Journeo (JNEO) Competitors

Synectics (LON:SNX) and Journeo (LON:JNEO) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Is SNX or JNEO more profitable?

Journeo has a net margin of 8.20% compared to Synectics' net margin of 5.63%. Journeo's return on equity of 29.20% beat Synectics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Synectics	5.63%	7.67%	5.02%
Journeo	8.20%	29.20%	8.76%

Does the media prefer SNX or JNEO?

In the previous week, Journeo had 2 more articles in the media than Synectics. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Journeo and 2 mentions for Synectics. Synectics' average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Journeo's score of -0.03 indicating that Synectics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Synectics	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Journeo	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SNX or JNEO?

Journeo has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Synectics. Synectics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Journeo, 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
Synectics	£65.02M	0.79	£2.93M	£0.25	1,210.32
Journeo	£49.56M	1.59	£4.20M	£0.26	1,761.13

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SNX or JNEO?

18.9% of Synectics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.7% of Journeo shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.6% of Synectics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 53.1% of Journeo shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, SNX or JNEO?

Synectics has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Journeo has a beta of 0.16, indicating that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Journeo beats Synectics on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.