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Spectris (SXS) Competitors

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GBX 3,972 +2.00 (+0.05%)
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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

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

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
Spectris20.44% 20.13% 5.42%
Renishaw 14.02%10.94%6.85%

76.6% of Spectris shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.0% of Renishaw shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Spectris shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.3% of Renishaw shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Spectris presently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,975, indicating a potential downside of 25.10%. Renishaw has a consensus target price of GBX 4,000, indicating a potential upside of 33.33%. Given Renishaw's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Renishaw is more favorable than Spectris.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Spectris
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Renishaw
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Spectris pays an annual dividend of GBX 81 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Renishaw pays an annual dividend of GBX 76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Spectris pays out 30.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Renishaw pays out 56.5% 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.

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
Spectris£1.33B2.98£270.93M£269.9914.71
Renishaw£684.93M3.16£96.00M£134.6022.29

In the previous week, Spectris and Spectris both had 1 articles in the media. Spectris' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Renishaw's score of 0.00 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
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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

Summary

Spectris beats Renishaw on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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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£3.96B£601.29M£28.45B£3.02B
Dividend Yield2.65%2.78%3.09%5.02%
P/E Ratio14.71122.1133.59165.88
Price / Sales2.98252.211,804.14285,131.44
Price / Cash28.5121.1037.8627.97
Price / Book2.844.687.634.46
Net Income£270.93M£31.06M£779.03M£5.90B
7 Day Performance-0.45%1.83%2.35%3.82%
1 Month Performance18.71%6.59%7.48%9.81%
1 Year Performance28.05%35.84%52,761.55%74.29%

Spectris Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SXS
Spectris
1.5938 of 5 stars
GBX 3,972
+0.1%
GBX 2,975
-25.1%
+28.1%£3.96B£1.33B14.717,266Positive News
RSW
Renishaw
2.2761 of 5 stars
GBX 2,850
+0.5%
GBX 4,000
+40.4%
-21.2%£2.05B£684.93M21.175,166Gap Down
JDG
Judges Scientific
N/AGBX 8,165
-0.9%
£114.15
+39.8%
-29.3%£536.05M£134.28M35.90682Positive News
SRT
SRT Marine Systems
N/AGBX 79.10
-5.3%
N/A+170.5%£198.49M£42.30M2,067.4090
QTX
Quartix Technologies
N/AGBX 229.60
-0.6%
N/A+48.2%£111.11M£31.37M-144.45187
SDI
SDI Group
N/AGBX 94.50
-0.3%
N/A+37.2%£97.15M£64.90M22.91500News Coverage
Gap Down
KMK
Kromek Group
N/AGBX 5.50
flat
N/A-11.8%£35.18M£20.85M-9.92166Gap Down
ONDO
Ondo InsurTech
N/AGBX 22.38
+1.7%
N/A+83.0%£27.69M£3.06M-7.5424
RMS
Remote Monitored Systems
N/AN/AN/AN/A£17.46M£104.31K-4.2013Gap Up
High Trading Volume
TRAK
Trakm8
N/AGBX 9.25
flat
N/AN/A£5.20M£18.10M-4.29233
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 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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