Standex International (SXI) Competitors

RBC Bearings (NYSE:RBC) and Standex International (NYSE:SXI) are both mid-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and risk.

Do analysts rate RBC or SXI?

RBC Bearings presently has a consensus price target of $284.71, indicating a potential downside of 2.54%. Standex International has a consensus price target of $191.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.21%. Given RBC Bearings' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Standex International is more favorable than RBC Bearings.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RBC Bearings	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Standex International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to RBC or SXI?

In the previous week, RBC Bearings had 2 more articles in the media than Standex International. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for RBC Bearings and 5 mentions for Standex International. RBC Bearings' average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Standex International's score of 0.62 indicating that Standex International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RBC Bearings	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Standex International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RBC or SXI?

90.4% of Standex International shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of RBC Bearings shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Standex International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, RBC or SXI?

RBC Bearings has higher revenue and earnings than Standex International. Standex International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RBC Bearings, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
RBC Bearings	$1.56B	5.41	$209.90M	$6.40	45.65
Standex International	$741.05M	2.96	$138.99M	$6.18	30.24

Is RBC or SXI more profitable?

RBC Bearings has a net margin of 13.45% compared to RBC Bearings' net margin of 10.11%. RBC Bearings' return on equity of 13.72% beat Standex International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RBC Bearings	13.45%	9.81%	5.58%
Standex International	10.11%	13.72%	8.37%

Which has more volatility & risk, RBC or SXI?

RBC Bearings has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Standex International has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RBC or SXI?

Standex International received 33 more outperform votes than RBC Bearings when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.54% of users gave Standex International an outperform vote while only 55.30% of users gave RBC Bearings an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
RBC Bearings	Outperform Votes 240 55.30%	Underperform Votes 194 44.70%
Standex International	Outperform Votes 273 64.54%	Underperform Votes 150 35.46%

Summary

RBC Bearings beats Standex International on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.