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WEIR vs. SMIN, IMI, MRO, SPX, and ROR

Should you buy The Weir Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares The Weir Group with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with The Weir Group include Smiths Group (SMIN), IMI (IMI), Melrose Industries (MRO), Spirax-Sarco Engineering (SPX), and Rotork (ROR). These companies are all part of the "specialty industrial machinery" industry.

How does The Weir Group compare to Smiths Group?

The Weir Group (LON:WEIR) and Smiths Group (LON:SMIN) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Smiths Group has a net margin of 11.39% compared to The Weir Group's net margin of 9.63%. Smiths Group's return on equity of 13.71% beat The Weir Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
The Weir Group9.63% 13.42% 5.84%
Smiths Group 11.39%13.71%6.47%

The Weir Group has a beta of 1.085, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Smiths Group has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the broader market.

The Weir Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 41.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Smiths Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. The Weir Group pays out 43.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Smiths Group pays out 59.9% 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.

83.0% of The Weir Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.3% of Smiths Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of The Weir Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Smiths Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Smiths Group has higher revenue and earnings than The Weir Group. The Weir Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smiths Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
The Weir Group£2.56B2.41£218.85M£95.1025.05
Smiths Group£2.91B2.59£245.01M£76.8032.60

The Weir Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 3,452, suggesting a potential upside of 44.92%. Smiths Group has a consensus price target of GBX 3,128.33, suggesting a potential upside of 24.93%. Given The Weir Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe The Weir Group is more favorable than Smiths Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
The Weir Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.89
Smiths Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

In the previous week, The Weir Group and The Weir Group both had 2 articles in the media. Smiths Group's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat The Weir Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Smiths Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
The Weir Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Smiths Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Smiths Group beats The Weir Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does The Weir Group compare to IMI?

The Weir Group (LON:WEIR) and IMI (LON:IMI) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

In the previous week, IMI had 3 more articles in the media than The Weir Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for IMI and 2 mentions for The Weir Group. IMI's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat The Weir Group's score of 0.00 indicating that IMI is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
The Weir Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
IMI
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

IMI has lower revenue, but higher earnings than The Weir Group. IMI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Weir Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
The Weir Group£2.56B2.41£218.85M£95.1025.05
IMI£2.30B2.93£246.00M£123.8022.89

The Weir Group has a beta of 1.085, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, IMI has a beta of 1.049, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the broader market.

The Weir Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 41.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. IMI pays an annual dividend of GBX 32.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. The Weir Group pays out 43.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. IMI pays out 25.9% 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.

IMI has a net margin of 14.33% compared to The Weir Group's net margin of 9.63%. IMI's return on equity of 24.91% beat The Weir Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
The Weir Group9.63% 13.42% 5.84%
IMI 14.33%24.91%9.55%

The Weir Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 3,452, indicating a potential upside of 44.92%. IMI has a consensus price target of GBX 2,772.86, indicating a potential downside of 2.16%. Given The Weir Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe The Weir Group is more favorable than IMI.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
The Weir Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.89
IMI
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86

83.0% of The Weir Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of IMI shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of The Weir Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of IMI shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

IMI beats The Weir Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does The Weir Group compare to Melrose Industries?

The Weir Group (LON:WEIR) and Melrose Industries (LON:MRO) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

The Weir Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 41.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Melrose Industries pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. The Weir Group pays out 43.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Melrose Industries pays out 22.1% 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.

The Weir Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Melrose Industries. Melrose Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Weir Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
The Weir Group£2.56B2.41£218.85M£95.1025.05
Melrose Industries£3.59B1.60-£38.41M£29.0015.93

Melrose Industries has a net margin of 10.31% compared to The Weir Group's net margin of 9.63%. The Weir Group's return on equity of 13.42% beat Melrose Industries' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
The Weir Group9.63% 13.42% 5.84%
Melrose Industries 10.31%13.03%0.11%

The Weir Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 3,452, suggesting a potential upside of 44.92%. Melrose Industries has a consensus target price of GBX 680, suggesting a potential upside of 47.22%. Given Melrose Industries' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Melrose Industries is more favorable than The Weir Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
The Weir Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.89
Melrose Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

83.0% of The Weir Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.4% of Melrose Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of The Weir Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Melrose Industries shares are held by company 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.

In the previous week, The Weir Group and The Weir Group both had 2 articles in the media. Melrose Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat The Weir Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Melrose Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
The Weir Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Melrose Industries
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

The Weir Group has a beta of 1.085, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Melrose Industries has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

The Weir Group beats Melrose Industries on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does The Weir Group compare to Spirax-Sarco Engineering?

The Weir Group (LON:WEIR) and Spirax-Sarco Engineering (LON:SPX) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

The Weir Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 3,452, suggesting a potential upside of 44.92%. Spirax-Sarco Engineering has a consensus price target of GBX 8,012.50, suggesting a potential upside of 18.97%. Given The Weir Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe The Weir Group is more favorable than Spirax-Sarco Engineering.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
The Weir Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.89
Spirax-Sarco Engineering
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.22

The Weir Group has a net margin of 9.63% compared to Spirax-Sarco Engineering's net margin of 9.60%. Spirax-Sarco Engineering's return on equity of 13.86% beat The Weir Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
The Weir Group9.63% 13.42% 5.84%
Spirax-Sarco Engineering 9.60%13.86%6.93%

83.0% of The Weir Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.9% of Spirax-Sarco Engineering shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of The Weir Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Spirax-Sarco Engineering shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

The Weir Group has higher revenue and earnings than Spirax-Sarco Engineering. The Weir Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spirax-Sarco Engineering, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
The Weir Group£2.56B2.41£218.85M£95.1025.05
Spirax-Sarco Engineering£1.70B2.92£192.00M£221.2030.45

The Weir Group has a beta of 1.085, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Spirax-Sarco Engineering has a beta of 1.131, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, The Weir Group had 1 more articles in the media than Spirax-Sarco Engineering. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for The Weir Group and 1 mentions for Spirax-Sarco Engineering. The Weir Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Spirax-Sarco Engineering'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
The Weir Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Spirax-Sarco Engineering
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

The Weir Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 41.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Spirax-Sarco Engineering pays an annual dividend of GBX 166.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. The Weir Group pays out 43.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Spirax-Sarco Engineering pays out 75.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

The Weir Group beats Spirax-Sarco Engineering on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does The Weir Group compare to Rotork?

The Weir Group (LON:WEIR) and Rotork (LON:ROR) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Rotork has a net margin of 14.85% compared to The Weir Group's net margin of 9.63%. Rotork's return on equity of 20.10% beat The Weir Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
The Weir Group9.63% 13.42% 5.84%
Rotork 14.85%20.10%14.75%

The Weir Group has higher revenue and earnings than Rotork. Rotork is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Weir Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
The Weir Group£2.56B2.41£218.85M£95.1025.05
Rotork£777.30M3.18£117.29M£13.7022.20

83.0% of The Weir Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.0% of Rotork shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of The Weir Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Rotork shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

The Weir Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 41.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Rotork pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. The Weir Group pays out 43.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rotork pays out 58.0% 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.

The Weir Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 3,452, indicating a potential upside of 44.92%. Rotork has a consensus price target of GBX 402, indicating a potential upside of 32.15%. Given The Weir Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe The Weir Group is more favorable than Rotork.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
The Weir Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.89
Rotork
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

In the previous week, The Weir Group had 2 more articles in the media than Rotork. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for The Weir Group and 0 mentions for Rotork. Rotork's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat The Weir Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Rotork is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
The Weir Group Neutral
Rotork Positive

The Weir Group has a beta of 1.085, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Rotork has a beta of 0.975, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

The Weir Group beats Rotork on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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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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WEIR vs. The Competition

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MetricThe Weir GroupSpecialty Industrial Machinery IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£6.18B£7.44B£9.39B£2.75B
Dividend Yield1.76%2.63%3.54%6.16%
P/E Ratio25.0514.6625.02366.36
Price / Sales2.4139,123.694,995.5586,921.95
Price / Cash9.439.3327.3727.85
Price / Book3.522.614.797.68
Net Income£218.85M£299.51M£793.53M£5.89B
7 Day Performance0.27%0.11%1.97%-0.72%
1 Month Performance-4.72%-0.15%2,655.37%1.79%
1 Year Performance-2.14%28.49%29.86%72.53%

The Weir Group Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WEIR
The Weir Group
3.38 of 5 stars		GBX 2,382
-1.8%		GBX 3,452
+44.9%		-0.3%£6.18B£2.56B25.0512,391
SMIN
Smiths Group
4.6291 of 5 stars		GBX 2,452
-0.2%		GBX 3,128.33
+27.6%		+13.0%£7.41B£2.91B31.9315,156
IMI
IMI
2.3942 of 5 stars		GBX 2,770
-0.4%		GBX 2,772.86
+0.1%		+42.4%£6.66B£2.30B22.3710,000
MRO
Melrose Industries
4.6773 of 5 stars		GBX 448.80
-2.4%		GBX 680
+51.5%		-0.2%£5.60B£3.59B15.481,570
SPX
Spirax-Sarco Engineering
2.3428 of 5 stars		GBX 6,865
flat		GBX 8,012.50
+16.7%		+18.6%£5.07B£1.70B31.0410,000

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