Judges Scientific (JDG) Competitors

Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) and SRT Marine Systems (LON:SRT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Do analysts recommend JDG or SRT?

Judges Scientific presently has a consensus price target of GBX 7,900, indicating a potential upside of 27.42%. Given Judges Scientific's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Judges Scientific is more favorable than SRT Marine Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Judges Scientific	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
SRT Marine Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk and volatility, JDG or SRT?

Judges Scientific has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SRT Marine Systems has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in JDG or SRT?

31.7% of Judges Scientific shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.4% of SRT Marine Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 10.8% of Judges Scientific shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of SRT Marine Systems shares are held by 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.

Is JDG or SRT more profitable?

Judges Scientific has a net margin of 10.99% compared to SRT Marine Systems' net margin of 0.23%. Judges Scientific's return on equity of 17.56% beat SRT Marine Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Judges Scientific	10.99%	17.56%	7.35%
SRT Marine Systems	0.23%	0.69%	-13.20%

Does the media prefer JDG or SRT?

In the previous week, Judges Scientific and Judges Scientific both had 1 articles in the media. Judges Scientific's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat SRT Marine Systems' score of 0.00 indicating that Judges Scientific is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Judges Scientific	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SRT Marine Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, JDG or SRT?

Judges Scientific has higher revenue and earnings than SRT Marine Systems. SRT Marine Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Judges Scientific, 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
Judges Scientific	£143M	2.88	£14.75M	£1.63	3,803.68
SRT Marine Systems	£17.17M	13.24	£96.40K	-£0.04	-2,510.83

Summary

Judges Scientific beats SRT Marine Systems on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.