3i Group (III) Competitors GBX 3,556 +53.00 (+1.51%) (As of 12:42 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainability III vs. REL, RTO, WPP, FOUR, HRI, PAY, LOOK, OCN, RSG, and CSNShould 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), Ocean Wilsons (OCN), Resolute Mining (RSG), and Chesnara (CSN). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. 3i Group vs. Relx Rentokil Initial WPP 4imprint Group Herald PayPoint Lookers Ocean Wilsons Resolute Mining Chesnara Relx (LON:REL) and 3i Group (LON:III) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and community ranking. Which has better valuation and earnings, REL or III? 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 RatioRelx£9.30B7.20£1.89B£1.003,599.273i Group£3.98B8.62£3.84B£3.97895.72 Is REL or III a better dividend stock? Relx pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. 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. Do analysts prefer REL or III? Relx presently has a consensus price target of GBX 4,025, indicating a potential upside of 11.83%. 3i Group has a consensus price target of GBX 3,347.33, indicating a potential downside of 5.87%. Given Relx's higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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) 2.333i Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Which has more volatility and risk, REL or III? Relx has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 3i Group has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor REL or III? Relx received 221 more outperform votes than 3i Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.57% of users gave 3i Group an outperform vote while only 69.44% of users gave Relx an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRelxOutperform Votes64369.44% Underperform Votes28330.56% 3i GroupOutperform Votes42270.57% Underperform Votes17629.43% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of REL or III? 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is REL or III more profitable? 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% Does the media prefer REL or III? In the previous week, Relx had 1 more articles in the media than 3i Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Relx and 0 mentions for 3i Group. Relx's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled 3i Group'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Relx Neutral 3i Group Neutral Summary3i Group beats Relx on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Investors AlleyBuffett's Oil Bet + This 22% Dividend PlayWarren Buffett has been quietly amassing a massive position in oil stocks. But while Buffett's picks (Occidental and Chevron) pay modest dividends of 1.47% and 4%, we've found a way for regular investors to potentially earn a much bigger income stream from the energy boom.Click here to get the full story >> Get 3i Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for III 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 III vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetric3i GroupAsset Management IndustryFinance SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£34.29B£1.08B£11.43B£1.92BDividend Yield1.83%4.65%5.72%5.33%P/E Ratio895.72804.9524.971,911.27Price / Sales8.621,464.6627.07447,830.21Price / Cash341.0365.0318.5229.20Price / Book1.701.142.622.95Net Income£3.84B£64.05M£1.04B£183.55M7 Day Performance-3.81%-1.46%-3.01%-1.43%1 Month Performance-0.36%-0.18%-3.67%25.15%1 Year Performance46.88%7.32%10.94%151.16% 3i Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)III3i Group0.7063 of 5 starsGBX 3,556+1.5%GBX 3,347.33-5.9%+44.7%£34.29B£3.98B895.721,340RELRelx1.1034 of 5 starsGBX 3,599.27-0.8%GBX 4,025+11.8%+18.0%£66.95B£9.30B3,599.2735,700RTORentokil Initial3.0213 of 5 starsGBX 394.90-1.2%GBX 533.75+35.2%-7.8%£9.91B£5.41B2,468.1362,931Positive NewsWPPWPP1.185 of 5 starsGBX 827.50-0.7%GBX 996.67+20.4%+10.9%£8.94B£14.85B4,355.24115,500FOUR4imprint Group3.4949 of 5 starsGBX 4,760+0.2%GBX 7,365+54.7%+1.9%£1.34B£1.36B2,051.722,300HRIHeraldN/AGBX 2,425-0.2%N/A+27.2%£1.28B£204.98M715.346,600PAYPayPoint0.7777 of 5 starsGBX 745-2.2%GBX 675-9.4%+49.4%£537.37M£297.90M1,520.411,260Gap UpLOOKLookersN/AN/AN/AN/A£503.22M£4.48B811.2538OCNOcean WilsonsN/AGBX 1,300+0.4%N/A+11.2%£459.68M£519.35M977.4474,200RSGResolute Mining1.5879 of 5 starsGBX 19.40-5.8%GBX 39+101.0%-12.0%£413.22M£643.08M1,680.0040,000Gap DownCSNChesnaraN/AGBX 257.50-0.2%N/A-0.5%£388.70M£410.30M8,583.335,700News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Relx Alternatives Rentokil Initial Alternatives WPP Alternatives 4imprint Group Alternatives Herald Alternatives PayPoint Alternatives Lookers Alternatives Ocean Wilsons Alternatives Resolute Mining Alternatives Chesnara Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:III) was last updated on 12/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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