Head to Head Survey: Spectris (SEPJF) vs. The Competition

Spectris (OTCMKTS:SEPJF) is one of 378 public companies in the “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Spectris to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Dividends

Spectris pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Spectris pays out 23.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.8% and pay out 76.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Spectris	N/A	N/A	N/A
Spectris Competitors	-184.52%	-150.52%	-6.95%

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Spectris	0	1	0	0	2.00
Spectris Competitors	1967	7463	10188	616	2.47

As a group, “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies have a potential upside of 18.74%. Given Spectris’ rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Spectris has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

61.3% of Spectris shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.5% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are owned by institutional investors. 16.5% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Spectris and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Spectris	N/A	N/A	44.36
Spectris Competitors	$4.05 billion	$190.63 million	-6.51

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

Summary

Spectris rivals beat Spectris on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Spectris Company Profile

Spectris plc provides precision measurement solutions worldwide. It operates through Spectris Scientific, Spectris Dynamics, and Other segments. The Spectris Scientific segment provides advanced sensors and instruments used to measure, analyze, and characterize materials; and monitor ultra-clean manufacturing environments. Spectris Dynamics segment offers differentiated sensing, data acquisition, analysis modelling, and simulation solutions for product development and enhance product performance. The Other segment operates high-value precision in-line sensing and monitoring businesses. It serves life sciences/pharmaceuticals, technology-led industrials, automotive, electronics and semiconductor, academic research, and other markets, as well as metals, minerals, and mining. The company was formerly known as Fairey Group plc and changed its name to Spectris plc in May 2001. Spectris plc was incorporated in 1986 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.