RHI Magnesita (RHIM) Competitors

RHI Magnesita (LON:RHIM) and Smiths Group (LON:SMIN) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

Do analysts rate RHIM or SMIN?

RHI Magnesita presently has a consensus price target of GBX 3,983.33, indicating a potential upside of 15.46%. Smiths Group has a consensus price target of GBX 2,015, indicating a potential upside of 8.22%. Given RHI Magnesita's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe RHI Magnesita is more favorable than Smiths Group.

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
Smiths Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is RHIM or SMIN a better dividend stock?

RHI Magnesita pays an annual dividend of GBX 156 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Smiths Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. 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. Smiths Group pays out 6,111.1% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RHIM or SMIN?

Smiths Group received 323 more outperform votes than RHI Magnesita when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.31% of users gave RHI Magnesita an outperform vote while only 62.48% of users gave Smiths Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
RHI Magnesita	Outperform Votes 130 78.31%	Underperform Votes 36 21.69%
Smiths Group	Outperform Votes 453 62.48%	Underperform Votes 272 37.52%

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

42.1% of RHI Magnesita shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Smiths Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 42.2% of RHI Magnesita shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Smiths Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to RHIM or SMIN?

In the previous week, Smiths Group had 5 more articles in the media than RHI Magnesita. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Smiths Group and 1 mentions for RHI Magnesita. Smiths Group's average media sentiment score of 0.21 beat RHI Magnesita's score of 0.00 indicating that Smiths Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RHI Magnesita	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Smiths Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is RHIM or SMIN more profitable?

Smiths Group has a net margin of 7.98% compared to RHI Magnesita's net margin of 5.20%. RHI Magnesita's return on equity of 13.95% beat Smiths Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RHI Magnesita	5.20%	13.95%	4.04%
Smiths Group	7.98%	10.78%	6.47%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, RHIM or SMIN?

Smiths Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than RHI Magnesita. RHI Magnesita is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smiths Group, 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	0.46	£185.60M	£3.21	1,074.77
Smiths Group	£3.13B	2.04	£250M	£0.72	2,586.11

Which has more risk & volatility, RHIM or SMIN?

RHI Magnesita has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smiths Group has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Smiths Group beats RHI Magnesita on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.