Does the media favor CPX or LST?

In the previous week, Light Science Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than CAP-XX. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Light Science Technologies and 2 mentions for CAP-XX. CAP-XX's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Light Science Technologies' score of -0.08 indicating that CAP-XX is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CAP-XX 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Light Science Technologies 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, WPHO or CPX?

Windar Photonics has higher revenue and 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 Windar Photonics £5.68M 1.59 -£153.52K -£2.00 N/A CAP-XX £5.16M 1.62 -£88.46M -£0.06 N/A

Is WPHO or CPX more profitable?

Windar Photonics has a net margin of -33.37% compared to CAP-XX's net margin of -74.36%. Windar Photonics' return on equity of -21.49% beat CAP-XX's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Windar Photonics -33.37% -21.49% 0.62% CAP-XX -74.36% -63.48% -54.80%

Does the media refer more to WPHO or CPX?

In the previous week, Windar Photonics and Windar Photonics both had 2 articles in the media. CAP-XX's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Windar Photonics' score of -0.16 indicating that CAP-XX is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Windar Photonics 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral CAP-XX 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CPX or PPIX?

ProPhotonix has higher revenue and earnings than CAP-XX. CAP-XX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ProPhotonix, 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 £5.16M 1.62 -£88.46M -£0.06 N/A ProPhotonix £14.52M 0.00 N/A £1.00 N/A

Is CPX or PPIX more profitable?

ProPhotonix has a net margin of 0.00% compared to CAP-XX's net margin of -74.36%. ProPhotonix's return on equity of 0.00% beat CAP-XX's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CAP-XX -74.36% -63.48% -54.80% ProPhotonix N/A N/A N/A

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CPX or ZYT?

Zytronic has higher revenue and earnings than CAP-XX. CAP-XX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zytronic, 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 £5.16M 1.62 -£88.46M -£0.06 N/A Zytronic £7.20M 0.00 -£1.29M -£12.72 N/A

Is CPX or ZYT more profitable?

Zytronic has a net margin of -18.16% compared to CAP-XX's net margin of -74.36%. Zytronic's return on equity of -10.94% beat CAP-XX's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CAP-XX -74.36% -63.48% -54.80% Zytronic -18.16% -10.94% -7.43%

CAP-XX (CPX) Competitors

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CPX vs. LST, WPHO, PPIX, ZYT, and PSL

Should you buy CAP-XX stock or one of its competitors? CAP-XX's main competitors and comparable companies include Light Science Technologies (LST), Windar Photonics (WPHO), ProPhotonix (PPIX), Zytronic (ZYT), and Photonstar Led Group (PSL). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "electronic components" industry.

How does CAP-XX compare to Light Science Technologies?

CAP-XX (LON:CPX) and Light Science Technologies (LON:LST) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Light Science Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than CAP-XX. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Light Science Technologies and 2 mentions for CAP-XX. CAP-XX's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Light Science Technologies' score of -0.08 indicating that CAP-XX is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CAP-XX	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Light Science Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Light Science Technologies has a net margin of -16.68% compared to CAP-XX's net margin of -74.36%. Light Science Technologies' return on equity of -29.91% beat CAP-XX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CAP-XX	-74.36%	-63.48%	-54.80%
Light Science Technologies	-16.68%	-29.91%	-0.85%

6.7% of CAP-XX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.5% of Light Science Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.7% of CAP-XX shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of Light Science Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

CAP-XX has a beta of 1.395, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Light Science Technologies has a beta of 0.067, suggesting that its share price is 93% less volatile than the broader market.

Light Science Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than CAP-XX. Light Science Technologies 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	£5.16M	1.62	-£88.46M	-£0.06	N/A
Light Science Technologies	£7.30M	1.68	-£521.62K	-£0.32	N/A

Summary

Light Science Technologies beats CAP-XX on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CAP-XX compare to Windar Photonics?

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

6.5% of Windar Photonics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.7% of CAP-XX shares are held by institutional investors. 15.1% of Windar Photonics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.7% of CAP-XX shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Windar Photonics and Windar Photonics both had 2 articles in the media. CAP-XX's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Windar Photonics' score of -0.16 indicating that CAP-XX is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Windar Photonics	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
CAP-XX	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Windar Photonics has a net margin of -33.37% compared to CAP-XX's net margin of -74.36%. Windar Photonics' return on equity of -21.49% beat CAP-XX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Windar Photonics	-33.37%	-21.49%	0.62%
CAP-XX	-74.36%	-63.48%	-54.80%

Windar Photonics has higher revenue and 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
Windar Photonics	£5.68M	1.59	-£153.52K	-£2.00	N/A
CAP-XX	£5.16M	1.62	-£88.46M	-£0.06	N/A

Windar Photonics has a beta of 2.038, indicating that its stock price is 104% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CAP-XX has a beta of 1.395, indicating that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Windar Photonics beats CAP-XX on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CAP-XX compare to ProPhotonix?

CAP-XX (LON:CPX) and ProPhotonix (LON:PPIX) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

In the previous week, CAP-XX had 2 more articles in the media than ProPhotonix. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for CAP-XX and 0 mentions for ProPhotonix. CAP-XX's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat ProPhotonix's score of 0.00 indicating that CAP-XX is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
CAP-XX	Neutral
ProPhotonix	Neutral

6.7% of CAP-XX shares are held by institutional investors. 10.7% of CAP-XX shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

ProPhotonix has a net margin of 0.00% compared to CAP-XX's net margin of -74.36%. ProPhotonix's return on equity of 0.00% beat CAP-XX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CAP-XX	-74.36%	-63.48%	-54.80%
ProPhotonix	N/A	N/A	N/A

ProPhotonix has higher revenue and earnings than CAP-XX. CAP-XX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ProPhotonix, 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	£5.16M	1.62	-£88.46M	-£0.06	N/A
ProPhotonix	£14.52M	0.00	N/A	£1.00	N/A

Summary

ProPhotonix beats CAP-XX on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CAP-XX compare to Zytronic?

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

CAP-XX has a beta of 1.395, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Zytronic has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, CAP-XX had 2 more articles in the media than Zytronic. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for CAP-XX and 0 mentions for Zytronic. CAP-XX's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Zytronic's score of 0.00 indicating that CAP-XX is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
CAP-XX	Neutral
Zytronic	Neutral

Zytronic has higher revenue and earnings than CAP-XX. CAP-XX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zytronic, 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	£5.16M	1.62	-£88.46M	-£0.06	N/A
Zytronic	£7.20M	0.00	-£1.29M	-£12.72	N/A

Zytronic has a net margin of -18.16% compared to CAP-XX's net margin of -74.36%. Zytronic's return on equity of -10.94% beat CAP-XX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CAP-XX	-74.36%	-63.48%	-54.80%
Zytronic	-18.16%	-10.94%	-7.43%

6.7% of CAP-XX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.5% of Zytronic shares are held by institutional investors. 10.7% of CAP-XX shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 61.0% of Zytronic 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.

Summary

Zytronic beats CAP-XX on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CAP-XX compare to Photonstar Led Group?

CAP-XX (LON:CPX) and Photonstar Led Group (LON:PSL) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and risk.

In the previous week, CAP-XX had 2 more articles in the media than Photonstar Led Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for CAP-XX and 0 mentions for Photonstar Led Group. CAP-XX's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Photonstar Led Group's score of 0.00 indicating that CAP-XX is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
CAP-XX	Neutral
Photonstar Led Group	Neutral

Photonstar Led Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to CAP-XX's net margin of -74.36%. Photonstar Led Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat CAP-XX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CAP-XX	-74.36%	-63.48%	-54.80%
Photonstar Led Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

6.7% of CAP-XX shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.7% of CAP-XX shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Photonstar Led Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CAP-XX. CAP-XX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Photonstar Led Group, 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	£5.16M	1.62	-£88.46M	-£0.06	N/A
Photonstar Led Group	£3.62M	0.00	N/A	-£0.50	N/A

Summary

CAP-XX beats Photonstar Led Group on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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CPX vs. The Competition

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Metric	CAP-XX	Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components Industry	Technology Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£8.33M	£9.01B	£31.11B	£2.80B
Dividend Yield	5.49%	2.26%	2.76%	6.18%
P/E Ratio	-2.23	28.67	80.53	366.18
Price / Sales	1.62	40.90	586.26	89,426.61
Price / Cash	13.08	37.68	49.13	27.89
Price / Book	0.20	4.61	8.04	6.69
Net Income	-£88.46M	£202.36M	£701.71M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-11.35%	0.10%	-0.24%	-0.58%
1 Month Performance	-13.79%	0.66%	0.22%	17.03%
1 Year Performance	-64.79%	771.29%	167.78%	16.64%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
CPX CAP-XX	N/A	GBX 0.13 -3.8%	N/A	-62.9%	£8.33M	£5.16M	N/A	22	Gap Down High Trading Volume
LST Light Science Technologies	N/A	GBX 1.60 -1.4%	GBX 4.60 +187.0%	-67.0%	£15.78M	£7.30M	N/A	86	News Coverage Gap Up
WPHO Windar Photonics	N/A	GBX 4.74 -2.3%	N/A	-92.6%	£9.51M	£5.68M	N/A	42
PPIX ProPhotonix	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£8.16M	£14.52M	8.75	N/A
ZYT Zytronic	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£4.49M	£7.20M	N/A	121

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CPX vs. LST, WPHO, PPIX, ZYT, and PSL

How does CAP-XX compare to Light Science Technologies?

Does the media favor CPX or LST?

Is CPX or LST more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CPX or LST?

Which has more volatility and risk, CPX or LST?

Which has better earnings & valuation, CPX or LST?

Summary

How does CAP-XX compare to Windar Photonics?

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

Does the media refer more to WPHO or CPX?

Is WPHO or CPX more profitable?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, WPHO or CPX?

Which has more volatility and risk, WPHO or CPX?

Summary

How does CAP-XX compare to ProPhotonix?

Does the media refer more to CPX or PPIX?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CPX or PPIX?

Is CPX or PPIX more profitable?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CPX or PPIX?

Summary

How does CAP-XX compare to Zytronic?

Which has more volatility and risk, CPX or ZYT?

Does the media refer more to CPX or ZYT?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CPX or ZYT?

Is CPX or ZYT more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CPX or ZYT?

Summary

How does CAP-XX compare to Photonstar Led Group?

Does the media refer more to CPX or PSL?

Is CPX or PSL more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CPX or PSL?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CPX or PSL?

Summary

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CAP-XX Competitors List

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