RHI Magnesita (RHIM) Competitors

Travis Perkins (LON:TPK) and RHI Magnesita (LON:RHIM) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the media favor TPK or RHIM?

In the previous week, Travis Perkins had 1 more articles in the media than RHI Magnesita. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Travis Perkins and 0 mentions for RHI Magnesita. RHI Magnesita's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Travis Perkins' score of 0.00 indicating that Travis Perkins is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Travis Perkins	Positive
RHI Magnesita	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, TPK or RHIM?

Travis Perkins has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RHI Magnesita has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TPK or RHIM a better dividend stock?

Travis Perkins pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. RHI Magnesita pays an annual dividend of GBX 155 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Travis Perkins pays out 10,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. RHI Magnesita pays out 5,272.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. RHI Magnesita is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend TPK or RHIM?

Travis Perkins currently has a consensus price target of GBX 863, suggesting a potential upside of 2.01%. RHI Magnesita has a consensus price target of GBX 4,033.33, suggesting a potential upside of 13.46%. Given Travis Perkins' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe RHI Magnesita is more favorable than Travis Perkins.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Travis Perkins	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
RHI Magnesita	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TPK or RHIM?

Travis Perkins received 748 more outperform votes than RHI Magnesita when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.18% of users gave RHI Magnesita an outperform vote while only 72.18% of users gave Travis Perkins an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Travis Perkins	Outperform Votes 877 72.18%	Underperform Votes 338 27.82%
RHI Magnesita	Outperform Votes 129 78.18%	Underperform Votes 36 21.82%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, TPK or RHIM?

RHI Magnesita has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Travis Perkins. RHI Magnesita is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Travis Perkins, 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
Travis Perkins	£4.86B	0.37	£38.10M	£0.18	4,700.00
RHI Magnesita	£3.57B	0.47	£164.60M	£2.94	1,209.18

Do institutionals & insiders believe in TPK or RHIM?

74.3% of Travis Perkins shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.4% of RHI Magnesita shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Travis Perkins shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 42.3% of RHI Magnesita shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is TPK or RHIM more profitable?

RHI Magnesita has a net margin of 4.61% compared to RHI Magnesita's net margin of 0.78%. Travis Perkins' return on equity of 14.20% beat RHI Magnesita's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Travis Perkins	0.78%	1.84%	2.44%
RHI Magnesita	4.61%	14.20%	4.72%

Summary

RHI Magnesita beats Travis Perkins on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.