Spectris (SXS) Competitors

Renishaw (LON:RSW) and Spectris (LON:SXS) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RSW or SXS?

Spectris received 309 more outperform votes than Renishaw when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.98% of users gave Spectris an outperform vote while only 55.05% of users gave Renishaw an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Renishaw	Outperform Votes 218 55.05%	Underperform Votes 178 44.95%
Spectris	Outperform Votes 527 64.98%	Underperform Votes 284 35.02%

Is RSW or SXS more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Renishaw	14.02%	10.94%	6.85%
Spectris	20.44%	20.13%	5.42%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RSW or SXS?

42.0% of Renishaw shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.6% of Spectris shares are held by institutional investors. 53.3% of Renishaw shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Spectris shares are held 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 prefer RSW or SXS?

Renishaw presently has a consensus target price of GBX 4,000, indicating a potential upside of 30.63%. Spectris has a consensus target price of GBX 4,707.50, indicating a potential upside of 60.78%. Given Spectris' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Spectris is more favorable than Renishaw.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Renishaw	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Spectris	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Does the media refer more to RSW or SXS?

In the previous week, Spectris had 2 more articles in the media than Renishaw. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Spectris and 0 mentions for Renishaw. Spectris' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Renishaw's score of 0.00 indicating that Spectris is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Renishaw	Neutral
Spectris	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, RSW or SXS?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Renishaw	£684.93M	3.22	£96.00M	£134.60	22.75
Spectris	£1.33B	2.20	£270.93M	£269.99	10.84

Is RSW or SXS a better dividend stock?

Renishaw pays an annual dividend of GBX 76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Spectris pays an annual dividend of GBX 81 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Renishaw pays out 56.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Spectris pays out 30.0% 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, RSW or SXS?

Renishaw has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spectris has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Spectris beats Renishaw on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.