RBG (RBGP) Competitors

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

Is REL or RBGP more profitable?

Relx has a net margin of 20.34% compared to RBG's net margin of -82.15%. Relx's return on equity of 59.12% beat RBG's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Relx	20.34%	59.12%	11.74%
RBG	-82.15%	-42.58%	-9.45%

Which has preferable earnings and 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	£9.30B	7.45	£1.89B	£1.00	3,723.00
RBG	£37.83M	0.06	-£16.70M	-£0.17	-9.56

Which has more volatility and risk, REL or RBGP?

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

Do analysts recommend REL or RBGP?

Relx presently has a consensus target price of GBX 3,800, indicating a potential upside of 2.07%. 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

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

55.5% of Relx shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.1% of RBG shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Relx shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 54.8% of RBG shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in REL or RBGP?

Relx received 627 more outperform votes than RBG when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.41% of users gave Relx an outperform vote while only 65.22% of users gave RBG an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Relx	Outperform Votes 642 69.41%	Underperform Votes 283 30.59%
RBG	Outperform Votes 15 65.22%	Underperform Votes 8 34.78%

Is REL or RBGP a better dividend stock?

Relx pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. RBG pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 184.6%. Relx pays out 6,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. RBG pays out -1,764.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RBG is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor REL or RBGP?

In the previous week, Relx had 3 more articles in the media than RBG. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Relx and 0 mentions for RBG. Relx's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat RBG's score of 0.00 indicating that Relx is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Relx	Positive
RBG	Neutral

Summary

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