Renold (RNO) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer RNO or ITM?

In the previous week, ITM Power had 4 more articles in the media than Renold. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for ITM Power and 0 mentions for Renold. ITM Power's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Renold's score of 0.59 indicating that ITM Power is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Renold	Positive
ITM Power	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RNO or ITM?

Renold received 166 more outperform votes than ITM Power when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 81.24% of users gave Renold an outperform vote while only 66.67% of users gave ITM Power an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Renold	Outperform Votes 342 81.24%	Underperform Votes 79 18.76%
ITM Power	Outperform Votes 176 66.67%	Underperform Votes 88 33.33%

Which has more volatility & risk, RNO or ITM?

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

Is RNO or ITM 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
Renold	7.08%	32.63%	6.89%
ITM Power	-164.90%	-9.97%	-5.81%

Do analysts prefer RNO or ITM?

ITM Power has a consensus target price of GBX 69.75, suggesting a potential upside of 151.10%. Given ITM Power's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ITM Power 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)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
ITM Power	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has better earnings & valuation, RNO or ITM?

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
Renold	£280.18M	0.35	£19.85M	£8.10	5.06
ITM Power	£16.67M	10.38	-£27.50M	-£4.37	-6.35

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RNO or ITM?

50.1% of Renold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.3% of ITM Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.8% of Renold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.3% of ITM Power shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Renold beats ITM Power on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.