IQE vs. VID, ACSO, TRCS, IQG, FNX, IDOX, PBEE, RCN, DOTD, and TTG
Should you be buying IQE stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IQE include Videndum (VID), accesso Technology Group (ACSO), Tracsis (TRCS), IQGeo Group (IQG), Fonix Mobile (FNX), IDOX (IDOX), PensionBee Group (PBEE), Redcentric (RCN), dotdigital Group (DOTD), and TT Electronics (TTG). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
IQE (LON:IQE) and Videndum (LON:VID) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends and earnings.
In the previous week, Videndum had 3 more articles in the media than IQE. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Videndum and 2 mentions for IQE. IQE's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Videndum's score of -0.44 indicating that IQE is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Videndum has higher revenue and earnings than IQE. Videndum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IQE, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Videndum has a net margin of -25.45% compared to IQE's net margin of -65.69%. Videndum's return on equity of -5.25% beat IQE's return on equity.
IQE presently has a consensus target price of GBX 55, indicating a potential upside of 95.85%. Videndum has a consensus target price of GBX 450, indicating a potential upside of 62.16%. Given IQE's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe IQE is more favorable than Videndum.
IQE has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Videndum has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.
IQE received 488 more outperform votes than Videndum when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.96% of users gave IQE an outperform vote while only 66.67% of users gave Videndum an outperform vote.
75.3% of IQE shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.4% of Videndum shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.4% of IQE shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Videndum shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
IQE beats Videndum on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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