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Spectris (SXS) Competitors

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GBX 4,096 +10.00 (+0.24%)
As of 10/7/2025 12:14 PM Eastern

SXS vs. RSW, JDG, SRT, QTX, SDI, ONDO, KMK, RMS, TRAK, and OTAQ

Should you be buying Spectris stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Spectris include Renishaw (RSW), 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.

Spectris vs. Its Competitors

Renishaw (LON:RSW) and Spectris (LON:SXS) 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, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Renishaw14.02% 10.94% 6.85%
Spectris 20.44%20.13%5.42%

In the previous week, Renishaw had 2 more articles in the media than Spectris. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Renishaw and 1 mentions for Spectris. Renishaw's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Spectris' score of 0.00 indicating that Renishaw is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Renishaw
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Spectris
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

34.3% of Renishaw shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.2% of Spectris shares are held by institutional investors. 52.9% of Renishaw shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Spectris shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Renishaw presently has a consensus target price of GBX 3,620, indicating a potential downside of 2.43%. Spectris has a consensus target price of GBX 3,573.50, indicating a potential downside of 12.76%. Given Renishaw's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Renishaw is more favorable than Spectris.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Renishaw
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Spectris
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Renishaw has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spectris has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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 66.1% 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.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Renishaw£713.04M3.78£96.00M£1.153,220.49
Spectris£1.35B3.03£270.93M£0.587,111.11

Summary

Renishaw beats Spectris on 10 of the 18 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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SXS vs. The Competition

MetricSpectrisScientific & Technical Instruments IndustryComputer SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£4.06B£703.03M£33.21B£2.61B
Dividend Yield2.07%2.75%3.16%5.29%
P/E Ratio7,111.11992.49495.374,431.92
Price / Sales3.03327.832,035.1999,742.78
Price / Cash28.5121.1037.8827.90
Price / Book2.935.727.538.66
Net Income£270.93M£31.06M£819.01M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-0.33%5.27%1.64%0.17%
1 Month Performance0.15%10.94%9.20%5.36%
1 Year Performance63.45%47.19%24,047.07%164.07%

Spectris Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SXS
Spectris
0.5517 of 5 stars
GBX 4,096
+0.2%
GBX 3,573.50
-12.8%
+59.5%£4.06B£1.35B7,111.117,266
RSW
Renishaw
0.924 of 5 stars
GBX 3,575.29
+1.7%
GBX 3,620
+1.3%
+0.7%£2.60B£713.04M2,662.165,166High Trading Volume
JDG
Judges Scientific
3.4732 of 5 stars
GBX 6,280
-0.3%
GBX 7,900
+25.8%
-36.3%£417.56M£143M4,072.63682Positive News
SRT
SRT Marine Systems
N/AGBX 91
flat
N/A+87.5%£228.61M£17.17M-2,527.7890News Coverage
High Trading Volume
QTX
Quartix Technologies
N/AGBX 282
-2.1%
N/A+105.5%£136.57M£33.93M2,591.91187News Coverage
Positive News
High Trading Volume
SDI
SDI Group
N/AGBX 90.05
-1.0%
N/A+74.5%£94.15M£66.18M2,363.52500
ONDO
Ondo InsurTech
N/AGBX 35
+2.9%
N/A+143.2%£48.43M£3.87M-648.1524Positive News
KMK
Kromek Group
N/AGBX 6.30
-0.9%
N/A-17.3%£41.26M£26.51M-630.00166
RMS
Remote Monitored Systems
N/AN/AN/AN/A£17.46M£104.31K-4.2013Gap Up
High Trading Volume
TRAK
Trakm8
N/AGBX 9.25
flat
N/AN/A£5.20M£18.10M-4.29233
OTAQ
OTAQ
N/AN/AN/AN/A£3.04M£4.29M-1.1942Gap Down

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This page (LON:SXS) was last updated on 10/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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