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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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