CAP-XX (CPX) Competitors

CAP-XX (LON:CPX) and Windar Photonics (LON:WPHO) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk and volatility, CPX or WPHO?

CAP-XX has a beta of 2.19, meaning that its stock price is 119% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Windar Photonics has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CPX or WPHO?

Windar Photonics received 51 more outperform votes than CAP-XX when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.33% of users gave Windar Photonics an outperform vote while only 36.36% of users gave CAP-XX an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CAP-XX	Outperform Votes 64 36.36%	Underperform Votes 112 63.64%
Windar Photonics	Outperform Votes 115 72.33%	Underperform Votes 44 27.67%

Does the media prefer CPX or WPHO?

In the previous week, CAP-XX's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Windar Photonics'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
CAP-XX	Neutral
Windar Photonics	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CPX or WPHO?

2.9% of CAP-XX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.1% of Windar Photonics shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.9% of CAP-XX shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 30.1% of Windar Photonics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CPX or WPHO more profitable?

Windar Photonics has a net margin of -1.91% compared to CAP-XX's net margin of -130.34%. Windar Photonics' return on equity of -4.25% beat CAP-XX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CAP-XX	-130.34%	-107.46%	-54.80%
Windar Photonics	-1.91%	-4.25%	0.62%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CPX or WPHO?

Windar Photonics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CAP-XX. Windar Photonics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CAP-XX, 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
CAP-XX	£67.87M	0.19	-£88.46M	-£0.42	-0.28
Windar Photonics	£8.03M	6.25	-£153.52K	-£0.11	-388.90

Summary

Windar Photonics beats CAP-XX on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.