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CHSS vs. PEN, ESYS, ARC, ING, and ALB

Should you buy World Chess stock or one of its competitors? World Chess's main competitors and comparable companies include Pennant International Group (PEN), essensys (ESYS), Arcontech Group (ARC), Ingenta (ING), and Albert Technologies (ALB). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "application software" industry.

How does World Chess compare to Pennant International Group?

World Chess (LON:CHSS) and Pennant International Group (LON:PEN) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Pennant International Group has a net margin of -8.06% compared to World Chess' net margin of -182.92%. Pennant International Group's return on equity of -13.64% beat World Chess' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
World Chess-182.92% -330.89% -39.20%
Pennant International Group -8.06%-13.64%-0.28%

World Chess has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pennant International Group has a beta of 0.176, meaning that its share price is 82% less volatile than the broader market.

Pennant International Group has higher revenue and earnings than World Chess. Pennant International Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than World Chess, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
World Chess£2.03M2.95-£5.08M-£0.50N/A
Pennant International Group£10.99M1.30-£1.09M-£1.70N/A

In the previous week, World Chess had 1 more articles in the media than Pennant International Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for World Chess and 0 mentions for Pennant International Group. World Chess' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Pennant International Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
World Chess Neutral
Pennant International Group Neutral

9.6% of Pennant International Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.5% of World Chess shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.0% of Pennant International Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

World Chess and Pennant International Group tied by winning 6 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does World Chess compare to essensys?

World Chess (LON:CHSS) and essensys (LON:ESYS) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, World Chess had 1 more articles in the media than essensys. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for World Chess and 0 mentions for essensys. World Chess' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled essensys'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
World Chess Neutral
essensys Neutral

essensys has higher revenue and earnings than World Chess. essensys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than World Chess, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
World Chess£2.03M2.95-£5.08M-£0.50N/A
essensys£16.60M0.71-£3.31M-£8.18N/A

essensys has a net margin of -31.95% compared to World Chess' net margin of -182.92%. essensys' return on equity of -50.99% beat World Chess' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
World Chess-182.92% -330.89% -39.20%
essensys -31.95%-50.99%-16.95%

8.3% of essensys shares are held by institutional investors. 43.5% of World Chess shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.7% of essensys shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

World Chess has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, essensys has a beta of 0.387, indicating that its share price is 61% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

World Chess and essensys tied by winning 6 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does World Chess compare to Arcontech Group?

Arcontech Group (LON:ARC) and World Chess (LON:CHSS) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

Arcontech Group has higher revenue and earnings than World Chess. World Chess is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arcontech Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Arcontech Group£3.04M3.75£1.09M£6.1113.91
World Chess£2.03M2.95-£5.08M-£0.50N/A

Arcontech Group has a net margin of 27.01% compared to World Chess' net margin of -182.92%. Arcontech Group's return on equity of 9.46% beat World Chess' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Arcontech Group27.01% 9.46% 5.55%
World Chess -182.92%-330.89%-39.20%

0.7% of Arcontech Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.5% of Arcontech Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 43.5% of World Chess shares are owned 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.

In the previous week, World Chess had 1 more articles in the media than Arcontech Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for World Chess and 0 mentions for Arcontech Group. Arcontech Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled World Chess'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Arcontech Group Neutral
World Chess Neutral

Arcontech Group has a beta of 0.249, meaning that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, World Chess has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Arcontech Group beats World Chess on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does World Chess compare to Ingenta?

Ingenta (LON:ING) and World Chess (LON:CHSS) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Ingenta has higher revenue and earnings than World Chess. World Chess is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ingenta, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ingenta£10.27M1.02£1.34M£11.995.75
World Chess£2.03M2.95-£5.08M-£0.50N/A

In the previous week, Ingenta and Ingenta both had 1 articles in the media. Ingenta's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat World Chess' score of 0.00 indicating that Ingenta is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Ingenta
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
World Chess
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

12.6% of Ingenta shares are owned by institutional investors. 76.8% of Ingenta shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.5% of World Chess shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Ingenta has a beta of 0.716, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, World Chess has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the broader market.

Ingenta has a net margin of 16.94% compared to World Chess' net margin of -182.92%. Ingenta's return on equity of 24.87% beat World Chess' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ingenta16.94% 24.87% 7.54%
World Chess -182.92%-330.89%-39.20%

Summary

Ingenta beats World Chess on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does World Chess compare to Albert Technologies?

World Chess (LON:CHSS) and Albert Technologies (LON:ALB) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

In the previous week, World Chess had 1 more articles in the media than Albert Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for World Chess and 0 mentions for Albert Technologies. World Chess' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Albert Technologies'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
World Chess Neutral
Albert Technologies Neutral

Albert Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than World Chess. World Chess is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Albert Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
World Chess£2.03M2.95-£5.08M-£0.50N/A
Albert Technologies£4.61M0.00N/A-£15.10N/A

Albert Technologies has a net margin of 0.00% compared to World Chess' net margin of -182.92%. Albert Technologies' return on equity of 0.00% beat World Chess' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
World Chess-182.92% -330.89% -39.20%
Albert Technologies N/A N/A N/A

Summary

Albert Technologies beats World Chess on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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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CHSS vs. The Competition

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MetricWorld ChessSoftware IndustryTechnology SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£5.45M£15.40B£29.67B£2.87B
Dividend YieldN/A3.43%2.74%6.23%
P/E Ratio-1.10138.4276.41366.83
Price / Sales2.951,286.78588.6883,599.70
Price / CashN/A45.1247.5027.89
Price / Book3.758.347.706.33
Net Income-£5.08M£434.47M£704.35M£5.89B
7 Day Performance57.14%-1.95%-1.05%-0.69%
1 Month Performance68.20%-1.00%-3.62%0.18%
1 Year Performance-72.50%-0.12%180.38%20.03%

World Chess Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CHSS
World Chess
N/AGBX 0.55
+10.0%		N/A-76.5%£5.45M£2.03MN/A7
PEN
Pennant International Group
N/AGBX 30
+3.4%		N/A+31.1%£14.29M£9.66MN/A3,900
ESYS
essensys
N/AGBX 17.75
flat		N/A-1.4%£11.74M£16.60MN/A152
ARC
Arcontech Group
N/AGBX 78.30
-0.3%		N/A-14.1%£10.47M£3.04M12.811,800
ING
Ingenta
N/AGBX 66
+1.5%		N/A+12.0%£9.58M£10.27M5.5065,000

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This page (LON:CHSS) was last updated on 9/12/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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