Rotork (ROR) Competitors GBX 349.58 -0.43 (-0.12%) As of 01/31/2025 12:30 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades ROR vs. MRO, SMIN, WEIR, SPX, IMI, BOY, MGAM, GDWN, ITM, and LOADShould you be buying Rotork stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rotork include Melrose Industries (MRO), Smiths Group (SMIN), The Weir Group (WEIR), Spirax-Sarco Engineering (SPX), IMI (IMI), Bodycote (BOY), Morgan Advanced Materials (MGAM), Goodwin (GDWN), ITM Power (ITM), and Crestchic (LOAD). These companies are all part of the "specialty industrial machinery" industry. Rotork vs. Melrose Industries Smiths Group The Weir Group Spirax-Sarco Engineering IMI Bodycote Morgan Advanced Materials Goodwin ITM Power Crestchic Rotork (LON:ROR) and Melrose Industries (LON:MRO) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, dividends and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community favor ROR or MRO? Melrose Industries received 641 more outperform votes than Rotork when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 84.60% of users gave Melrose Industries an outperform vote while only 44.44% of users gave Rotork an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRotorkOutperform Votes36444.44% Underperform Votes45555.56% Melrose IndustriesOutperform Votes100584.60% Underperform Votes18315.40% Do analysts recommend ROR or MRO? Rotork currently has a consensus price target of GBX 385, indicating a potential upside of 10.13%. Melrose Industries has a consensus price target of GBX 640, indicating a potential upside of 4.37%. Given Rotork's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Rotork is more favorable than Melrose Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Rotork 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Melrose Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Does the media refer more to ROR or MRO? In the previous week, Melrose Industries had 2 more articles in the media than Rotork. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Melrose Industries and 3 mentions for Rotork. Melrose Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Rotork's score of -0.02 indicating that Melrose Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Rotork 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Melrose Industries 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ROR or MRO? 70.6% of Rotork shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of Melrose Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Rotork shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Melrose Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, ROR or MRO? Rotork has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Melrose Industries has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation and earnings, ROR or MRO? Rotork has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Melrose Industries. Melrose Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rotork, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRotork£745.89M3.98£119.16M£0.142,496.96Melrose Industries£3.46B2.29-£39M-£0.03-20,440.00 Is ROR or MRO more profitable? Rotork has a net margin of 15.97% compared to Melrose Industries' net margin of -1.13%. Rotork's return on equity of 20.32% beat Melrose Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Rotork15.97% 20.32% 14.75% Melrose Industries -1.13%-1.16%0.11% Is ROR or MRO a better dividend stock? Rotork pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Melrose Industries pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Rotork pays out 5,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Melrose Industries pays out -20,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SummaryRotork and Melrose Industries tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Rotork News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ROR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ROR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRotorkSpecialty Industrial Machinery IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£2.97B£5.60B£4.88B£2.09BDividend Yield2.28%2.57%3.96%5.04%P/E Ratio2,496.96243.87355.481,936.84Price / Sales3.982,064.70374.77339,959.45Price / Cash26.149.0929.9429.41Price / Book4.922.503.423.13Net Income£119.16M£293.54M£197.40M£186.69M7 Day Performance3.57%-0.29%-0.64%0.36%1 Month Performance11.40%2.58%0.62%2.68%1 Year Performance9.11%11.93%27.19%163.32% Rotork Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RORRotork1.0394 of 5 starsGBX 349.58-0.1%GBX 385+10.1%+11.5%£2.97B£745.89M2,496.963,342News CoverageMROMelrose Industries1.549 of 5 starsGBX 587.89-0.3%GBX 640+8.9%+3.8%£7.58B£3.46B-19,596.171,570News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeSMINSmiths Group2.1458 of 5 starsGBX 1,890.34-1.2%GBX 2,015+6.6%+27.3%£6.49B£3.13B2,625.4715,156News CoverageGap UpWEIRThe Weir Group0.5719 of 5 starsGBX 2,380-1.5%GBX 2,416.67+1.5%+33.3%£6.18B£2.54B2,800.0012,391SPXSpirax-Sarco Engineering0.677 of 5 starsGBX 7,680.30-0.1%GBX 8,672.50+12.9%-19.1%£5.66B£1.66B2,953.9610,000News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeIMIIMI0.8541 of 5 starsGBX 1,937-1.9%GBX 2,050+5.8%+19.4%£4.97B£2.21B1,996.9110,000News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeBOYBodycote2.2055 of 5 starsGBX 623-1.1%GBX 812.50+30.4%+0.9%£1.14B£781.40M1,887.884,833High Trading VolumeMGAMMorgan Advanced Materials2.5455 of 5 starsGBX 265-0.7%GBX 321.25+21.2%+1.1%£754.08M£1.13B1,104.178,694News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeGDWNGoodwinN/AGBX 7,240flatN/A+35.9%£543.72M£191.26M3,232.141,144Dividend IncreaseITMITM Power2.9595 of 5 starsGBX 34.72-1.3%GBX 69.75+100.9%-39.1%£214.09M£16.51M-867.93359Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeLOADCrestchicN/AN/AN/AN/A£121.14M£34.97M2,347.06N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MRO Competitors SMIN Competitors WEIR Competitors SPX Competitors IMI Competitors BOY Competitors MGAM Competitors GDWN Competitors ITM Competitors LOAD Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:ROR) was last updated on 2/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s #1 AI Stock” SET TO SOARForget ChatGPT! 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