Renold (RNO) Competitors

ITM Power (LON:ITM) and Renold (LON:RNO) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Does the media favor ITM or RNO?

In the previous week, ITM Power had 9 more articles in the media than Renold. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for ITM Power and 4 mentions for Renold. Renold's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat ITM Power's score of 0.38 indicating that Renold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ITM Power	2 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Renold	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ITM or RNO?

Renold received 169 more outperform votes than ITM Power when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 81.37% of users gave Renold an outperform vote while only 66.67% of users gave ITM Power an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ITM Power	Outperform Votes 176 66.67%	Underperform Votes 88 33.33%
Renold	Outperform Votes 345 81.37%	Underperform Votes 79 18.63%

Do analysts rate ITM or RNO?

ITM Power presently has a consensus price target of GBX 69.75, indicating a potential upside of 120.38%. Given ITM Power's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe ITM Power is more favorable than Renold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ITM Power	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Renold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ITM or RNO?

37.3% of ITM Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.1% of Renold shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.3% of ITM Power shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 37.8% of Renold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, ITM or RNO?

ITM Power has a beta of 2.03, suggesting that its share price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Renold has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ITM or RNO more profitable?

Renold has a net margin of 7.08% compared to ITM Power's net margin of -164.90%. Renold's return on equity of 32.63% beat ITM Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ITM Power	-164.90%	-9.97%	-5.81%
Renold	7.08%	32.63%	6.89%

Which has better earnings & valuation, ITM or RNO?

Renold has higher revenue and earnings than ITM Power. ITM Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Renold, 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
ITM Power	£16.67M	11.83	-£27.50M	-£4.37	-7.24
Renold	£280.18M	0.39	£19.85M	£8.10	5.64

Summary

Renold beats ITM Power on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.