RBG (RBGP) Competitors

Relx (LON:REL) and RBG (LON:RBGP) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility and risk, REL or RBGP?

Relx has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RBG has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer REL or RBGP?

In the previous week, Relx had 13 more articles in the media than RBG. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Relx and 0 mentions for RBG. Relx's average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat RBG's score of 0.00 indicating that Relx is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Relx	Neutral
RBG	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer REL or RBGP?

Relx received 630 more outperform votes than RBG when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.50% of users gave Relx an outperform vote while only 65.22% of users gave RBG an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Relx	Outperform Votes 645 69.50%	Underperform Votes 283 30.50%
RBG	Outperform Votes 15 65.22%	Underperform Votes 8 34.78%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of REL or RBGP?

55.5% of Relx shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.1% of RBG shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Relx shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 54.8% of RBG 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.

Is REL or RBGP more profitable?

Relx has a net margin of 20.34% compared to RBG's net margin of -53.82%. Relx's return on equity of 56.71% beat RBG's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Relx	20.34%	56.71%	11.74%
RBG	-53.82%	-73.54%	-9.45%

Is REL or RBGP a better dividend stock?

Relx pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. RBG pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 337.1%. Relx pays out 59.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RBG pays out -17.5% 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. RBG is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, REL or RBGP?

Relx has higher revenue and earnings than RBG. RBG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Relx, 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
Relx	£9.09B	7.94	£1.85B	£100.18	38.99
RBG	£40.93M	0.03	-£22.03M	-£17.12	-0.05

Do analysts prefer REL or RBGP?

Relx presently has a consensus price target of GBX 4,135, suggesting a potential upside of 5.86%. Given Relx's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Relx is more favorable than RBG.

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)	2.33
RBG	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Relx beats RBG on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.