NIOX Group (NIOX) Competitors

Smith & Nephew (LON:SN) and NIOX Group (LON:NIOX) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SN or NIOX?

62.2% of Smith & Nephew shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.2% of NIOX Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Smith & Nephew shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 46.7% of NIOX Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, SN or NIOX?

Smith & Nephew has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NIOX Group has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SN or NIOX?

Smith & Nephew presently has a consensus target price of GBX 7,840, indicating a potential upside of 606.94%. NIOX Group has a consensus target price of GBX 90, indicating a potential upside of 31.58%. Given Smith & Nephew's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Smith & Nephew is more favorable than NIOX Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Smith & Nephew	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
NIOX Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer SN or NIOX?

In the previous week, Smith & Nephew and Smith & Nephew both had 2 articles in the media. Smith & Nephew's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat NIOX Group's score of 0.34 indicating that Smith & Nephew is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Smith & Nephew	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NIOX Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SN or NIOX?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Smith & Nephew	£7.08B	1.72	£382.79M	£27.77	39.93
NIOX Group	£3.53B	7.96	£995.88M	£0.02	2,822.75

Is SN or NIOX more profitable?

NIOX Group has a net margin of 28.21% compared to Smith & Nephew's net margin of 5.41%. NIOX Group's return on equity of 13.29% beat Smith & Nephew's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smith & Nephew	5.41%	5.85%	4.51%
NIOX Group	28.21%	13.29%	3.95%

Is SN or NIOX a better dividend stock?

Smith & Nephew pays an annual dividend of GBX 29 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. NIOX Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Smith & Nephew pays out 104.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. NIOX Group pays out 4,126.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Smith & Nephew is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Smith & Nephew beats NIOX Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.