Relx (REL) Competitors GBX 3,531 -108.00 (-2.97%) (As of 11/15/2024 12:05 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainability REL vs. III, RTO, WPP, FOUR, HRI, PAY, RSG, LOOK, OCN, and CSNShould you be buying Relx stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Relx include 3i Group (III), Rentokil Initial (RTO), WPP (WPP), 4imprint Group (FOUR), Herald (HRI), PayPoint (PAY), Resolute Mining (RSG), Lookers (LOOK), Ocean Wilsons (OCN), and Chesnara (CSN). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Relx vs. 3i Group Rentokil Initial WPP 4imprint Group Herald PayPoint Resolute Mining Lookers Ocean Wilsons Chesnara Relx (LON:REL) and 3i Group (LON:III) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, REL or III? 3i Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Relx. 3i Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Relx, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRelx£9.30B7.06£1.89B£1.003,531.003i Group£3.98B8.30£3.84B£3.97862.97 Is REL or III a better dividend stock? Relx pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. 3i Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 61 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. 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. 3i Group pays out 1,536.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 3i Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is REL or III more profitable? 3i Group has a net margin of 96.46% compared to Relx's net margin of 20.34%. Relx's return on equity of 59.12% beat 3i Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Relx20.34% 59.12% 11.74% 3i Group 96.46%20.73%12.09% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of REL or III? 55.5% of Relx shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.1% of 3i Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Relx shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of 3i Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer REL or III? Relx currently has a consensus target price of GBX 3,800, suggesting a potential upside of 7.62%. 3i Group has a consensus target price of GBX 3,148, suggesting a potential downside of 8.11%. Given Relx's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Relx is more favorable than 3i Group.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) 2.333i Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Which has more volatility & risk, REL or III? Relx has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 3i Group has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer REL or III? In the previous week, 3i Group had 4 more articles in the media than Relx. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for 3i Group and 4 mentions for Relx. Relx's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat 3i Group's score of 0.01 indicating that Relx is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Relx 0 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 3i Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community prefer REL or III? Relx received 220 more outperform votes than 3i Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.57% of users gave 3i Group an outperform vote while only 69.41% of users gave Relx an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRelxOutperform Votes64269.41% Underperform Votes28330.59% 3i GroupOutperform Votes42270.57% Underperform Votes17629.43% Summary3i Group beats Relx on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyWatch this before it gets removed If you missed it, my emergency election broadcast is now available - but will be removed soonClick here to watch it now. Get Relx News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for REL 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 REL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRelxSpecialty Business Services IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£65.68B£6.42B£4.46B£1.65BDividend Yield1.63%5.08%4.14%6.87%P/E Ratio3,531.001,033.40424.311,784.26Price / Sales7.06118.64513.70253,178.35Price / Cash440.5737.7929.9727.62Price / Book20.533.503.412.85Net Income£1.89B£179.17M£195.54M£159.30M7 Day Performance-4.39%-2.06%-0.88%-0.63%1 Month Performance-5.21%-2.03%-1.10%3.41%1 Year Performance18.33%96.20%27.71%126.74% Relx Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RELRelx1.3989 of 5 starsGBX 3,531-3.0%GBX 3,800+7.6%+19.6%£65.68B£9.30B3,531.0035,700III3i Group1.1581 of 5 starsGBX 3,411-1.4%N/A+61.8%£32.90B£3.98B859.191,340Dividend CutNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeRTORentokil Initial2.8527 of 5 starsGBX 403.20-0.8%N/A-13.6%£10.12B£5.41B2,520.0062,931High Trading VolumeWPPWPP1.1623 of 5 starsGBX 839-1.5%N/A+17.9%£9.06B£14.85B4,415.79115,500FOUR4imprint Group3.3877 of 5 starsGBX 5,195.59-4.5%N/A+19.7%£1.46B£1.36B2,239.482,300Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeHRIHeraldN/AGBX 2,177.75-0.1%N/A+20.7%£1.15B£204.98M642.406,600PAYPayPoint1.0027 of 5 starsGBX 813.05-0.8%N/A+49.5%£586.45M£297.90M1,659.291,260Dividend IncreaseRSGResolute Mining1.9005 of 5 starsGBX 24+8.1%N/A+9.2%£511.20M£643.08M1,680.0040,000News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeLOOKLookersN/AGBX 129.80flatN/AN/A£503.22M£4.48B811.2538OCNOcean WilsonsN/AGBX 1,305flatN/A+10.5%£461.45M£519.35M981.2074,200Positive NewsCSNChesnaraN/AGBX 257.67+0.3%N/A-4.5%£388.95M£410.30M8,588.975,700 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies III Alternatives RTO Alternatives WPP Alternatives FOUR Alternatives HRI Alternatives PAY Alternatives RSG Alternatives LOOK Alternatives OCN Alternatives CSN Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:REL) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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