Spirax-Sarco Engineering (SPX) Competitors GBX 7,380 +40.00 (+0.54%) (As of 11:57 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainability SPX vs. MRO, SMIN, WEIR, IMI, ROR, BOY, MGAM, GDWN, ITM, and AVGShould you be buying Spirax-Sarco Engineering stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Spirax-Sarco Engineering include Melrose Industries (MRO), Smiths Group (SMIN), The Weir Group (WEIR), 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. Spirax-Sarco Engineering vs. Melrose Industries Smiths Group The Weir Group IMI Rotork Bodycote Morgan Advanced Materials Goodwin ITM Power Avingtrans Melrose Industries (LON:MRO) and Spirax-Sarco Engineering (LON:SPX) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk and earnings. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MRO or SPX? Melrose Industries received 620 more outperform votes than Spirax-Sarco Engineering when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 84.56% of users gave Melrose Industries an outperform vote while only 54.34% of users gave Spirax-Sarco Engineering an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMelrose IndustriesOutperform Votes100284.56% Underperform Votes18315.44%Spirax-Sarco EngineeringOutperform Votes38254.34% Underperform Votes32145.66% Do insiders and institutionals believe in MRO or SPX? 82.7% of Melrose Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Spirax-Sarco Engineering shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Melrose Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Spirax-Sarco Engineering shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, MRO or SPX? Melrose Industries has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spirax-Sarco Engineering has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is MRO or SPX more profitable? Spirax-Sarco Engineering has a net margin of 11.57% compared to Melrose Industries' net margin of -1.13%. Spirax-Sarco Engineering's return on equity of 16.87% beat Melrose Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Melrose Industries-1.13% -1.16% 0.11% Spirax-Sarco Engineering 11.57%16.87%6.93% Does the media favor MRO or SPX? In the previous week, Melrose Industries had 1 more articles in the media than Spirax-Sarco Engineering. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Melrose Industries and 0 mentions for Spirax-Sarco Engineering. Melrose Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Spirax-Sarco Engineering's score of 0.00 indicating that Melrose Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Melrose Industries Neutral Spirax-Sarco Engineering Neutral Is MRO or SPX a better dividend stock? Melrose Industries pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Spirax-Sarco Engineering pays an annual dividend of GBX 162 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Melrose Industries pays out -20,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Spirax-Sarco Engineering pays out 6,230.8% 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 recommend MRO or SPX? Melrose Industries presently has a consensus target price of GBX 587.50, suggesting a potential downside of 0.76%. Spirax-Sarco Engineering has a consensus target price of GBX 8,672.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.51%. Given Spirax-Sarco Engineering's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Spirax-Sarco Engineering is more favorable than Melrose Industries.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) 2.50Spirax-Sarco Engineering 3 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.71 Which has higher earnings & valuation, MRO or SPX? Spirax-Sarco Engineering has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Melrose Industries. Melrose Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spirax-Sarco Engineering, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMelrose Industries£3.46B2.21-£39M-£0.03-19,733.33Spirax-Sarco Engineering£1.66B3.27£191.90M£2.602,838.46 SummaryMelrose Industries beats Spirax-Sarco Engineering on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap Profits[625,000% Gain] – Are You Ready for the Next Altcoin Boom?All of our key indicators are flashing the same signal: an altcoin season is fast approaching. And if you know anything about crypto, you know that altcoin seasons are where some of the biggest gains happen.Register for the FREE Workshop Now & get $10 in Bitcoin 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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£5.43B£4.76B£3.91B£1.43BDividend Yield2.36%2.63%4.38%11.75%P/E Ratio2,838.46247.99521.991,563.72Price / Sales3.271,897.47427.66215,756.83Price / Cash27.4810.3930.3332.90Price / Book4.692.363.612.88Net Income£191.90M£273.99M£178.71M£153.02M7 Day PerformanceN/A0.97%4.39%8.95%1 Month Performance12.41%-1.14%0.21%16.98%1 Year Performance-20.46%12.62%32.12%24.46% Spirax-Sarco Engineering Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPXSpirax-Sarco Engineering0.7556 of 5 starsGBX 7,380+0.5%GBX 8,672.50+17.5%-20.9%£5.43B£1.66B2,838.4610,000MROMelrose Industries1.1834 of 5 starsGBX 583.20+1.8%GBX 587.50+0.7%+9.3%£7.52B£3.46B-19,306.671,570SMINSmiths Group2.3488 of 5 starsGBX 1,766-0.2%GBX 2,015+14.1%N/A£6.06B£3.13B2,459.7215,156WEIRThe Weir Group0.721 of 5 starsGBX 2,232+0.3%GBX 2,416.67+8.3%+17.5%£5.79B£2.54B2,628.2412,391IMIIMI1.7088 of 5 starsGBX 1,801-0.5%GBX 1,983.33+10.1%+14.0%£4.63B£2.21B1,876.2910,000RORRotork1.2535 of 5 starsGBX 328.40-1.4%GBX 375+14.2%N/A£2.79B£745.89M2,380.003,342Positive NewsBOYBodycote2.9513 of 5 starsGBX 634+2.3%GBX 812.50+28.2%+6.7%£1.16B£781.40M1,933.334,833MGAMMorgan Advanced Materials1.9144 of 5 starsGBX 262-1.3%GBX 318.33+21.5%+2.5%£745.55M£1.13B1,106.258,694High Trading VolumeGDWNGoodwinN/AGBX 6,860flatN/A+36.1%£515.19M£191.26M3,017.861,144Gap UpITMITM Power2.1699 of 5 starsGBX 33-3.0%GBX 74.50+125.8%-36.0%£203.50M£16.51M-823.33359High Trading VolumeAVGAvingtransN/AGBX 385.66+0.7%N/A+1.5%£127.61M£136.62M3,500.00732 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Melrose Industries Alternatives Smiths Group Alternatives The Weir Group 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:SPX) was last updated on 12/3/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredMusk’s new company could top a trillion?The investment legend who predicted the rise of Bitcoin, Facebook and streaming services like Netflix… Just...Paradigm Press | SponsoredHow this >10-cent coin is going to outperform Bitcoin Chris Rowe – the man who recommended Amazon in 1998… Bitcoin and Ethereum in 2017… And has spotted 44 diffe...True Market Insiders | SponsoredElon Musk’s chilling warning for humanityThe 'invasion' I've discovered has nothing to do with the border crisis. 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