Spectris (OTCMKTS:SEPJY) and Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk and profitability.
Risk and Volatility
Spectris has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yara International ASA has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Spectris and Yara International ASA's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Spectris | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Yara International ASA | 3.10% | 10.26% | 5.26% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Spectris and Yara International ASA's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Spectris | $2.08 billion | 1.65 | $298.92 million | $1.07 | 13.80 |
Yara International ASA | $12.94 billion | 1.04 | $599 million | $1.55 | 16.23 |
Yara International ASA has higher revenue and earnings than Spectris. Spectris is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Yara International ASA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
0.1% of Yara International ASA shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Dividends
Spectris pays an annual dividend of $0.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Yara International ASA pays an annual dividend of $1.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Spectris pays out 34.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Yara International ASA pays out 86.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Spectris and Yara International ASA, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Spectris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Yara International ASA | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2.25 |
Summary
Yara International ASA beats Spectris on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.