Reviewing Spectris (SEPJF) & Its Rivals

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

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 66.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices 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	1972	7474	10199	619	2.47

As a group, “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies have a potential upside of 18.97%. Given Spectris’ rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Spectris has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

61.3% of Spectris shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.8% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are held by institutional investors. 16.4% 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.

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	-184.51%	-150.52%	-6.95%

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Spectris	N/A	N/A	44.36
Spectris Competitors	$4.00 billion	$192.26 million	-6.23

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.