Smiths Group (SMIN) Competitors GBX 1,730 -1.00 (-0.06%) (As of 12/20/2024 12:01 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainability SMIN vs. MRO, WEIR, SPX, IMI, ROR, BOY, MGAM, GDWN, ITM, and AVGShould you be buying Smiths Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Smiths Group include Melrose Industries (MRO), The Weir Group (WEIR), Spirax-Sarco Engineering (SPX), IMI (IMI), Rotork (ROR), Bodycote (BOY), Morgan Advanced Materials (MGAM), Goodwin (GDWN), ITM Power (ITM), and Avingtrans (AVG). These companies are all part of the "specialty industrial machinery" industry. Smiths Group vs. Melrose Industries The Weir Group Spirax-Sarco Engineering IMI Rotork Bodycote Morgan Advanced Materials Goodwin ITM Power Avingtrans Smiths Group (LON:SMIN) and Melrose Industries (LON:MRO) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Does the media refer more to SMIN or MRO? In the previous week, Smiths Group had 1 more articles in the media than Melrose Industries. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Smiths Group and 1 mentions for Melrose Industries. Melrose Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Smiths Group's score of 0.59 indicating that Melrose Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Smiths Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Melrose Industries 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, SMIN or MRO? Smiths Group has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Melrose Industries has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is SMIN or MRO a better dividend stock? Smiths Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Melrose Industries pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Smiths Group pays out 6,111.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Melrose Industries pays out -20,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Is SMIN or MRO more profitable? Smiths Group has a net margin of 7.98% compared to Melrose Industries' net margin of -1.13%. Smiths Group's return on equity of 10.78% beat Melrose Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Smiths Group7.98% 10.78% 6.47% Melrose Industries -1.13%-1.16%0.11% Does the MarketBeat Community favor SMIN or MRO? Melrose Industries received 550 more outperform votes than Smiths Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 84.57% of users gave Melrose Industries an outperform vote while only 62.48% of users gave Smiths Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSmiths GroupOutperform Votes45362.48% Underperform Votes27237.52% Melrose IndustriesOutperform Votes100384.57% Underperform Votes18315.43% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SMIN or MRO? Smiths Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Melrose Industries. Melrose Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smiths Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSmiths Group£3.13B1.90£250M£0.722,402.78Melrose Industries£3.46B2.03-£39M-£0.03-18,186.67 Do institutionals & insiders believe in SMIN or MRO? 72.2% of Smiths Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of Melrose Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Smiths Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Melrose Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate SMIN or MRO? Smiths Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,015, indicating a potential upside of 16.47%. Melrose Industries has a consensus price target of GBX 640, indicating a potential upside of 17.30%. Given Melrose Industries' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Melrose Industries is more favorable than Smiths Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Smiths Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Melrose Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 SummaryMelrose Industries beats Smiths Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowIt’s here. 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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 SMIN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSmiths GroupSpecialty Industrial Machinery IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£5.94B£4.73B£4.06B£1.48BDividend Yield2.70%2.61%4.21%11.84%P/E Ratio2,402.78245.23418.141,528.91Price / Sales1.901,868.30440.41331,410.58Price / Cash5.5010.2528.0935.07Price / Book2.672.333.622.83Net Income£250M£273.99M£170.25M£159.86M7 Day Performance-1.57%-0.17%-1.09%4.85%1 Month Performance0.35%0.90%-0.12%24.30%1 Year Performance-1.73%8.66%24.55%23.13% Smiths Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SMINSmiths Group2.773 of 5 starsGBX 1,730-0.1%GBX 2,015+16.5%-1.6%£5.94B£3.13B2,402.7815,156News CoverageMROMelrose Industries1.9119 of 5 starsGBX 545.80-0.7%GBX 640+17.3%-3.0%£7.04B£3.46B-18,320.001,570WEIRThe Weir Group0.3921 of 5 starsGBX 2,238-1.0%GBX 2,416.67+8.0%+18.4%£5.81B£2.54B2,625.8812,391News CoverageSPXSpirax-Sarco Engineering0.7226 of 5 starsGBX 7,140-0.8%GBX 8,672.50+21.5%-33.7%£5.26B£1.66B2,736.5410,000News CoverageIMIIMI1.2761 of 5 starsGBX 1,857-0.1%GBX 2,050+10.4%+7.6%£4.77B£2.21B1,916.4910,000RORRotorkN/AGBX 322.48-1.0%GBX 375+16.3%-0.9%£2.74B£745.89M2,326.443,342Positive NewsBOYBodycote2.7481 of 5 starsGBX 649-2.0%GBX 812.50+25.2%+2.1%£1.19B£781.40M1,978.794,833Gap UpMGAMMorgan Advanced Materials1.9791 of 5 starsGBX 270-0.4%GBX 318.33+17.9%-5.3%£768.31M£1.13B1,125.008,694News CoverageGDWNGoodwinN/AGBX 6,760+1.5%N/A+39.5%£507.68M£191.26M2,973.211,144Gap DownITMITM Power2.7108 of 5 starsGBX 33.46-5.4%GBX 69.75+108.5%-39.7%£206.34M£16.51M-882.50359News CoverageAVGAvingtransN/AGBX 389.40+1.9%N/A-1.3%£128.85M£136.62M3,475.09732News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Melrose Industries Alternatives The Weir Group Alternatives Spirax-Sarco Engineering Alternatives IMI Alternatives Rotork Alternatives Bodycote Alternatives Morgan Advanced Materials Alternatives Goodwin Alternatives ITM Power Alternatives Avingtrans Alternatives 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:SMIN) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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