GRI vs. SOPH, ITH, HCM, INDV, SLS, ERGO, BMY, SLN, AMYT, and GPH
Should 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 Global Ports (GPH). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.
Grainger vs.
Grainger (LON:GRI) and Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) (LON:SOPH) are both real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability.
In the previous week, Grainger had 6 more articles in the media than Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L). MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Grainger and 0 mentions for Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L). Grainger's average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Grainger is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) has higher revenue and earnings than Grainger.
Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Grainger's net margin of -0.41%. Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)'s return on equity of 0.00% beat Grainger's return on equity.
85.8% of Grainger shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Grainger 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.
Grainger pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share. Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) pays out 2.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
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.
Grainger presently has a consensus target price of GBX 317.50, indicating a potential upside of 46.99%. Given Grainger's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Grainger is more favorable than Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L).
Summary
Grainger beats Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:GRI) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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