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LON:SXS

Spectris (SXS) Competitors

GBX 3,695
+15.00 (+0.41%)
(As of 04:35 PM ET)
Compare
Today's Range
3,670
3,763
50-Day Range
3,485
3,840
52-Week Range
2,654
3,883.85
Volume
97,675 shs
Average Volume
254,087 shs
Market Capitalization
£3.87 billion
P/E Ratio
3,485.85
Dividend Yield
2.03%
Price Target
GBX 3,668.33

SXS vs. RMV, FBT, SOPH, RSW, SCT, CCC, WISE, AUTO, DARK, and MCRO

Should you be buying Spectris stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Spectris include Rightmove (RMV), First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF (FBT), Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) (SOPH), Renishaw (RSW), Softcat (SCT), Computacenter (CCC), Wise (WISE), Auto Trader Group (AUTO), Darktrace (DARK), and Micro Focus International (MCRO). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

Spectris vs.

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

In the previous week, Rightmove had 1 more articles in the media than Spectris. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Rightmove and 1 mentions for Spectris. Rightmove's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Spectris' average media sentiment score.

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

Rightmove has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spectris has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Rightmove currently has a consensus target price of GBX 582.63, suggesting a potential upside of 9.74%. Spectris has a consensus target price of GBX 3,668.33, suggesting a potential downside of 0.72%. Given Rightmove's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Rightmove is more favorable than Spectris.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Rightmove
2 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Spectris
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40

Spectris received 28 more outperform votes than Rightmove when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.11% of users gave Spectris an outperform vote while only 59.49% of users gave Rightmove an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
RightmoveOutperform Votes
489
59.49%
Underperform Votes
333
40.51%
SpectrisOutperform Votes
517
65.11%
Underperform Votes
277
34.89%

Rightmove has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Spectris. Rightmove 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
Rightmove£332.62 million13.06£195.68 million£0.242,212.09
Spectris£1.33 billion2.91£114.80 million£1.063,485.85

Rightmove has a net margin of 58.83% compared to Spectris' net margin of 30.25%. Rightmove's return on equity of 282.17% beat Spectris' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Rightmove 58.83% 282.17% 144.11%
Spectris 30.25% 8.51% 6.07%

Rightmove pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Spectris pays an annual dividend of GBX 75 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Rightmove pays out 3,750.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Spectris pays out 7,075.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

69.6% of Rightmove shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.7% of Spectris shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Rightmove shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Spectris shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Rightmove and Spectris tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SXS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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£3.87B£334.42M£15.12B£1.34B
Dividend Yield2.08%2.12%4.64%13.28%
P/E Ratio3,485.85987.15303.711,661.15
Price / Sales2.911,221.84822.4145,770.45
Price / Cash28.5119.6726.3532.94
Price / Book2.693.9017.372.57
Net Income£114.80M£8.86M£528.23M£214.44M
7 Day Performance1.09%2.16%1.67%-0.48%
1 Month Performance-1.70%1.90%4.41%7.37%
1 Year Performance23.79%-6.61%-4.09%1.94%

Spectris Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
RMV
Rightmove
1.3108 of 5 stars
GBX 524.80
-0.8%
GBX 581.67
+10.8%
-12.8%£4.30B£332.62M2,186.67614
FBT
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF
0 of 5 stars
GBX 1,508.40
-1.3%
N/A+13.8%£4.46B£870,310.00-1,371.2720
SOPH
Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)
0 of 5 stars
GBX 580.40
+1.0%
N/A+0.0%£2.99B£726.90M341.413,381
RSW
Renishaw
0.6526 of 5 stars
GBX 3,904
+2.4%
GBX 3,450
-11.6%
-0.4%£2.84B£693.58M2,395.094,832News Coverage
Gap Up
SCT
Softcat
1.8334 of 5 stars
GBX 1,351
+2.0%
GBX 1,755
+29.9%
-4.3%£2.70B£1.01B2,501.851,681Analyst Report
News Coverage
Gap Down
CCC
Computacenter
1.3167 of 5 stars
GBX 2,342
+0.1%
GBX 2,674
+14.2%
-8.5%£2.67B£6.47B1,472.9617,992
WISE
Wise
0.8802 of 5 stars
GBX 536
-0.9%
GBX 525
-2.1%
+57.7%£5.47B£721.80M10,720.002,400High Trading Volume
AUTO
Auto Trader Group
1.0764 of 5 stars
GBX 621.40
-0.8%
GBX 624.86
+0.6%
+6.9%£5.69B£467.10M2,390.00980Dividend Increase
News Coverage
DARK
Darktrace
1.548 of 5 stars
GBX 265.60
+2.2%
GBX 436.80
+64.5%
-22.9%£1.87B£483.87M-26,560.001,758
MCRO
Micro Focus International
0 of 5 stars
GBX 532
flat
N/AN/A£1.80B£2.74B-5.1711,355High Trading Volume

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This page (LON:SXS) was last updated on 6/1/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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