Renewi (RWI) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to RWI or BIFF?

In the previous week, Biffa had 2 more articles in the media than Renewi. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Biffa and 0 mentions for Renewi. Renewi's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Biffa's score of -0.21 indicating that Renewi is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Renewi	Neutral
Biffa	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RWI or BIFF?

Renewi received 20 more outperform votes than Biffa when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.44% of users gave Biffa an outperform vote while only 68.90% of users gave Renewi an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Renewi	Outperform Votes 226 68.90%	Underperform Votes 102 31.10%
Biffa	Outperform Votes 206 77.44%	Underperform Votes 60 22.56%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RWI or BIFF?

74.7% of Renewi shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.9% of Renewi shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, RWI or BIFF?

Renewi has higher revenue and earnings than Biffa. Biffa is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Renewi, 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
Renewi	£1.69B	0.27	£42M	£0.45	1,280.00
Biffa	£1.44B	0.87	N/A	-£8.00	-51.25

Is RWI or BIFF a better dividend stock?

Renewi pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Biffa pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Renewi pays out 1,111.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Biffa pays out -0.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts rate RWI or BIFF?

Renewi presently has a consensus price target of GBX 710, indicating a potential upside of 23.26%. Given Renewi's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Renewi is more favorable than Biffa.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Renewi	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Biffa	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is RWI or BIFF more profitable?

Biffa has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Renewi's net margin of -2.02%. Renewi's return on equity of 13.67% beat Biffa's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Renewi	-2.02%	13.67%	3.01%
Biffa	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Renewi beats Biffa on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.