i(x) Net Zero (IX) Competitors

LMS Capital (LON:LMS) and i(x) Net Zero (LON:IX) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Which has more volatility and risk, LMS or IX?

LMS Capital has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, i(x) Net Zero has a beta of 2.17, indicating that its share price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LMS or IX more profitable?

i(x) Net Zero has a net margin of 70.33% compared to i(x) Net Zero's net margin of 0.00%. LMS Capital's return on equity of 60.99% beat i(x) Net Zero's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LMS Capital	N/A	-8.42%	-3.49%
i(x) Net Zero	70.33%	60.99%	39.94%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, LMS or IX?

i(x) Net Zero has higher revenue and earnings than LMS Capital. LMS Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than i(x) Net Zero, 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
LMS Capital	-£1.54M	-9.46	-£3.73M	-£0.05	-361.00
i(x) Net Zero	£80.05M	0.19	£56.40M	£0.55	30.91

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LMS or IX?

LMS Capital received 70 more outperform votes than i(x) Net Zero when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.31% of users gave LMS Capital an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave i(x) Net Zero an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
LMS Capital	Outperform Votes 70 69.31%	Underperform Votes 31 30.69%
i(x) Net Zero	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 10 100.00%

Do analysts prefer LMS or IX?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LMS Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
i(x) Net Zero	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders believe in LMS or IX?

36.0% of LMS Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.1% of LMS Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 45.4% of i(x) Net Zero shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to LMS or IX?

In the previous week, i(x) Net Zero had 2 more articles in the media than LMS Capital. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for i(x) Net Zero and 1 mentions for LMS Capital. LMS Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat i(x) Net Zero's score of 0.00 indicating that i(x) Net Zero is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
LMS Capital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
i(x) Net Zero	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

i(x) Net Zero beats LMS Capital on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.