London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Competitors

London Stock Exchange Group (LON:LSEG) and Aquis Exchange (LON:AQX) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has better earnings & valuation, LSEG or AQX?

London Stock Exchange Group has higher revenue and earnings than Aquis Exchange. Aquis Exchange is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than London Stock Exchange Group, 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
London Stock Exchange Group	£8.59B	6.35	£681M	£1.38	7,460.14
Aquis Exchange	£23.71M	3.71	£5.20M	£0.19	2,000.00

Do analysts recommend LSEG or AQX?

London Stock Exchange Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 8,347, indicating a potential downside of 18.92%. Aquis Exchange has a consensus target price of GBX 960, indicating a potential upside of 152.63%. Given Aquis Exchange's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Aquis Exchange is more favorable than London Stock Exchange Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
London Stock Exchange Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17
Aquis Exchange	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor LSEG or AQX?

In the previous week, London Stock Exchange Group had 4 more articles in the media than Aquis Exchange. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for London Stock Exchange Group and 1 mentions for Aquis Exchange. London Stock Exchange Group's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Aquis Exchange's score of 0.00 indicating that London Stock Exchange Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
London Stock Exchange Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Aquis Exchange	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is LSEG or AQX more profitable?

Aquis Exchange has a net margin of 21.94% compared to London Stock Exchange Group's net margin of 7.93%. Aquis Exchange's return on equity of 20.10% beat London Stock Exchange Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
London Stock Exchange Group	7.93%	3.36%	0.13%
Aquis Exchange	21.94%	20.10%	9.30%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LSEG or AQX?

65.4% of London Stock Exchange Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.2% of Aquis Exchange shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of London Stock Exchange Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 48.1% of Aquis Exchange shares are held 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 & risk, LSEG or AQX?

London Stock Exchange Group has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aquis Exchange has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LSEG or AQX?

London Stock Exchange Group received 21 more outperform votes than Aquis Exchange when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 87.84% of users gave London Stock Exchange Group an outperform vote while only 73.33% of users gave Aquis Exchange an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
London Stock Exchange Group	Outperform Votes 65 87.84%	Underperform Votes 9 12.16%
Aquis Exchange	Outperform Votes 44 73.33%	Underperform Votes 16 26.67%

Summary

London Stock Exchange Group beats Aquis Exchange on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.