Concurrent Technologies (CNC) Competitors

Concurrent Technologies (LON:CNC) and Vanquis Banking Group (LON:PFG) are both small-cap insurance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility & risk, CNC or PFG?

Concurrent Technologies has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vanquis Banking Group has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, CNC or PFG?

Vanquis Banking Group has higher revenue and earnings than Concurrent Technologies. Vanquis Banking Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Concurrent Technologies, 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
Concurrent Technologies	£44.57M	4.56	£5.09M	£0.05	4,458.44
Vanquis Banking Group	£446.50M	0.00	£103.50M	£0.41	N/A

Is CNC or PFG more profitable?

Concurrent Technologies has a net margin of 13.89% compared to Vanquis Banking Group's net margin of 8.73%. Vanquis Banking Group's return on equity of 17.19% beat Concurrent Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Concurrent Technologies	13.89%	13.89%	8.31%
Vanquis Banking Group	8.73%	17.19%	4.14%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CNC or PFG?

31.6% of Concurrent Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Vanquis Banking Group shares are held by institutional investors. 12.3% of Concurrent Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Vanquis Banking Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CNC or PFG a better dividend stock?

Concurrent Technologies pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Vanquis Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share. Concurrent Technologies pays out 20.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vanquis Banking Group pays out 4,146.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Concurrent Technologies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer CNC or PFG?

In the previous week, Concurrent Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than Vanquis Banking Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Concurrent Technologies and 1 mentions for Vanquis Banking Group. Concurrent Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Vanquis Banking Group's score of 0.59 indicating that Concurrent Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Concurrent Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vanquis Banking Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Concurrent Technologies beats Vanquis Banking Group on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.