Dr. Martens (DOCS) Competitors GBX 52 -0.90 (-1.70%) As of 12:36 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock DOCS vs. RMG, TEM, SPT, GEN, WIX, YOU, CNIC, NET, SRAD, and SLPShould you be buying Dr. Martens stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dr. Martens include Royal Mail (RMG), Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEM), Spirent Communications (SPT), Genuit Group (GEN), Wickes Group (WIX), YouGov (YOU), CentralNic Group (CNIC), Netcall (NET), Stelrad Group (SRAD), and Sylvania Platinum (SLP). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Dr. Martens vs. Royal Mail Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust Spirent Communications Genuit Group Wickes Group YouGov CentralNic Group Netcall Stelrad Group Sylvania Platinum Royal Mail (LON:RMG) and Dr. Martens (LON:DOCS) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking. Is RMG or DOCS a better dividend stock? Royal Mail pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.17 per share. Dr. Martens pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Royal Mail pays out 27.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dr. Martens pays out 42.5% 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. Do institutionals & insiders believe in RMG or DOCS? 69.5% of Dr. Martens shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of Dr. Martens shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RMG or DOCS? Royal Mail received 513 more outperform votes than Dr. Martens when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 91.67% of users gave Dr. Martens an outperform vote while only 54.30% of users gave Royal Mail an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRoyal MailOutperform Votes52454.30% Underperform Votes44145.70% Dr. MartensOutperform Votes1191.67% Underperform Votes18.33% Does the media refer more to RMG or DOCS? In the previous week, Dr. Martens had 4 more articles in the media than Royal Mail. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Dr. Martens and 0 mentions for Royal Mail. Dr. Martens' average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Royal Mail's score of 0.00 indicating that Dr. Martens is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Royal Mail Neutral Dr. Martens Positive Is RMG or DOCS more profitable? Dr. Martens has a net margin of 7.89% compared to Royal Mail's net margin of 0.00%. Dr. Martens' return on equity of 18.91% beat Royal Mail's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Royal MailN/A N/A N/A Dr. Martens 7.89%18.91%8.12% Which has better earnings and valuation, RMG or DOCS? Dr. Martens has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Royal Mail. Royal Mail is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dr. Martens, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRoyal Mail£12.71B0.00N/A£0.61N/ADr. Martens£874.20M0.58£68.97M£7.057.37 SummaryDr. Martens beats Royal Mail on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Dr. Martens News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DOCS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart DOCS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDr. MartensFootwear & Accessories IndustryCyclical SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£504.80M£11.05B£3.18B£2.60BDividend Yield1.36%1.71%3.53%4.82%P/E Ratio7.3719.0820.28141.21Price / Sales0.5823.3059.73281,678.09Price / Cash14.2920.2830.5527.94Price / Book1.383.643.144.61Net Income£68.97M£168.67M£258.15M£5.78B7 Day Performance-2.16%-1.00%0.00%1.37%1 Month Performance-20.79%-9.04%15.44%7.22%1 Year Performance-40.74%-6.97%1,599.34%108.14% Dr. Martens Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DOCSDr. MartensN/AGBX 52-1.7%N/A-40.4%£504.80M£874.20M7.37890Dividend CutInsider TradeGap UpRMGRoyal MailN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.98B£12.71B339.34100TEMTempleton Emerging Markets Investment TrustN/AGBX 174.60-0.2%N/A+13.3%£1.82B£160.96M14.00N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSPTSpirent Communications2.0756 of 5 starsGBX 189.10-0.2%GBX 236+24.8%+5.1%£1.36B£561.21M102.221,526Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeGENGenuit Group1.402 of 5 starsGBX 372.50-0.5%GBX 545+46.3%-15.8%£923.91M£553.28M39.082,700High Trading VolumeWIXWickes Group2.0779 of 5 starsGBX 175.60+1.7%GBX 189+7.6%+16.3%£415.77M£1.45B14.205,930High Trading VolumeYOUYouGov2.7966 of 5 starsGBX 306-1.0%GBX 880+187.6%-70.7%£358.06M£335.28M-155.951,820News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeCNICCentralNic GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£339.82M£790.04M-12,660.00100NETNetcall2.2813 of 5 starsGBX 115.10-1.6%GBX 130+12.9%+24.3%£190.26M£39.16M32.413,220SRADStelrad GroupN/AGBX 136+2.3%N/A+11.7%£180.68M£306.97M11.692,960Positive NewsSLPSylvania PlatinumN/AGBX 53.77-0.4%N/A-5.7%£173.52M£99.97M25.20160 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Royal Mail Alternatives Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust Alternatives Spirent Communications Alternatives Genuit Group Alternatives Wickes Group Alternatives YouGov Alternatives CentralNic Group Alternatives Netcall Alternatives Stelrad Group Alternatives Sylvania Platinum Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:DOCS) was last updated on 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Warns: Exec Order 14024 Targets DollarExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredDo this Before Elon's Reveal on April 23rdElon’s newest tech could pay you an extra $30,000 a year — while you sleep. 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