Corero Network Security (CNS) Competitors

DX (Group) (LON:DX) and Corero Network Security (LON:CNS) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts recommend DX or CNS?

Corero Network Security has a consensus price target of GBX 23.50, indicating a potential upside of 30.64%. Given Corero Network Security's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Corero Network Security is more favorable than DX (Group).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DX (Group)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Corero Network Security	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is DX or CNS more profitable?

DX (Group) has a net margin of 4.84% compared to Corero Network Security's net margin of 3.32%. DX (Group)'s return on equity of 36.77% beat Corero Network Security's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DX (Group)	4.84%	36.77%	8.00%
Corero Network Security	3.32%	4.70%	1.78%

Does the media refer more to DX or CNS?

In the previous week, Corero Network Security had 1 more articles in the media than DX (Group). MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Corero Network Security and 1 mentions for DX (Group). Corero Network Security's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat DX (Group)'s score of 0.10 indicating that Corero Network Security is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DX (Group)	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Corero Network Security	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DX or CNS?

DX (Group) received 40 more outperform votes than Corero Network Security when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.56% of users gave DX (Group) an outperform vote while only 51.60% of users gave Corero Network Security an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DX (Group)	Outperform Votes 153 64.56%	Underperform Votes 84 35.44%
Corero Network Security	Outperform Votes 113 51.60%	Underperform Votes 106 48.40%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in DX or CNS?

55.8% of DX (Group) shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.7% of Corero Network Security shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.4% of DX (Group) shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 77.5% of Corero Network Security shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, DX or CNS?

DX (Group) has higher revenue and earnings than Corero Network Security. DX (Group) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Corero Network Security, 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
DX (Group)	£471.20M	0.00	£22.80M	£0.04	N/A
Corero Network Security	£30.41M	3.79	£1.01M	£0.13	142.83

Which has more risk & volatility, DX or CNS?

DX (Group) has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Corero Network Security has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

DX (Group) beats Corero Network Security on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.