Corero Network Security (CNS) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate CNS or PINE?

Corero Network Security currently has a consensus target price of GBX 23.50, indicating a potential upside of 40.89%. Pinewood Technologies Group has a consensus target price of GBX 590, indicating a potential upside of 53.25%. Given Pinewood Technologies Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Pinewood Technologies Group is more favorable than Corero Network Security.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Corero Network Security	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Pinewood Technologies Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer CNS or PINE?

In the previous week, Corero Network Security and Corero Network Security both had 1 articles in the media. Corero Network Security's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Pinewood Technologies Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Corero Network Security is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CNS or PINE?

Pinewood Technologies Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Corero Network Security. Pinewood Technologies 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
Corero Network Security	£30.41M	3.52	£1.01M	£0.13	132.44
Pinewood Technologies Group	£26.97M	11.88	£45.24M	£54.68	7.04

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CNS or PINE?

Corero Network Security received 111 more outperform votes than Pinewood Technologies Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Pinewood Technologies Group an outperform vote while only 51.60% of users gave Corero Network Security an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Corero Network Security	Outperform Votes 113 51.60%	Underperform Votes 106 48.40%
Pinewood Technologies Group	Outperform Votes 2 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Which has more volatility and risk, CNS or PINE?

Corero Network Security has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pinewood Technologies Group has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CNS or PINE more profitable?

Pinewood Technologies Group has a net margin of 167.76% compared to Corero Network Security's net margin of 3.32%. Pinewood Technologies Group's return on equity of 11.83% beat Corero Network Security's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Corero Network Security	3.32%	4.70%	1.78%
Pinewood Technologies Group	167.76%	11.83%	4.17%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CNS or PINE?

17.7% of Corero Network Security shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Pinewood Technologies Group shares are held by institutional investors. 77.5% of Corero Network Security shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 30.4% of Pinewood Technologies Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Pinewood Technologies Group beats Corero Network Security on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.