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3i Group (III) Competitors

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GBX 3,569 +26.00 (+0.73%)
(As of 11/22/2024 ET)

III vs. REL, RTO, WPP, FOUR, HRI, PAY, LOOK, RSG, OCN, and CSN

Should you be buying 3i Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of 3i Group include Relx (REL), Rentokil Initial (RTO), WPP (WPP), 4imprint Group (FOUR), Herald (HRI), PayPoint (PAY), Lookers (LOOK), Resolute Mining (RSG), Ocean Wilsons (OCN), and Chesnara (CSN). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.

3i Group vs.

Relx (LON:REL) and 3i Group (LON:III) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends and profitability.

Relx received 220 more outperform votes than 3i Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.57% of users gave 3i Group an outperform vote while only 69.41% of users gave Relx an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
RelxOutperform Votes
642
69.41%
Underperform Votes
283
30.59%
3i GroupOutperform Votes
422
70.57%
Underperform Votes
176
29.43%

55.5% of Relx shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.1% of 3i Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Relx shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of 3i Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Relx has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 3i Group has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

3i Group has a net margin of 96.46% compared to Relx's net margin of 20.34%. Relx's return on equity of 59.12% beat 3i Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Relx20.34% 59.12% 11.74%
3i Group 96.46%20.73%12.09%

3i Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Relx. 3i Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Relx, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Relx£9.30B7.45£1.89B£1.003,723.00
3i Group£3.98B8.65£3.84B£3.97898.99

In the previous week, Relx and Relx both had 3 articles in the media. Relx's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat 3i Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Relx is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Relx
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
3i Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Relx presently has a consensus price target of GBX 3,800, indicating a potential upside of 2.07%. 3i Group has a consensus price target of GBX 3,148, indicating a potential downside of 11.80%. Given Relx's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Relx is more favorable than 3i Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Relx
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
3i Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

Relx pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. 3i Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 61 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Relx pays out 6,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 3i Group pays out 1,536.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 3i Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

3i Group beats Relx on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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III vs. The Competition

Metric3i GroupAsset Management IndustryFinance SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£34.42B£914.81M£11.09B£1.61B
Dividend Yield1.83%13.97%10.17%11.49%
P/E Ratio898.99743.1444.401,643.75
Price / Sales8.653,754.84219.38250,554.96
Price / Cash341.0346.7118.2025.38
Price / Book1.711.664.272.89
Net Income£3.84B£59.62M£1.02B£172.88M
7 Day Performance4.17%0.61%1.33%-0.02%
1 Month Performance8.15%0.40%4.25%-0.42%
1 Year Performance65.23%10.70%26.53%25.04%

3i Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
III
3i Group
0.8143 of 5 stars
GBX 3,569
+0.7%
GBX 3,148
-11.8%
+64.2%£34.42B£3.98B898.991,340
REL
Relx
1.3856 of 5 stars
GBX 3,585.83
+1.2%
GBX 3,800
+6.0%
+22.5%£66.70B£9.30B3,585.8335,700
RTO
Rentokil Initial
2.7899 of 5 stars
GBX 395.53
-0.9%
GBX 533.75
+34.9%
-10.8%£9.93B£5.41B2,500.0062,931
WPP
WPP
1.1552 of 5 stars
GBX 815.20
+0.6%
GBX 946.67
+16.1%
+18.0%£8.80B£14.85B4,268.00115,500
FOUR
4imprint Group
3.2084 of 5 stars
GBX 5,020
+1.9%
GBX 7,365
+46.7%
+18.0%£1.41B£1.36B2,163.792,300Positive News
HRI
Herald
N/AGBX 2,225
+1.1%
N/A+26.5%£1.18B£204.98M656.346,600Negative News
PAY
PayPoint
1.3422 of 5 stars
GBX 785
-6.0%
GBX 675
-14.0%
+52.8%£566.22M£297.90M1,602.041,260Dividend Increase
Positive News
High Trading Volume
LOOK
Lookers
N/AN/AN/AN/A£503.22M£4.48B811.2538
RSG
Resolute Mining
1.9557 of 5 stars
GBX 21.50
-3.6%
GBX 39
+81.4%
+6.6%£457.95M£643.08M1,680.0040,000
OCN
Ocean Wilsons
N/AGBX 1,230
+1.7%
N/A+12.8%£434.93M£519.35M913.5374,200News Coverage
CSN
Chesnara
N/AGBX 252.50
+1.0%
N/A-5.6%£381.15M£410.30M8,416.675,700

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This page (LON:III) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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