i(x) Net Zero (IX) Competitors

i(x) Net Zero (LON:IX) and Tekcapital (LON:TEK) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends and risk.

Does the media favor IX or TEK?

In the previous week, i(x) Net Zero had 6 more articles in the media than Tekcapital. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for i(x) Net Zero and 0 mentions for Tekcapital. Tekcapital's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat i(x) Net Zero's score of 0.34 indicating that Tekcapital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
i(x) Net Zero	Neutral
Tekcapital	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in IX or TEK?

3.3% of Tekcapital shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.4% of i(x) Net Zero shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.8% of Tekcapital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, IX or TEK?

i(x) Net Zero has a beta of 1.94, meaning that its share price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tekcapital has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, IX or TEK?

i(x) Net Zero has higher revenue and earnings than Tekcapital. i(x) Net Zero is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tekcapital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
i(x) Net Zero	£80.05M	0.00	£56.40M	£0.55	N/A
Tekcapital	-£25.48M	-0.72	-£28.04M	£0.11	84.09

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IX or TEK?

Tekcapital received 128 more outperform votes than i(x) Net Zero when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.19% of users gave Tekcapital an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave i(x) Net Zero an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
i(x) Net Zero	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 10 100.00%
Tekcapital	Outperform Votes 128 69.19%	Underperform Votes 57 30.81%

Do analysts prefer IX or TEK?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
i(x) Net Zero	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Tekcapital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is IX or TEK more profitable?

i(x) Net Zero has a net margin of 70.33% compared to Tekcapital's net margin of 0.00%. i(x) Net Zero's return on equity of 60.99% beat Tekcapital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
i(x) Net Zero	70.33%	60.99%	39.94%
Tekcapital	N/A	31.38%	19.77%

Summary

i(x) Net Zero beats Tekcapital on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.