IMI (IMI) Competitors GBX 1,700 -34.00 (-1.96%) As of 11:12 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock IMI vs. SMIN, WEIR, MRO, SPX, ROR, BOY, MGAM, GDWN, ITM, and LOADShould you be buying IMI stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IMI include Smiths Group (SMIN), The Weir Group (WEIR), Melrose Industries (MRO), Spirax-Sarco Engineering (SPX), Rotork (ROR), Bodycote (BOY), Morgan Advanced Materials (MGAM), Goodwin (GDWN), ITM Power (ITM), and Crestchic (LOAD). These companies are all part of the "specialty industrial machinery" industry. IMI vs. Smiths Group The Weir Group Melrose Industries Spirax-Sarco Engineering Rotork Bodycote Morgan Advanced Materials Goodwin ITM Power Crestchic IMI (LON:IMI) and Smiths Group (LON:SMIN) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, community ranking, risk and valuation. Is IMI or SMIN more profitable? IMI has a net margin of 11.46% compared to Smiths Group's net margin of 7.98%. IMI's return on equity of 23.85% beat Smiths Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets IMI11.46% 23.85% 9.55% Smiths Group 7.98%11.54%6.47% Is IMI or SMIN a better dividend stock? IMI pays an annual dividend of GBX 29 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Smiths Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. IMI pays out 29.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Smiths Group pays out 61.1% 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. Do analysts prefer IMI or SMIN? IMI currently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,400, suggesting a potential upside of 41.43%. Smiths Group has a consensus target price of GBX 2,015, suggesting a potential upside of 11.33%. Given IMI's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe IMI is more favorable than Smiths Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score IMI 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Smiths Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more volatility and risk, IMI or SMIN? IMI has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smiths Group has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer IMI or SMIN? In the previous week, IMI had 4 more articles in the media than Smiths Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for IMI and 3 mentions for Smiths Group. Smiths Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat IMI's score of -0.23 indicating that Smiths Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment IMI 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Smiths Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IMI or SMIN? IMI received 114 more outperform votes than Smiths Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.48% of users gave Smiths Group an outperform vote while only 59.62% of users gave IMI an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformIMIOutperform Votes56759.62% Underperform Votes38440.38% Smiths GroupOutperform Votes45362.48% Underperform Votes27237.52% Do insiders and institutionals believe in IMI or SMIN? 77.1% of IMI shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Smiths Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of IMI shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Smiths Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has better valuation & earnings, IMI or SMIN? IMI has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Smiths Group. IMI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smiths Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIMI£2.15B2.00£246.00M£97.5917.39Smiths Group£3.07B2.01£245.01M£71.9825.15 SummaryIMI beats Smiths Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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£4.30B£5.33B£6.61B£2.46BDividend Yield1.52%2.54%3.60%4.95%P/E Ratio17.3915.2121.35129.96Price / Sales2.00202.1674.27230,396.48Price / Cash25.149.1826.8827.96Price / Book4.052.543.564.46Net Income£246.00M£305.34M£796.19M£5.79B7 Day Performance5.67%2.74%1.97%5.41%1 Month Performance-14.16%-2.56%-3.92%4.01%1 Year Performance-2.25%1.84%9.79%101.85% IMI Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IMIIMI3.0428 of 5 starsGBX 1,700-2.0%GBX 2,400+41.2%-3.7%£4.31B£2.15B17.4210,000Gap UpSMINSmiths Group2.1006 of 5 starsGBX 1,691-4.9%GBX 2,015+19.2%+12.0%£5.76B£3.07B23.4915,156High Trading VolumeWEIRThe Weir Group1.5666 of 5 starsGBX 1,984-3.6%GBX 2,483.33+25.2%+7.4%£5.11B£2.54B23.3112,391Insider TradeNews CoverageGap UpMROMelrose Industries2.5314 of 5 starsGBX 391.60-5.8%GBX 640+63.4%-33.3%£5.06B£3.41B-132.441,570Gap UpSPXSpirax-Sarco Engineering1.7546 of 5 starsGBX 5,514.15-4.6%GBX 8,478+53.7%-37.2%£4.06B£1.66B21.1510,000High Trading VolumeRORRotork2.9447 of 5 starsGBX 277.59-4.4%GBX 385+38.7%-8.8%£2.35B£734.24M19.983,342Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageNegative NewsHigh Trading VolumeBOYBodycote2.887 of 5 starsGBX 471-3.3%GBX 812.50+72.5%-31.2%£843.47M£739.54M14.174,833Earnings ReportNegative NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeMGAMMorgan Advanced Materials4.2318 of 5 starsGBX 178-2.3%GBX 305+71.3%-35.7%£501.76M£1.11B7.338,694News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeGDWNGoodwinN/AGBX 6,540+5.1%N/A+8.1%£498.05M£193.95M29.471,144Dividend IncreaseHigh Trading VolumeITMITM Power2.0757 of 5 starsGBX 26.61-4.3%GBX 69.75+162.1%-43.6%£165.85M£16.67M-6.09359News CoverageLOADCrestchicN/AN/AN/AN/A£121.14M£34.97M2,347.06N/A Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SMIN Alternatives WEIR Alternatives MRO Alternatives SPX Alternatives ROR Alternatives BOY Alternatives MGAM Alternatives GDWN Alternatives ITM Alternatives LOAD Alternatives 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:IMI) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow War with China Could Start in 128 DaysThe clock is ticking. 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