ActiveOps (AOM) Competitors

ActiveOps (LON:AOM) and IDOX (LON:IDOX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AOM or IDOX?

IDOX has higher revenue and earnings than ActiveOps. IDOX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ActiveOps, 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
ActiveOps	£18.60M	6.14	£820.59K	£1.15	139.23
IDOX	£81.51M	3.73	£5.56M	£1.21	54.80

Which has more risk and volatility, AOM or IDOX?

ActiveOps has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IDOX has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of AOM or IDOX?

64.3% of ActiveOps shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.1% of IDOX shares are held by institutional investors. 26.6% of ActiveOps shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of IDOX shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to AOM or IDOX?

In the previous week, IDOX had 3 more articles in the media than ActiveOps. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for IDOX and 2 mentions for ActiveOps. ActiveOps' average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat IDOX's score of 0.20 indicating that ActiveOps is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ActiveOps	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
IDOX	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer AOM or IDOX?

ActiveOps presently has a consensus target price of GBX 185, suggesting a potential upside of 15.55%. IDOX has a consensus target price of GBX 85.50, suggesting a potential upside of 28.77%. Given IDOX's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe IDOX is more favorable than ActiveOps.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ActiveOps	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
IDOX	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is AOM or IDOX more profitable?

IDOX has a net margin of 6.82% compared to ActiveOps' net margin of 4.41%. IDOX's return on equity of 7.18% beat ActiveOps' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ActiveOps	4.41%	0.01%	2.27%
IDOX	6.82%	7.18%	4.20%

Summary

IDOX beats ActiveOps on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.