iomart Group (IOM) Competitors

iomart Group (LON:IOM) and Corero Network Security (LON:CNS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and media sentiment.

Do analysts recommend IOM or CNS?

Corero Network Security has a consensus price target of GBX 23.50, suggesting a potential upside of 58.89%. Given Corero Network Security's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Corero Network Security is more favorable than iomart Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
iomart Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Corero Network Security	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in IOM or CNS?

60.7% of iomart Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.7% of Corero Network Security shares are held by institutional investors. 23.2% of iomart Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 77.5% of Corero Network Security shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, IOM or CNS?

iomart Group has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Corero Network Security has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to IOM or CNS?

In the previous week, iomart Group and iomart Group both had 1 articles in the media. Corero Network Security's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat iomart Group's score of 0.65 indicating that Corero Network Security is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
iomart Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Corero Network Security	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is IOM or CNS more profitable?

iomart Group has a net margin of 5.07% compared to Corero Network Security's net margin of 3.32%. iomart Group's return on equity of 5.24% beat Corero Network Security's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
iomart Group	5.07%	5.24%	3.90%
Corero Network Security	3.32%	4.70%	1.78%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, IOM or CNS?

iomart Group has higher revenue and earnings than Corero Network Security. iomart Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Corero Network Security, 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
iomart Group	£133.95M	0.27	£6.79M	£5.51	5.57
Corero Network Security	£30.41M	3.12	£1.01M	£0.13	117.44

Summary

iomart Group beats Corero Network Security on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.