IDOX (IDOX) Competitors

Kainos Group (LON:KNOS) and IDOX (LON:IDOX) 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 profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Is KNOS or IDOX a better dividend stock?

Kainos Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. IDOX pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Kainos Group pays out 100.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. IDOX pays out 51.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in KNOS or IDOX?

33.8% of Kainos Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.9% of IDOX shares are held by institutional investors. 19.2% of Kainos Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of IDOX shares are held 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.

Do analysts recommend KNOS or IDOX?

Kainos Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,070, indicating a potential upside of 25.29%. IDOX has a consensus target price of GBX 85.50, indicating a potential upside of 56.02%. Given IDOX's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe IDOX is more favorable than Kainos Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kainos Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
IDOX	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor KNOS or IDOX?

In the previous week, Kainos Group had 6 more articles in the media than IDOX. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Kainos Group and 1 mentions for IDOX. IDOX's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Kainos Group's score of 0.36 indicating that IDOX is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kainos Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
IDOX	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is KNOS or IDOX more profitable?

Kainos Group has a net margin of 12.74% compared to IDOX's net margin of 6.82%. Kainos Group's return on equity of 33.12% beat IDOX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kainos Group	12.74%	33.12%	14.45%
IDOX	6.82%	7.18%	4.20%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, KNOS or IDOX?

Kainos Group has higher revenue and earnings than IDOX. Kainos Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IDOX, 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
Kainos Group	£367.25M	2.79	£48.81M	£0.28	3,028.37
IDOX	£89.46M	2.79	£5.56M	£0.01	4,029.41

Which has more volatility & risk, KNOS or IDOX?

Kainos Group has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IDOX has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Kainos Group beats IDOX on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.