RHI Magnesita (RHIM) Competitors

RHI Magnesita (LON:RHIM) and Diploma (LON:DPLM) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends and community ranking.

Do analysts recommend RHIM or DPLM?

RHI Magnesita currently has a consensus price target of GBX 3,983.33, indicating a potential upside of 24.67%. Diploma has a consensus price target of GBX 4,416.67, indicating a potential downside of 4.00%. Given RHI Magnesita's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe RHI Magnesita is more favorable than Diploma.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RHI Magnesita	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Diploma	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better earnings and valuation, RHIM or DPLM?

RHI Magnesita has higher revenue and earnings than Diploma. RHI Magnesita is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Diploma, 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
RHI Magnesita	£3.57B	0.42	£185.60M	£3.21	995.33
Diploma	£1.26B	4.89	£116.10M	£0.86	5,349.73

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in RHIM or DPLM?

42.1% of RHI Magnesita shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.5% of Diploma shares are held by institutional investors. 42.2% of RHI Magnesita shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Diploma shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor RHIM or DPLM?

In the previous week, RHI Magnesita had 2 more articles in the media than Diploma. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for RHI Magnesita and 0 mentions for Diploma. RHI Magnesita's average media sentiment score of 0.08 beat Diploma's score of 0.00 indicating that RHI Magnesita is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
RHI Magnesita	Neutral
Diploma	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, RHIM or DPLM?

RHI Magnesita has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diploma has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RHIM or DPLM a better dividend stock?

RHI Magnesita pays an annual dividend of GBX 156 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Diploma pays an annual dividend of GBX 57 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. RHI Magnesita pays out 4,859.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Diploma pays out 6,627.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. RHI Magnesita is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is RHIM or DPLM more profitable?

Diploma has a net margin of 9.25% compared to RHI Magnesita's net margin of 5.20%. RHI Magnesita's return on equity of 13.95% beat Diploma's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RHI Magnesita	5.20%	13.95%	4.04%
Diploma	9.25%	13.39%	8.32%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RHIM or DPLM?

Diploma received 151 more outperform votes than RHI Magnesita when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.31% of users gave RHI Magnesita an outperform vote while only 62.03% of users gave Diploma an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
RHI Magnesita	Outperform Votes 130 78.31%	Underperform Votes 36 21.69%
Diploma	Outperform Votes 281 62.03%	Underperform Votes 172 37.97%

Summary

RHI Magnesita beats Diploma on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.