Spectris (SXS) Competitors

Spectris (LON:SXS) and Renishaw (LON:RSW) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility & risk, SXS or RSW?

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SXS or RSW?

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 insiders. Comparatively, 53.0% of Renishaw shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SXS or RSW more profitable?

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
Spectris	20.44%	20.13%	5.42%
Renishaw	14.02%	10.94%	6.85%

Which has better earnings & valuation, SXS or RSW?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Spectris	£1.35B	3.02	£270.93M	£0.58	7,097.22
Renishaw	£702.21M	3.31	£96.00M	£1.34	2,379.00

Does the media prefer SXS or RSW?

In the previous week, Spectris and Spectris both had 1 articles in the media. Spectris' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Renishaw's score of 0.85 indicating that Spectris is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Is SXS or RSW a better dividend stock?

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 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 pays out 56.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Renishaw is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend SXS or RSW?

Spectris currently has a consensus price target of GBX 3,573.50, indicating a potential downside of 12.59%. Renishaw has a consensus price target of GBX 3,620, indicating a potential upside of 13.30%. 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
Spectris	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Renishaw	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Spectris beats Renishaw on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.