 stars	GBX 2,796 +0.9%	GBX 2,772.86 -0.8%	+41.0%	£6.72B	£2.30B	22.58	10,000
WEIR The Weir Group	3.0549 of 5 stars	GBX 2,468 -0.8%	GBX 3,452 +39.9%	-0.2%	£6.41B	£2.56B	25.95	12,391	News Coverage
MRO Melrose Industries	4.6532 of 5 stars	GBX 482.20 -5.4%	GBX 680 +41.0%	-0.3%	£6.02B	£3.59B	16.63	1,570

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Do analysts prefer SMIN or SPX?

Is SMIN or SPX more profitable?

Does the media prefer SMIN or SPX?

Which has more risk & volatility, SMIN or SPX?

Summary

How does Spirax-Sarco Engineering compare to IMI?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, IMI or SPX?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of IMI or SPX?

Is IMI or SPX more profitable?

Do analysts recommend IMI or SPX?

Is IMI or SPX a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk and volatility, IMI or SPX?

Does the media prefer IMI or SPX?

Summary

How does Spirax-Sarco Engineering compare to The Weir Group?

Do analysts recommend SPX or WEIR?

Which has more risk and volatility, SPX or WEIR?

Does the media favor SPX or WEIR?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SPX or WEIR?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SPX or WEIR?

Is SPX or WEIR a better dividend stock?

Is SPX or WEIR more profitable?

Summary

How does Spirax-Sarco Engineering compare to Melrose Industries?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, MRO or SPX?

Do analysts recommend MRO or SPX?

Is MRO or SPX more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MRO or SPX?

Does the media refer more to MRO or SPX?

Which has more risk & volatility, MRO or SPX?

Is MRO or SPX a better dividend stock?

Summary

How does Spirax-Sarco Engineering compare to Rotork?

Do analysts rate SPX or ROR?

Which has more risk & volatility, SPX or ROR?

Which has better earnings and valuation, SPX or ROR?

Is SPX or ROR more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SPX or ROR?

Does the media favor SPX or ROR?

Is SPX or ROR a better dividend stock?

Summary

Media Sentiment Over Time

SPX vs. The Competition

Spirax-Sarco Engineering Competitors List

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