JDG vs. SXS, RSW, SRT, QTX, SDI, KMK, ONDO, RMS, TRAK, and OTAQ
Should you be buying Judges Scientific stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Judges Scientific include Spectris (SXS), Renishaw (RSW), SRT Marine Systems (SRT), Quartix Technologies (QTX), SDI Group (SDI), Kromek Group (KMK), Ondo InsurTech (ONDO), Remote Monitored Systems (RMS), Trakm8 (TRAK), and OTAQ (OTAQ). These companies are all part of the "scientific & technical instruments" industry.
Judges Scientific vs.
Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) and Spectris (LON:SXS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and community ranking.
Spectris has higher revenue and earnings than Judges Scientific. Spectris is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Judges Scientific, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Spectris received 397 more outperform votes than Judges Scientific when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.94% of users gave Spectris an outperform vote while only 58.11% of users gave Judges Scientific an outperform vote.
Judges Scientific pays an annual dividend of GBX 98 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Spectris pays an annual dividend of GBX 81 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Judges Scientific pays out 5,130.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Spectris pays out 3,022.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Spectris is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, Judges Scientific had 1 more articles in the media than Spectris. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Judges Scientific and 1 mentions for Spectris. Spectris' average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Judges Scientific's score of 0.00 indicating that Spectris is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
51.6% of Judges Scientific shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.6% of Spectris shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.8% of Judges Scientific shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Spectris shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Spectris has a net margin of 20.52% compared to Judges Scientific's net margin of 9.37%. Spectris' return on equity of 19.84% beat Judges Scientific's return on equity.
Judges Scientific presently has a consensus price target of £123.15, suggesting a potential upside of 29.63%. Spectris has a consensus price target of GBX 4,707.50, suggesting a potential upside of 87.85%. Given Spectris' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Spectris is more favorable than Judges Scientific.
Judges Scientific has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spectris has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Spectris beats Judges Scientific on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:JDG) was last updated on 11/4/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
