SXS vs. RSW, JDG, SRT, QTX, SDI, ONDO, KMK, RMS, OTAQ, and NNN
Should you be buying Spectris stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Spectris include Renishaw (RSW), Judges Scientific (JDG), SRT Marine Systems (SRT), Quartix Technologies (QTX), SDI Group (SDI), Ondo InsurTech (ONDO), Kromek Group (KMK), Remote Monitored Systems (RMS), OTAQ (OTAQ), and nanosynth group (NNN). These companies are all part of the "scientific & technical instruments" industry.
Spectris vs.
Spectris (LON:SXS) and Renishaw (LON:RSW) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and dividends.
76.6% of Spectris shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.0% of Renishaw shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Spectris shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 53.3% of Renishaw shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Spectris presently has a consensus target price of GBX 3,765, indicating a potential upside of 55.71%. Renishaw has a consensus target price of GBX 4,000, indicating a potential upside of 48.98%. Given Spectris' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Spectris is more favorable than Renishaw.
Spectris pays an annual dividend of GBX 81 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Renishaw pays an annual dividend of GBX 76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Spectris pays out 30.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Renishaw pays out 56.5% 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. Spectris is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Spectris received 310 more outperform votes than Renishaw when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.02% of users gave Spectris an outperform vote while only 55.05% of users gave Renishaw an outperform vote.
Spectris has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Renishaw has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Spectris has higher revenue and earnings than Renishaw. Spectris is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Renishaw, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Spectris had 1 more articles in the media than Renishaw. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Spectris and 2 mentions for Renishaw. Renishaw's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Spectris' score of 0.45 indicating that Renishaw is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Spectris has a net margin of 20.44% compared to Renishaw's net margin of 14.02%. Spectris' return on equity of 20.13% beat Renishaw's return on equity.
Summary
Spectris beats Renishaw on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:SXS) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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