Renold (RNO) Competitors

Renold (LON:RNO) and Morgan Advanced Materials (LON:MGAM) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Is RNO or MGAM a better dividend stock?

Renold pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Morgan Advanced Materials pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Renold pays out 12.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Morgan Advanced Materials pays out 49.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, RNO or MGAM?

Morgan Advanced Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Renold. Morgan Advanced Materials 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
Renold	£280.18M	0.69	£19.85M	£8.10	9.95
Morgan Advanced Materials	£1.11B	0.57	£68.49M	£24.30	9.24

Does the media refer more to RNO or MGAM?

In the previous week, Morgan Advanced Materials had 2 more articles in the media than Renold. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Morgan Advanced Materials and 0 mentions for Renold. Renold's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Morgan Advanced Materials' score of 0.77 indicating that Renold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Renold	Positive
Morgan Advanced Materials	Positive

Is RNO or MGAM more profitable?

Renold has a net margin of 7.08% compared to Morgan Advanced Materials' net margin of 6.17%. Renold's return on equity of 32.63% beat Morgan Advanced Materials' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Renold	7.08%	32.63%	6.89%
Morgan Advanced Materials	6.17%	19.02%	8.24%

Which has more risk & volatility, RNO or MGAM?

Renold has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Morgan Advanced Materials has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate RNO or MGAM?

Morgan Advanced Materials has a consensus price target of GBX 305, indicating a potential upside of 35.86%. Given Morgan Advanced Materials' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Morgan Advanced Materials is more favorable than Renold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Renold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Morgan Advanced Materials	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RNO or MGAM?

50.1% of Renold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.6% of Morgan Advanced Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.8% of Renold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Morgan Advanced Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Morgan Advanced Materials beats Renold on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.