Relx (REL) Competitors GBX 3,727 +20.00 (+0.54%) (As of 11:06 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainability REL vs. III, RTO, WPP, FOUR, HRI, PAY, LOOK, OCN, RSG, 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), Lookers (LOOK), Ocean Wilsons (OCN), Resolute Mining (RSG), and Chesnara (CSN). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Relx vs. 3i Group Rentokil Initial WPP 4imprint Group Herald PayPoint Lookers Ocean Wilsons Resolute Mining Chesnara Relx (LON:REL) and 3i Group (LON:III) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and community ranking. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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£9.30B7.50£1.89B£1.003,750.303i Group£3.98B8.82£3.84B£3.97916.37 Do analysts recommend REL or III? Relx presently has a consensus target price of GBX 4,025, suggesting a potential upside of 7.32%. 3i Group has a consensus target price of GBX 3,347.33, suggesting a potential downside of 7.99%. Given Relx's higher probable upside, equities 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) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Is REL or III a better dividend stock? Relx pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. 3i Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 61 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. 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. Which has more risk & volatility, REL or III? Relx has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 3i Group has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in REL or III? Relx received 221 more outperform votes than 3i Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.57% of users gave 3i Group an outperform vote while only 69.44% of users gave Relx an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRelxOutperform Votes64369.44% Underperform Votes28330.56% 3i GroupOutperform Votes42270.57% Underperform Votes17629.43% 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of 3i Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to REL or III? In the previous week, Relx and Relx both had 1 articles in the media. 3i Group's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Relx's score of 0.06 indicating that 3i Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Relx 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral 3i Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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% Summary3i Group beats Relx on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowAll of our key indicators are flashing the same signal: an altcoin season is fast approaching. And if you know anything about crypto, you know that altcoin seasons are where some of the biggest gains happen.Register for the FREE Workshop Now & get $10 in Bitcoin 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£69.76B£6.52B£3.89B£1.40BDividend Yield1.63%5.08%4.39%11.72%P/E Ratio3,750.301,013.40524.571,555.90Price / Sales7.50126.65419.50326,268.63Price / Cash440.5736.6828.4732.92Price / Book21.803.763.992.85Net Income£1.89B£173.53M£178.45M£152.61M7 Day PerformanceN/A-0.77%-0.59%19.48%1 Month Performance5.14%0.72%1.03%19.12%1 Year Performance22.56%94.06%26.81%23.90% Relx Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RELRelx0.8043 of 5 starsGBX 3,727+0.5%GBX 4,025+8.0%+22.6%£69.32B£9.30B3,727.0035,700High Trading VolumeIII3i Group1.078 of 5 starsGBX 3,693.91+1.3%GBX 3,347.33-9.4%+54.0%£35.62B£3.98B918.391,340RTORentokil Initial3.7854 of 5 starsGBX 408.39-1.2%GBX 533.75+30.7%-5.1%£10.25B£5.41B2,584.4462,931Positive NewsWPPWPP1.5281 of 5 starsGBX 886.06-0.8%GBX 996.67+12.5%+14.1%£9.57B£14.85B4,703.16115,500FOUR4imprint Group2.4222 of 5 starsGBX 4,854.57-0.1%GBX 7,365+51.7%+3.6%£1.37B£1.36B2,096.982,300News CoverageHRIHeraldN/AGBX 2,500+0.2%N/A+32.2%£1.32B£204.98M735.996,600PAYPayPoint0.8587 of 5 starsGBX 782-1.3%GBX 675-13.7%+59.8%£564.06M£297.90M1,595.921,260Gap UpLOOKLookersN/AGBX 129.80flatN/AN/A£503.22M£4.48B811.2538OCNOcean WilsonsN/AGBX 1,310flatN/A+17.0%£463.22M£519.35M984.9674,200RSGResolute Mining2.0572 of 5 starsGBX 19.50-9.9%GBX 39+100.0%-17.0%£415.35M£643.08M1,680.0040,000Gap DownCSNChesnaraN/AGBX 257flatN/A-2.1%£387.94M£410.30M8,566.675,700Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies III Alternatives RTO Alternatives WPP Alternatives FOUR Alternatives HRI Alternatives PAY Alternatives LOOK Alternatives OCN Alternatives RSG 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 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis drone stock is setting up to transform medical supply deliveryDrone stocks are on a tear, with certain symbols seeing gains as high as 300% over just a matter of weeks.The Tomorrow Investor | SponsoredUncover the Top Gold Stock of the Bull MarketGold Stocks Are Surging—Is West Red Lake Gold Mines Your Next Profit Play?Huge Alerts | SponsoredHealthcare Takes A Big Step Forward With The Help of A.I.To date, we've seen baseline AI models lay the groundwork. 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