Spectris (SXS) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer SXS or RSW?

Spectris presently has a consensus price target of GBX 4,707.50, indicating a potential upside of 87.85%. Renishaw has a consensus price target of GBX 4,000, indicating a potential upside of 24.42%. Given Spectris' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Spectris is more favorable than Renishaw.

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

Is SXS or RSW a better dividend stock?

Spectris pays an annual dividend of GBX 81 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Renishaw pays an annual dividend of GBX 76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Spectris pays out 3,022.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Renishaw pays out 5,714.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Spectris is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, SXS or RSW?

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

Does the media prefer SXS or RSW?

In the previous week, Renishaw had 2 more articles in the media than Spectris. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Renishaw and 1 mentions for Spectris. Spectris' average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Renishaw's score of 0.45 indicating that Spectris is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Spectris	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Renishaw	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better valuation and earnings, SXS or RSW?

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
Spectris	£1.34B	1.85	£274.20M	£2.68	935.07
Renishaw	£691.30M	3.38	£96.89M	£1.33	2,417.29

Is SXS or RSW more profitable?

Spectris has a net margin of 20.52% compared to Renishaw's net margin of 14.02%. Spectris' return on equity of 19.84% beat Renishaw's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Spectris	20.52%	19.84%	5.42%
Renishaw	14.02%	10.77%	6.85%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SXS or RSW?

76.6% of Spectris shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.0% of Renishaw shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Spectris shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 53.3% of Renishaw 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SXS or RSW?

Spectris received 308 more outperform votes than Renishaw when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.94% of users gave Spectris an outperform vote while only 55.05% of users gave Renishaw an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Spectris	Outperform Votes 526 64.94%	Underperform Votes 284 35.06%
Renishaw	Outperform Votes 218 55.05%	Underperform Votes 178 44.95%

Summary

Spectris beats Renishaw on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.