Image Scan (IGE) Competitors

Image Scan (LON:IGE) and Mortice (LON:MORT) are both small-cap security & protection services industry companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has better earnings and valuation, IGE or MORT?

Mortice has higher revenue and earnings than Image Scan. Image Scan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mortice, 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
Image Scan	£2.65M	0.64	-£11.44K	-£0.01	-147.79
Mortice	£229.62M	0.00	N/A	£5.30	N/A

Does the media favor IGE or MORT?

In the previous week, Image Scan's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Mortice'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Image Scan	Neutral
Mortice	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of IGE or MORT?

10.9% of Image Scan shares are owned by institutional investors. 81.6% of Image Scan shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is IGE or MORT more profitable?

Mortice has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Image Scan's net margin of -0.43%. Mortice's return on equity of 0.00% beat Image Scan's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Image Scan	-0.43%	-0.71%	-1.19%
Mortice	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Mortice beats Image Scan on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.