IQE (IQE) Competitors

IQE (LON:IQE) and Nanoco Group (LON:NANO) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings and profitability.

Which has more volatility and risk, IQE or NANO?

IQE has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nanoco Group has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate IQE or NANO?

IQE presently has a consensus price target of GBX 20, indicating a potential upside of 114.78%. Given IQE's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe IQE is more favorable than Nanoco Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IQE	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Nanoco Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is IQE or NANO more profitable?

Nanoco Group has a net margin of -15.91% compared to IQE's net margin of -17.89%. Nanoco Group's return on equity of 419.06% beat IQE's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IQE	-17.89%	-14.21%	-3.31%
Nanoco Group	-15.91%	419.06%	-74.97%

Does the media refer more to IQE or NANO?

In the previous week, Nanoco Group had 2 more articles in the media than IQE. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Nanoco Group and 0 mentions for IQE. IQE's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Nanoco Group's score of -0.04 indicating that IQE is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
IQE	Neutral
Nanoco Group	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in IQE or NANO?

66.7% of IQE shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.4% of Nanoco Group shares are held by institutional investors. 19.3% of IQE shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 50.3% of Nanoco Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, IQE or NANO?

Nanoco Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than IQE. Nanoco Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IQE, 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
IQE	£133.30M	0.69	-£23.85M	-£2.35	-3.96
Nanoco Group	£5.15M	4.60	-£819.79K	-£0.45	-28.08

Summary

IQE beats Nanoco Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.