Spirax-Sarco Engineering (SPX) Competitors GBX 6,235 -110.00 (-1.73%) As of 08/1/2025 12:10 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainabilityBuy This Stock SPX vs. SMIN, MRO, WEIR, IMI, ROR, BOY, MGAM, GDWN, ITM, and RNOShould you be buying Spirax-Sarco Engineering stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Spirax-Sarco Engineering include Smiths Group (SMIN), Melrose Industries (MRO), The Weir Group (WEIR), IMI (IMI), Rotork (ROR), Bodycote (BOY), Morgan Advanced Materials (MGAM), Goodwin (GDWN), ITM Power (ITM), and Renold (RNO). These companies are all part of the "specialty industrial machinery" industry. Spirax-Sarco Engineering vs. Its Competitors Smiths Group Melrose Industries The Weir Group IMI Rotork Bodycote Morgan Advanced Materials Goodwin ITM Power Renold Spirax-Sarco Engineering (LON:SPX) and Smiths Group (LON:SMIN) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk and media sentiment. Is SPX or SMIN a better dividend stock? Spirax-Sarco Engineering pays an annual dividend of GBX 162 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Smiths Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Spirax-Sarco Engineering pays out 62.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Smiths Group pays out 61.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Which has more risk and volatility, SPX or SMIN? Spirax-Sarco Engineering has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smiths Group has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer SPX or SMIN? In the previous week, Smiths Group had 13 more articles in the media than Spirax-Sarco Engineering. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Smiths Group and 0 mentions for Spirax-Sarco Engineering. Smiths Group's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Spirax-Sarco Engineering's score of 0.00 indicating that Smiths Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Spirax-Sarco Engineering Neutral Smiths Group Positive Do analysts rate SPX or SMIN? Spirax-Sarco Engineering presently has a consensus price target of GBX 7,516.67, suggesting a potential upside of 20.56%. Smiths Group has a consensus price target of GBX 1,850, suggesting a potential downside of 19.84%. Given Spirax-Sarco Engineering's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Spirax-Sarco Engineering is more favorable than Smiths Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Spirax-Sarco Engineering 2 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.80Smiths Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has better earnings & valuation, SPX or SMIN? Smiths Group has higher revenue and earnings than Spirax-Sarco Engineering. Spirax-Sarco Engineering 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 RatioSpirax-Sarco Engineering£1.66B2.77£192.00M£260.7323.91Smiths Group£3.07B2.56£245.01M£71.9832.07 Is SPX or SMIN more profitable? Spirax-Sarco Engineering has a net margin of 11.57% compared to Smiths Group's net margin of 7.98%. Spirax-Sarco Engineering's return on equity of 16.58% beat Smiths Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Spirax-Sarco Engineering11.57% 16.58% 6.93% Smiths Group 7.98%11.54%6.47% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SPX or SMIN? 80.4% of Spirax-Sarco Engineering shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Smiths Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Spirax-Sarco Engineering shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Smiths Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummarySpirax-Sarco Engineering beats Smiths Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Spirax-Sarco Engineering News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SPX 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 SPX 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 SPX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSpirax-Sarco EngineeringSpecialty Industrial Machinery IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£4.59B£6.02B£7.60B£3.03BDividend Yield2.05%2.74%4.56%5.02%P/E Ratio23.9116.2025.25176.75Price / Sales2.77266.3698.63264,362.45Price / Cash27.489.3327.7627.97Price / Book3.963.784.314.53Net Income£192.00M£298.37M£792.92M£5.90B7 Day Performance0.56%0.30%-1.95%12.58%1 Month Performance0.97%4.55%2.25%6.10%1 Year Performance-26.82%18.35%29.27%71.60% Spirax-Sarco Engineering Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPXSpirax-Sarco Engineering2.0415 of 5 starsGBX 6,235-1.7%GBX 7,516.67+20.6%-29.7%£4.59B£1.66B23.9110,000SMINSmiths Group2.3347 of 5 starsGBX 2,350-0.5%GBX 1,850-21.3%+30.3%£8.01B£3.07B32.6515,156News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeMROMelrose Industries0.9914 of 5 starsGBX 530.52-1.0%GBX 553.33+4.3%+4.4%£6.85B£3.41B-179.421,570News CoverageEarnings ReportWEIRThe Weir Group0.765 of 5 starsGBX 2,652-0.7%GBX 2,483.33-6.4%+26.4%£6.83B£2.54B31.1612,391News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeIMIIMI2.7782 of 5 starsGBX 2,168.58-0.7%GBX 2,425+11.8%+18.9%£5.50B£2.15B22.2210,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap DownRORRotork1.9448 of 5 starsGBX 321.90-0.4%GBX 380+18.0%-9.6%£2.72B£734.24M23.173,342News CoverageGap DownBOYBodycote2.4807 of 5 starsGBX 590.33-1.4%GBX 756.67+28.2%-6.8%£1.06B£739.54M17.764,833Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownMGAMMorgan Advanced Materials3.8325 of 5 starsGBX 230.93-0.7%GBX 305+32.1%-32.2%£650.96M£1.11B9.508,694Positive NewsGDWNGoodwinN/AGBX 7,600-0.3%N/A+2.9%£578.77M£193.95M34.241,144Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastGap UpITMITM Power0.7804 of 5 starsGBX 69.88-3.1%GBX 63-9.9%+14.5%£435.49M£16.67M-15.99359News CoverageRNORenoldN/AGBX 80.20-0.5%N/A+38.5%£193.56M£280.18M9.901,824 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Smiths Group Alternatives Melrose Industries Alternatives The Weir Group Alternatives IMI Alternatives Rotork Alternatives Bodycote Alternatives Morgan Advanced Materials Alternatives Goodwin Alternatives ITM Power Alternatives Renold Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:SPX) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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