Head to Head Analysis: Ralliant (RAL) & Its Rivals

Ralliant (NYSE:RAL) is one of 377 publicly-traded companies in the “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Ralliant to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

43.8% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Ralliant shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Ralliant and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ralliant	$2.07 billion	-$1.22 billion	-6.20
Ralliant Competitors	$4.00 billion	$185.87 million	29.61

Ralliant’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Ralliant. Ralliant is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Risk and Volatility

Ralliant has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ralliant’s rivals have a beta of -0.14, meaning that their average stock price is 114% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Ralliant pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Ralliant pays out -1.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.7% and pay out 66.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Ralliant and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ralliant	-56.38%	14.97%	6.99%
Ralliant Competitors	-243.44%	-147.00%	-6.78%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Ralliant and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ralliant	1	3	7	1	2.67
Ralliant Competitors	1958	7351	10053	606	2.47

Ralliant presently has a consensus target price of $75.70, indicating a potential upside of 12.47%. As a group, “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies have a potential upside of 11.07%. Given Ralliant’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ralliant is more favorable than its rivals.

Summary

Ralliant beats its rivals on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

Ralliant Company Profile

Ralliant Corporation is a provider of precision technologies which specializes in designing, developing, manufacturing and servicing precision instruments and engineered products. Ralliant Corporation is based in RALEIGH, N.C.