Eleco (ELCO) Competitors

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ELCO vs. NCC, IDOX, CER, BIG, and IQG

Should you buy Eleco stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Eleco with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Eleco include NCC Group (NCC), IDOX (IDOX), Cerillion (CER), Big Technologies (BIG), and IQGeo Group (IQG). These companies are all part of the "software - application" industry.

How does Eleco compare to NCC Group?

Eleco (LON:ELCO) and NCC Group (LON:NCC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

NCC Group has a net margin of 4.54% compared to Eleco's net margin of 3.39%. NCC Group's return on equity of 4.85% beat Eleco's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Eleco3.39% 4.16% 5.32%
NCC Group 4.54%4.85%2.68%

Eleco presently has a consensus target price of GBX 196, suggesting a potential upside of 60.85%. NCC Group has a consensus target price of GBX 175, suggesting a potential upside of 41.36%. Given Eleco's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Eleco is more favorable than NCC Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Eleco
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
NCC Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Eleco pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. NCC Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Eleco pays out 65.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NCC Group pays out 54.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. NCC Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

18.8% of Eleco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.5% of NCC Group shares are held by institutional investors. 14.1% of Eleco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of NCC Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, NCC Group had 2 more articles in the media than Eleco. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for NCC Group and 1 mentions for Eleco. NCC Group's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Eleco's score of 0.75 indicating that NCC Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Eleco
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
NCC Group
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Eleco has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NCC Group has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the broader market.

Eleco has higher earnings, but lower revenue than NCC Group. NCC Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eleco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Eleco£38.82M2.62£2.94M£1.6076.16
NCC Group£233.40M1.48-£25.08M£5.5022.51

Summary

NCC Group beats Eleco on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Eleco compare to IDOX?

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

18.8% of Eleco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.6% of IDOX shares are held by institutional investors. 14.1% of Eleco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of IDOX shares are held by 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.

In the previous week, Eleco had 1 more articles in the media than IDOX. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Eleco and 0 mentions for IDOX. Eleco's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat IDOX's score of 0.00 indicating that Eleco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Eleco Positive
IDOX Neutral

Eleco currently has a consensus price target of GBX 196, suggesting a potential upside of 60.85%. IDOX has a consensus price target of GBX 90, suggesting a potential upside of 14.80%. Given Eleco's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Eleco is more favorable than IDOX.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Eleco
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
IDOX
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

IDOX has higher revenue and earnings than Eleco. IDOX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eleco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Eleco£38.82M2.62£2.94M£1.6076.16
IDOX£89.83M4.10£5.56M£1.3458.51

Eleco pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. IDOX pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Eleco pays out 65.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. IDOX pays out 52.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. IDOX is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Eleco has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, IDOX has a beta of 0.287, suggesting that its share price is 71% less volatile than the broader market.

IDOX has a net margin of 6.86% compared to Eleco's net margin of 3.39%. IDOX's return on equity of 7.57% beat Eleco's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Eleco3.39% 4.16% 5.32%
IDOX 6.86%7.57%4.20%

Summary

Eleco beats IDOX on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Eleco compare to Cerillion?

Eleco (LON:ELCO) and Cerillion (LON:CER) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.

Cerillion has a net margin of 32.24% compared to Eleco's net margin of 3.39%. Cerillion's return on equity of 22.77% beat Eleco's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Eleco3.39% 4.16% 5.32%
Cerillion 32.24%22.77%19.33%

18.8% of Eleco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.3% of Cerillion shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.1% of Eleco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.2% of Cerillion shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Cerillion has higher revenue and earnings than Eleco. Cerillion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eleco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Eleco£38.82M2.62£2.94M£1.6076.16
Cerillion£42.46M7.79£14.14M£46.3024.19

Eleco has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cerillion has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the broader market.

Eleco pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Cerillion pays an annual dividend of GBX 15.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Eleco pays out 65.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cerillion pays out 33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Cerillion is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Eleco presently has a consensus target price of GBX 196, suggesting a potential upside of 60.85%. Cerillion has a consensus target price of GBX 1,972, suggesting a potential upside of 76.07%. Given Cerillion's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cerillion is more favorable than Eleco.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Eleco
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Cerillion
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

In the previous week, Eleco had 1 more articles in the media than Cerillion. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Eleco and 0 mentions for Cerillion. Cerillion's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Eleco's score of 0.75 indicating that Cerillion is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Eleco Positive
Cerillion Positive

Summary

Cerillion beats Eleco on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Eleco compare to Big Technologies?

Eleco (LON:ELCO) and Big Technologies (LON:BIG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk and media sentiment.

Eleco has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Big Technologies has a beta of 0.943, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Eleco and Eleco both had 1 articles in the media. Eleco's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Big Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that Eleco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Eleco
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Big Technologies
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

18.8% of Eleco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.6% of Big Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 14.1% of Eleco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 27.5% of Big Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Big Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Eleco. Big Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eleco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Eleco£38.82M2.62£2.94M£1.6076.16
Big Technologies£49.73M5.76£12.39M-£8.00N/A

Eleco has a net margin of 3.39% compared to Big Technologies' net margin of -46.62%. Eleco's return on equity of 4.16% beat Big Technologies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Eleco3.39% 4.16% 5.32%
Big Technologies -46.62%-26.32%5.60%

Eleco currently has a consensus price target of GBX 196, indicating a potential upside of 60.85%. Big Technologies has a consensus price target of GBX 95, indicating a potential downside of 3.06%. Given Eleco's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Eleco is more favorable than Big Technologies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Eleco
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Big Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Summary

Eleco beats Big Technologies on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Eleco compare to IQGeo Group?

IQGeo Group (LON:IQG) and Eleco (LON:ELCO) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

In the previous week, Eleco had 1 more articles in the media than IQGeo Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Eleco and 0 mentions for IQGeo Group. Eleco's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat IQGeo Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Eleco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
IQGeo Group Neutral
Eleco Positive

Eleco has lower revenue, but higher earnings than IQGeo Group.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
IQGeo Group£44.48M0.00-£1.17MN/AN/A
Eleco£38.82M2.62£2.94M£1.6076.16

IQGeo Group has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Eleco has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the broader market.

81.4% of IQGeo Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.8% of Eleco shares are held by institutional investors. 12.0% of IQGeo Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.1% of Eleco shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Eleco has a net margin of 3.39% compared to IQGeo Group's net margin of 0.01%. Eleco's return on equity of 4.16% beat IQGeo Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
IQGeo Group0.01% 0.02% 2.58%
Eleco 3.39%4.16%5.32%

Eleco has a consensus price target of GBX 196, indicating a potential upside of 60.85%. Given Eleco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Eleco is more favorable than IQGeo Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
IQGeo Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Eleco
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Eleco beats IQGeo Group on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ELCO vs. The Competition

MetricElecoSoftware IndustryComputer SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£101.72M£4.74B£39.41B£2.78B
Dividend Yield0.98%4.04%3.27%6.16%
P/E Ratio76.1625.55163.23365.72
Price / Sales2.62247.34625.4286,253.69
Price / Cash5.3817.3948.5327.85
Price / Book3.574.239.587.92
Net Income£2.94M£22.26M£1.07B£5.89B
7 Day Performance1.23%-0.50%-1.41%-0.87%
1 Month Performance-8.38%8.89%0.99%-0.76%
1 Year Performance-23.84%-10.77%159.21%70.67%

Eleco Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ELCO
Eleco
2.5591 of 5 stars
GBX 121.85
-0.1%
GBX 196
+60.9%
-27.8%£101.72M£38.82M76.16255
NCC
NCC Group
4.2959 of 5 stars
GBX 134.40
+0.3%
GBX 175
+30.2%
-15.4%£373.72M£233.40M24.442,200
IDOX
IDOX
N/AGBX 78.40
flat
GBX 90
+14.8%
+25.2%£368.55M£89.83M58.51626
CER
Cerillion
3.8081 of 5 stars
GBX 1,250
+2.5%
GBX 1,972
+57.8%
-21.3%£360.40M£42.46M27.00321
BIG
Big Technologies
0.1419 of 5 stars
GBX 103
+1.0%
GBX 95
-7.8%
+13.8%£298.07M£49.73MN/A36,200

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This page (LON:ELCO) was last updated on 6/23/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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