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
Spectris (LON:SXS) and Renishaw (LON:RSW) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.
Spectris pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.83 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Renishaw pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Spectris pays out 1.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Renishaw pays out 0.7% 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. Renishaw is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Spectris currently has a consensus target price of GBX 3,573.50, suggesting a potential downside of 12.93%. Renishaw has a consensus target price of GBX 3,920, suggesting a potential upside of 6.23%. Given Renishaw's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Renishaw is more favorable than Spectris.
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.
In the previous week, Renishaw had 1 more articles in the media than Spectris. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Renishaw and 0 mentions for Spectris. Renishaw's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Spectris' score of 0.00 indicating that Renishaw is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
99.2% of Spectris shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.3% of Renishaw shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Spectris shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 52.9% of Renishaw shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
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 a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Renishaw has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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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This page (LON:SXS) was last updated on 10/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
