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Spectris (SXS) Competitors

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GBX 4,018 +18.00 (+0.45%)
As of 07/4/2025

SXS vs. RSW, JDG, SRT, QTX, SDI, KMK, ONDO, 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), Kromek Group (KMK), Ondo InsurTech (ONDO), 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 business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment 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%

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

42.0% of Renishaw shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.6% of Spectris shares are owned by institutional investors. 53.3% of Renishaw shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Spectris shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Renishaw presently has a consensus target price of GBX 4,000, indicating a potential upside of 38.89%. Spectris has a consensus target price of GBX 3,380, indicating a potential downside of 15.88%. Given Renishaw's higher probable 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)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Spectris
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Renishaw£684.93M3.03£96.00M£134.6021.40
Spectris£1.33B3.02£270.93M£269.9914.88

Renishaw pays an annual dividend of GBX 76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Spectris pays an annual dividend of GBX 81 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Renishaw pays out 56.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Spectris pays out 30.0% 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.

In the previous week, Spectris had 7 more articles in the media than Renishaw. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Spectris and 0 mentions for Renishaw. Spectris' average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Renishaw's score of 0.00 indicating that Spectris is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Renishaw Neutral
Spectris Neutral

Summary

Spectris beats Renishaw on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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SXS vs. The Competition

MetricSpectrisScientific & Technical Instruments IndustryComputer SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£4.00B£587.58M£27.83B£2.96B
Dividend Yield2.65%2.78%3.13%5.02%
P/E Ratio14.88116.9537.19147.88
Price / Sales3.02240.932,051.33258,917.23
Price / Cash28.5121.1034.7527.97
Price / Book2.884.457.224.61
Net Income£270.93M£31.06M£763.57M£5.90B
7 Day Performance3.95%0.53%2.80%1.04%
1 Month Performance97.15%10.71%5.52%4.36%
1 Year Performance37.13%27.05%52,212.03%82.36%

Spectris Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SXS
Spectris
1.4365 of 5 stars
GBX 4,018
+0.5%
GBX 3,380
-15.9%
+37.1%£4.00B£1.33B14.887,266Analyst Forecast
RSW
Renishaw
N/AGBX 2,830
-1.0%
GBX 4,000
+41.3%
-21.4%£2.04B£684.93M21.025,166
JDG
Judges Scientific
3.2029 of 5 stars
GBX 8,700
-2.0%
£114.15
+31.2%
-20.2%£571.17M£134.28M38.25682Analyst Forecast
SRT
SRT Marine Systems
N/AGBX 74.36
-0.9%
N/A+155.9%£186.60M£42.30M1,943.5390News Coverage
QTX
Quartix Technologies
N/AGBX 244
flat
N/A+66.4%£118.08M£31.37M-153.51187News Coverage
SDI
SDI Group
N/AGBX 88.80
+2.1%
N/A+38.2%£91.29M£64.90M21.53500
KMK
Kromek Group
N/AGBX 5.80
-0.7%
N/A-22.4%£37.10M£20.85M-10.46166
ONDO
Ondo InsurTech
N/AGBX 22.95
+6.7%
N/A+52.0%£28.40M£3.06M-7.7424Gap Up
RMS
Remote Monitored Systems
N/AN/AN/AN/A£17.46M£104.31K-4.2013Gap Up
High Trading Volume
TRAK
Trakm8
N/AGBX 9.05
+1.1%
N/A+1.1%£5.09M£18.10M-4.20233High Trading Volume
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 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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