MaxCyte (MXCT) Competitors

MaxCyte (LON:MXCT) and Advance Energy (LON:ADV) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.

Is MXCT or ADV more profitable?

Advance Energy has a net margin of 0.00% compared to MaxCyte's net margin of -78.37%. Advance Energy's return on equity of 0.00% beat MaxCyte's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MaxCyte	-78.37%	-16.01%	-11.07%
Advance Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals believe in MXCT or ADV?

70.5% of MaxCyte shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of MaxCyte shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation and earnings, MXCT or ADV?

Advance Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than MaxCyte. MaxCyte is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Advance Energy, 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
MaxCyte	£57.52M	0.05	-£45.08M	-£27.29	-0.08
Advance Energy	£16K	0.00	N/A	-£0.60	N/A

Does the media refer more to MXCT or ADV?

In the previous week, Advance Energy had 8 more articles in the media than MaxCyte. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Advance Energy and 0 mentions for MaxCyte. Advance Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat MaxCyte's score of 0.00 indicating that Advance Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
MaxCyte	Neutral
Advance Energy	Positive

Summary

Advance Energy beats MaxCyte on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.