Renishaw (RSW) Competitors

Renishaw (LON:RSW) and Spectris (LON:SXS) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in RSW or SXS?

42.0% of Renishaw shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.6% of Spectris shares are held by institutional investors. 53.3% of Renishaw shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Spectris shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate RSW or SXS?

Renishaw currently has a consensus price target of GBX 4,000, suggesting a potential upside of 24.42%. Spectris has a consensus price target of GBX 4,707.50, suggesting a potential upside of 87.85%. Given Spectris' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Spectris is more favorable than Renishaw.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Renishaw	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Spectris	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has higher valuation and earnings, RSW or SXS?

Spectris has higher revenue and earnings than Renishaw. Spectris is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Renishaw, 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
Renishaw	£691.30M	3.38	£96.89M	£1.33	2,417.29
Spectris	£1.34B	1.85	£274.20M	£2.68	935.07

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RSW or SXS?

Spectris received 308 more outperform votes than Renishaw when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.94% of users gave Spectris an outperform vote while only 55.05% of users gave Renishaw an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Renishaw	Outperform Votes 218 55.05%	Underperform Votes 178 44.95%
Spectris	Outperform Votes 526 64.94%	Underperform Votes 284 35.06%

Does the media refer more to RSW or SXS?

In the previous week, Renishaw had 2 more articles in the media than Spectris. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Renishaw and 1 mentions for Spectris. Spectris' average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Renishaw's score of 0.45 indicating that Spectris is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Renishaw	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Spectris	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is RSW or SXS more profitable?

Spectris has a net margin of 20.52% compared to Renishaw's net margin of 14.02%. Spectris' return on equity of 19.84% beat Renishaw's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Renishaw	14.02%	10.77%	6.85%
Spectris	20.52%	19.84%	5.42%

Which has more risk and volatility, RSW or SXS?

Renishaw has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spectris has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RSW or SXS a better dividend stock?

Renishaw pays an annual dividend of GBX 76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Spectris pays an annual dividend of GBX 81 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Renishaw pays out 5,714.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Spectris pays out 3,022.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Spectris is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Spectris beats Renishaw on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.