Image Scan (IGE) Competitors

Croma Security Solutions Group (LON:CSSG) and Image Scan (LON:IGE) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk & volatility, CSSG or IGE?

Croma Security Solutions Group has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Image Scan has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CSSG or IGE?

Image Scan received 29 more outperform votes than Croma Security Solutions Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 83.46% of users gave Croma Security Solutions Group an outperform vote while only 73.30% of users gave Image Scan an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Croma Security Solutions Group	Outperform Votes 111 83.46%	Underperform Votes 22 16.54%
Image Scan	Outperform Votes 140 73.30%	Underperform Votes 51 26.70%

Is CSSG or IGE more profitable?

Croma Security Solutions Group has a net margin of 42.72% compared to Image Scan's net margin of -0.43%. Croma Security Solutions Group's return on equity of 1.50% beat Image Scan's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Croma Security Solutions Group	42.72%	1.50%	1.67%
Image Scan	-0.43%	-0.79%	-1.19%

Which has better valuation and earnings, CSSG or IGE?

Croma Security Solutions Group has higher revenue and earnings than Image Scan.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Croma Security Solutions Group	£8.51M	1.14	£3.23M	£0.22	320.45
Image Scan	£2.56M	1.12	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer CSSG or IGE?

In the previous week, Image Scan had 1 more articles in the media than Croma Security Solutions Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Image Scan and 0 mentions for Croma Security Solutions Group. Croma Security Solutions Group's average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat Image Scan's score of -0.20 indicating that Croma Security Solutions Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Croma Security Solutions Group	Neutral
Image Scan	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CSSG or IGE?

19.0% of Croma Security Solutions Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.8% of Image Scan shares are owned by institutional investors. 56.2% of Croma Security Solutions Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend CSSG or IGE?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Croma Security Solutions Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Image Scan	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

Croma Security Solutions Group beats Image Scan on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.