SXS vs. RSW, SCT, CCC, DARK, FBT, NETW, OXIG, KNOS, BYIT, and SPT
Should you be buying Spectris stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Spectris include Renishaw (RSW), Softcat (SCT), Computacenter (CCC), Darktrace (DARK), First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF Class A USD Accumulation (FBT), Network International (NETW), Oxford Instruments (OXIG), Kainos Group (KNOS), Bytes Technology Group (BYIT), and Spirent Communications (SPT). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Spectris (LON:SXS) and Renishaw (LON:RSW) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.
Spectris pays an annual dividend of GBX 79 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Renishaw pays an annual dividend of GBX 76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Spectris pays out 5,642.9% 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 5,671.6% 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.
Spectris received 304 more outperform votes than Renishaw when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.01% of users gave Spectris an outperform vote while only 55.19% of users gave Renishaw an outperform vote.
Spectris has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Renishaw has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% 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.
82.2% of Spectris shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.9% of Renishaw shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Spectris shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 53.3% of Renishaw shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Renishaw had 1 more articles in the media than Spectris. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Renishaw and 0 mentions for Spectris. Renishaw's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Spectris' score of 0.00 indicating that Renishaw is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Renishaw has a net margin of 14.48% compared to Spectris' net margin of 10.03%. Renishaw's return on equity of 11.31% beat Spectris' return on equity.
Spectris currently has a consensus target price of GBX 6,078.33, indicating a potential upside of 93.33%. Renishaw has a consensus target price of GBX 3,270, indicating a potential downside of 18.56%. Given Spectris' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Spectris is more favorable than Renishaw.
Summary
Spectris beats Renishaw on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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