Smiths Group (SMIN) Competitors GBX 1,699 +3.00 (+0.18%) (As of 06:22 AM 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 Melrose Industries (LON:MRO) and Smiths Group (LON:SMIN) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation. Does the media prefer MRO or SMIN? In the previous week, Smiths Group had 7 more articles in the media than Melrose Industries. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Smiths Group and 1 mentions for Melrose Industries. Smiths Group's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Melrose Industries' score of 0.34 indicating that Smiths Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Melrose Industries 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Smiths Group 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor MRO or SMIN? Melrose Industries received 549 more outperform votes than Smiths Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 84.56% of users gave Melrose Industries an outperform vote while only 62.48% of users gave Smiths Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMelrose IndustriesOutperform Votes100284.56% Underperform Votes18315.44%Smiths GroupOutperform Votes45362.48% Underperform Votes27237.52% Do insiders and institutionals believe in MRO or SMIN? 82.7% of Melrose Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Smiths Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Melrose Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Smiths Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MRO or SMIN? Smiths Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioMelrose Industries£3.46B1.84-£39M-£0.03-16,486.67Smiths Group£3.13B1.86£250M£0.722,359.72 Which has more risk and volatility, MRO or SMIN? Melrose Industries has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smiths Group has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is MRO or SMIN a better dividend stock? Melrose Industries pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Smiths Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Melrose Industries pays out -20,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Do analysts prefer MRO or SMIN? Melrose Industries currently has a consensus price target of GBX 587.50, indicating a potential upside of 18.78%. Smiths Group has a consensus price target of GBX 2,015, indicating a potential upside of 18.60%. Given Melrose Industries' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Melrose Industries is more favorable than Smiths Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Melrose Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Smiths Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is MRO or SMIN 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 Melrose Industries-1.13% -1.16% 0.11% Smiths Group 7.98%10.78%6.47% SummarySmiths Group beats Melrose Industries on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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£5.83B£4.49B£3.89B£1.38BDividend Yield2.70%2.63%4.41%11.73%P/E Ratio2,359.72240.16530.591,551.35Price / Sales1.862,000.85429.41209,189.85Price / Cash5.5010.3927.7932.93Price / Book2.622.283.572.80Net Income£250M£273.99M£179.69M£152.70M7 Day PerformanceN/A-1.45%3.33%-0.54%1 Month Performance5.40%-2.64%-1.38%7.07%1 Year Performance4.39%14.64%28.88%91.74% Smiths Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SMINSmiths Group2.8987 of 5 starsGBX 1,699+0.2%GBX 2,015+18.6%+3.6%£5.83B£3.13B2,359.7215,156High Trading VolumeMROMelrose Industries1.8816 of 5 starsGBX 494.60-1.3%GBX 587.50+18.8%-3.1%£6.38B£3.46B-16,706.671,570WEIRThe Weir Group1.4655 of 5 starsGBX 2,096-0.3%GBX 2,416.67+15.3%+15.0%£5.44B£2.54B2,498.8212,391SPXSpirax-Sarco Engineering2.1357 of 5 starsGBX 6,430-0.5%GBX 8,672.50+34.9%-29.7%£4.74B£1.66B2,486.5410,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeIMIIMI1.6004 of 5 starsGBX 1,703+0.5%GBX 1,983.33+16.5%+8.2%£4.37B£2.21B1,747.4210,000RORRotork1.2745 of 5 starsGBX 314.20-0.1%GBX 375+19.4%-1.1%£2.67B£745.89M2,254.293,342News CoveragePositive NewsBOYBodycote2.9119 of 5 starsGBX 608flatGBX 812.50+33.6%+0.1%£1.11B£781.40M1,842.424,833News CoverageGap DownMGAMMorgan Advanced Materials2.0659 of 5 starsGBX 256-0.2%GBX 318.33+24.3%+3.0%£728.47M£1.13B1,068.758,694News CoverageGDWNGoodwinN/AGBX 6,759+2.7%N/A+26.6%£507.60M£191.26M2,937.501,144ITMITM Power2.8496 of 5 starsGBX 33.04-3.1%GBX 74.50+125.5%-41.8%£203.75M£16.51M-852.50359AVGAvingtransN/AGBX 395.71-1.1%N/A+4.4%£130.94M£136.62M3,636.36732Positive News 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 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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