IQE (IQE) Competitors GBX 10.26 -0.54 (-5.00%) As of 11:52 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesBuy This Stock IQE vs. NANO, OXIG, TCM, IQG, BIG, FTC, IDOX, DOTD, ACSO, and FDMShould you be buying IQE stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IQE include Nanoco Group (NANO), Oxford Instruments (OXIG), Telit Communications (TCM), IQGeo Group (IQG), Big Technologies (BIG), Filtronic (FTC), IDOX (IDOX), dotdigital Group (DOTD), accesso Technology Group (ACSO), and FDM Group (FDM). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector. IQE vs. Its Competitors Nanoco Group Oxford Instruments Telit Communications IQGeo Group Big Technologies Filtronic IDOX dotdigital Group accesso Technology Group FDM Group Nanoco Group (LON:NANO) and IQE (LON:IQE) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings. Does the media refer more to NANO or IQE? In the previous week, Nanoco Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled IQE'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Nanoco Group Neutral IQE Neutral Do analysts recommend NANO or IQE? IQE has a consensus target price of GBX 20, indicating a potential upside of 94.93%. Given IQE's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe IQE is more favorable than Nanoco Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Nanoco Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00IQE 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders and institutionals believe in NANO or IQE? 53.4% of Nanoco Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.7% of IQE shares are owned by institutional investors. 50.3% of Nanoco Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.3% of IQE shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NANO or IQE? IQE received 148 more outperform votes than Nanoco Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 80.23% of users gave Nanoco Group an outperform vote while only 75.00% of users gave IQE an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNanoco GroupOutperform Votes35380.23% Underperform Votes8719.77%IQEOutperform Votes50175.00% Underperform Votes16725.00% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, NANO or IQE? Nanoco Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNanoco Group£5.15M3.74-£819.79K-£0.45-22.82IQE£133.30M0.76-£23.85M-£2.35-4.36 Which has more risk & volatility, NANO or IQE? Nanoco Group has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IQE has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is NANO or IQE 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 Nanoco Group-15.91% 419.06% -74.97% IQE -17.89%-14.21%-3.31% SummaryIQE beats Nanoco Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get IQE News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IQE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding IQE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart IQE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIQESemiconductor Equipment & Materials IndustryComputer SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£101.57M£436.28M£25.92B£2.91BDividend Yield2.36%3.83%2.85%4.90%P/E Ratio-4.368.8244.47124.58Price / Sales0.7699.261,695.18248,060.34Price / Cash25.3414.4634.7428.07Price / Book0.633.536.834.64Net Income-£23.85M£4.66M£741.34M£5.91B7 Day Performance2.60%-0.15%-0.21%12.09%1 Month Performance3.01%-5.08%1.64%22.37%1 Year Performance-64.06%-46.16%52,480.55%77.35% IQE Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IQEIQEN/AGBX 10.26-5.0%GBX 20+94.9%-63.4%£101.57M£133.30M-4.36577NANONanoco GroupN/AGBX 11.34-0.9%N/A-40.2%£21.43M£5.15M-25.3846Gap UpOXIGOxford Instruments1.9585 of 5 starsGBX 1,794+0.2%GBX 1,978.75+10.3%-29.6%£1.04B£469.46M20.382,000News CoverageEarnings ReportTCMTelit CommunicationsN/AN/AN/AN/A£307.75M£343.62M69.39820IQGIQGeo GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£295.50M£44.48M-20,700.00217BIGBig Technologies0.9774 of 5 starsGBX 101-0.5%N/A-43.4%£286.89M£53.85M22.6236,200FTCFiltronicN/AGBX 131+4.0%N/A+126.9%£284.39M£25.43M89.77125High Trading VolumeIDOXIDOX2.2561 of 5 starsGBX 56.40flatGBX 85.50+51.6%-5.6%£257.91M£81.51M46.55626News CoverageEarnings ReportGap UpDOTDdotdigital Group2.6859 of 5 starsGBX 84+1.2%GBX 150+78.6%-17.4%£256.72M£78.69M23.19400News CoverageDividend IncreaseACSOaccesso Technology GroupN/AGBX 506flatN/A-29.8%£252.24M£188.60M29.53672Gap DownFDMFDM Group3.7051 of 5 starsGBX 226.50-0.2%GBX 430+89.8%-43.7%£247.28M£294.27M8.135,637Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NANO Competitors OXIG Competitors TCM Competitors IQG Competitors BIG Competitors FTC Competitors IDOX Competitors DOTD Competitors ACSO Competitors FDM Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:IQE) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredWhy July 22nd Could Mean Big Changes for Social SecurityIn a stunning move, President Trump has authorized an AI-led transformation of federal agencies, including Soc...Altimetry | SponsoredElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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