IDOX (IDOX) Competitors

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

Is IDOX or KNOS a better dividend stock?

IDOX pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Kainos Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 27 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. IDOX pays out 82.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kainos Group pays out 70.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kainos Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, IDOX or KNOS?

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
IDOX	£81.51M	3.37	£5.56M	£1.21	49.52
Kainos Group	£383.18M	2.27	£48.81M	£38.16	18.05

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of IDOX or KNOS?

79.1% of IDOX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.7% of Kainos Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of IDOX shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.7% of Kainos Group shares are owned by company 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.

Does the media favor IDOX or KNOS?

In the previous week, Kainos Group had 1 more articles in the media than IDOX. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Kainos Group and 1 mentions for IDOX. IDOX's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Kainos Group's score of 0.67 indicating that IDOX is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do analysts recommend IDOX or KNOS?

IDOX presently has a consensus target price of GBX 85.50, suggesting a potential upside of 42.50%. Kainos Group has a consensus target price of GBX 1,070, suggesting a potential upside of 55.30%. Given Kainos Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kainos Group is more favorable than IDOX.

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

Is IDOX or KNOS 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
IDOX	6.82%	7.18%	4.20%
Kainos Group	12.74%	33.12%	14.45%

Which has more volatility and risk, IDOX or KNOS?

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

Summary

Kainos Group beats IDOX on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.