Grainger (GRI) Competitors GBX 197.80 -8.20 (-3.98%) As of 04/4/2025 01:02 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock GRI vs. SOPH, ITH, HCM, INDV, SLS, ERGO, BMY, SLN, AMYT, and OGNShould you be buying Grainger stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Grainger include Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) (SOPH), Ithaca Energy (ITH), HUTCHMED (HCM), Indivior (INDV), Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust (SLS), Ergomed (ERGO), Bloomsbury Publishing (BMY), Silence Therapeutics (SLN), Amryt Pharma (AMYT), and Origin Enterprises (OGN). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry. Grainger vs. Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) Ithaca Energy HUTCHMED Indivior Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust Ergomed Bloomsbury Publishing Silence Therapeutics Amryt Pharma Origin Enterprises Grainger (LON:GRI) and Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) (LON:SOPH) are both real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation. Which has better valuation and earnings, GRI or SOPH? Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) has higher revenue and earnings than Grainger. Grainger is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGrainger£276.05M5.29-£1.11M-£0.15-1,318.67Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)£726.90M0.00N/A£1.70N/A Is GRI or SOPH more profitable? Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Grainger's net margin of -0.40%. Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)'s return on equity of 0.00% beat Grainger's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Grainger-0.40% -0.06% 2.14% Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) N/A N/A N/A Do analysts recommend GRI or SOPH? Grainger presently has a consensus price target of GBX 317.50, suggesting a potential upside of 60.52%. Given Grainger's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Grainger is more favorable than Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L).Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Grainger 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is GRI or SOPH a better dividend stock? Grainger pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share. Grainger pays out -4,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) pays out 2.4% 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. Grainger is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GRI or SOPH? Grainger received 246 more outperform votes than Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 80.19% of users gave Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) an outperform vote while only 78.09% of users gave Grainger an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGraingerOutperform Votes66378.09% Underperform Votes18621.91% Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)Outperform Votes41780.19% Underperform Votes10319.81% Does the media refer more to GRI or SOPH? In the previous week, Grainger had 5 more articles in the media than Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L). MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Grainger and 0 mentions for Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L). Grainger's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Grainger is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Grainger Positive Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) Neutral Do insiders and institutionals believe in GRI or SOPH? 85.8% of Grainger shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Grainger shares are held 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. SummaryGrainger beats Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Grainger News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GRI 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 GRI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGraingerReal Estate Services IndustryReal Estate SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£1.46B£1.48B£1.49B£2.43BDividend Yield3.53%5.01%6.67%4.94%P/E Ratio-1,318.6719.609.08127.39Price / Sales5.29172.57358.92261,764.23Price / Cash19.2219.6467.9628.19Price / Book0.771.911.164.37Net Income-£1.11M-£421.01M-£116.63M£5.83B7 Day Performance-3.98%-1.90%-2.12%2.02%1 Month Performance-2.08%-5.30%-2.90%0.16%1 Year Performance-23.04%-3.05%-0.17%96.02% Grainger Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GRIGrainger3.2713 of 5 starsGBX 197.80-4.0%GBX 317.50+60.5%-23.8%£1.46B£276.05M-1,318.67372Dividend IncreaseInsider TradeNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeSOPHSophos Group plc (SOPH.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.99B£726.90M341.41520ITHIthaca EnergyN/AGBX 142.40+3.9%N/A+7.6%£2.97B£3.55B16.26220News CoverageGap DownHCMHUTCHMEDN/AGBX 228-2.1%N/A-18.4%£2.48B£771.01M-58.191,760INDVIndivior2.0032 of 5 starsGBX 764.50-1.1%GBX 1,650+115.8%-58.4%£1.19B£1.40B-633.881,000News CoverageGap UpSLSStandard Life UK Smaller Companies TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£715.41M£222.48M3.3710ERGOErgomedN/AN/AN/AN/A£701.00M£152.09M4,641.386BMYBloomsbury Publishing2.1922 of 5 starsGBX 606.32+1.4%GBX 825+36.1%+7.3%£489.26M£382.40M12.9734,300Positive NewsSLNSilence TherapeuticsN/AN/AN/AN/A£480.35M£11.35M-11.01100High Trading VolumeAMYTAmryt PharmaN/AN/AN/AN/A£457.11M£210.24M-4.33290Gap DownOGNOrigin EnterprisesN/AGBX 2.96flatN/A+0.0%£312.54M£183.08B8.5610,000Dividend Increase Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) Competitors Ithaca Energy Competitors HUTCHMED Competitors Indivior Competitors Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust Competitors Ergomed Competitors Bloomsbury Publishing Competitors Silence Therapeutics Competitors Amryt Pharma Competitors Origin Enterprises Competitors 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:GRI) was last updated on 4/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFeds Just Admitted It—They Can Take Your CashThe Government Just Said Your Money Isn't Yours That's right—According to the DOJ, YOUR hard-earned money i...Priority Gold | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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