IMI (IMI) Competitors GBX 1,852 +3.00 (+0.16%) (As of 12:32 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades IMI vs. MRO, SMIN, WEIR, SPX, ROR, BOY, MGAM, GDWN, ITM, and AVGShould you be buying IMI stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IMI include Melrose Industries (MRO), Smiths Group (SMIN), The Weir Group (WEIR), Spirax-Sarco Engineering (SPX), Rotork (ROR), Bodycote (BOY), Morgan Advanced Materials (MGAM), Goodwin (GDWN), ITM Power (ITM), and Avingtrans (AVG). These companies are all part of the "specialty industrial machinery" industry. IMI vs. Melrose Industries Smiths Group The Weir Group Spirax-Sarco Engineering Rotork Bodycote Morgan Advanced Materials Goodwin ITM Power Avingtrans Melrose Industries (LON:MRO) and IMI (LON:IMI) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Does the MarketBeat Community favor MRO or IMI? Melrose Industries received 437 more outperform votes than IMI when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 84.57% of users gave Melrose Industries an outperform vote while only 59.58% of users gave IMI an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMelrose IndustriesOutperform Votes100384.57% Underperform Votes18315.43%IMIOutperform Votes56659.58% Underperform Votes38440.42% Do institutionals & insiders believe in MRO or IMI? 82.7% of Melrose Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.1% of IMI shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Melrose Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of IMI shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is MRO or IMI more profitable? IMI has a net margin of 11.46% compared to Melrose Industries' net margin of -1.13%. IMI's return on equity of 25.16% beat Melrose Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Melrose Industries-1.13% -1.16% 0.11% IMI 11.46%25.16%9.55% Is MRO or IMI a better dividend stock? Melrose Industries pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. IMI pays an annual dividend of GBX 29 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Melrose Industries pays out -20,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. IMI pays out 2,989.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MRO or IMI? IMI has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Melrose Industries. Melrose Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IMI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMelrose Industries£3.46B2.01-£39M-£0.03-17,960.00IMI£2.21B2.15£253.30M£0.971,909.28 Does the media prefer MRO or IMI? In the previous week, IMI had 6 more articles in the media than Melrose Industries. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for IMI and 5 mentions for Melrose Industries. Melrose Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat IMI's score of 0.17 indicating that Melrose Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Melrose Industries 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive IMI 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, MRO or IMI? Melrose Industries has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IMI has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend MRO or IMI? Melrose Industries currently has a consensus price target of GBX 640, suggesting a potential upside of 18.78%. IMI has a consensus price target of GBX 2,050, suggesting a potential upside of 10.69%. Given Melrose Industries' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Melrose Industries is more favorable than IMI.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Melrose Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60IMI 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryIMI beats Melrose Industries on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyHow to piss off your liberal friends… and profit from itElon Musk has just exposed the “energy grift” of America in a recent tweet to his platform, X. And people are slowly starting to wake up to the Deep State’s lies.To get the full details on the fake “energy crisis” of America, watch this now Get IMI News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IMI 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 IMI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIMISpecialty Industrial Machinery IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£4.76B£4.71B£3.89B£1.40BDividend Yield1.59%2.63%4.39%11.72%P/E Ratio1,909.28247.50524.571,555.90Price / Sales2.151,855.02419.50326,268.63Price / Cash25.1410.2128.4732.92Price / Book4.412.273.992.85Net Income£253.30M£273.99M£178.45M£152.61M7 Day Performance-0.59%-0.54%-0.59%19.48%1 Month Performance7.67%-0.15%1.03%19.12%1 Year Performance13.90%9.38%26.81%23.90% IMI Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IMIIMI1.5787 of 5 starsGBX 1,852+0.2%GBX 2,050+10.7%+12.7%£4.76B£2.21B1,906.1910,000MROMelrose Industries2.1576 of 5 starsGBX 545.80-0.7%GBX 640+17.3%N/A£7.04B£3.46B-18,320.001,570SMINSmiths Group2.2753 of 5 starsGBX 1,750.21-0.4%GBX 2,015+15.1%+0.7%£6.01B£3.13B2,431.9415,156Positive NewsWEIRThe Weir Group0.4185 of 5 starsGBX 2,238-1.0%GBX 2,416.67+8.0%+22.4%£5.81B£2.54B2,625.8812,391News CoverageSPXSpirax-Sarco Engineering0.7718 of 5 starsGBX 7,140-0.8%GBX 8,672.50+21.5%-31.8%£5.26B£1.66B2,736.5410,000News CoverageRORRotork1.1606 of 5 starsGBX 322.48-1.0%GBX 375+16.3%-0.8%£2.74B£745.89M2,326.443,342Positive NewsBOYBodycote2.8653 of 5 starsGBX 649-2.0%GBX 812.50+25.2%+6.2%£1.19B£781.40M1,978.794,833Gap UpMGAMMorgan Advanced Materials2.0932 of 5 starsGBX 270-0.4%GBX 318.33+17.9%-2.9%£768.31M£1.13B1,125.008,694GDWNGoodwinN/AGBX 6,760+1.5%N/A+26.4%£507.68M£191.26M2,973.211,144ITMITM Power2.8591 of 5 starsGBX 33.46-5.4%GBX 69.75+108.5%-42.2%£206.34M£16.51M-882.50359News CoverageAVGAvingtransN/AGBX 389.40+1.9%N/AN/A£128.85M£136.62M3,475.09732 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MRO Alternatives SMIN Alternatives WEIR Alternatives SPX Alternatives ROR Alternatives BOY Alternatives MGAM Alternatives GDWN Alternatives ITM Alternatives AVG 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:IMI) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis drone stock is setting up to transform medical supply deliveryDrone stocks are on a tear, with certain symbols seeing gains as high as 300% over just a matter of weeks.The Tomorrow Investor | SponsoredHealthcare Takes A Big Step Forward With The Help of A.I.To date, we've seen baseline AI models lay the groundwork. 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