IDOX (IDOX) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 34.7% of Kainos Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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 better 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	3.66	£5.56M	£1.21	53.91
Kainos Group	£383.18M	2.39	£48.81M	£38.16	19.02

Is IDOX or KNOS a better dividend stock?

IDOX pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Kainos Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 27 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. 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 more volatility & risk, IDOX or KNOS?

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

Does the media prefer IDOX or KNOS?

In the previous week, IDOX and IDOX both had 2 articles in the media. Kainos Group's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat IDOX's score of 0.20 indicating that Kainos Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do analysts recommend IDOX or KNOS?

IDOX presently has a consensus price target of GBX 85.50, indicating a potential upside of 30.89%. Kainos Group has a consensus price target of GBX 1,078.33, indicating a potential upside of 48.53%. Given Kainos Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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

Summary

Kainos Group beats IDOX on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.