MaxCyte (MXCT) Competitors

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

Is ADV or MXCT 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
Advance Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
MaxCyte	-78.37%	-16.01%	-11.07%

Does the media refer more to ADV or MXCT?

In the previous week, Advance Energy had 10 more articles in the media than MaxCyte. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Advance Energy and 0 mentions for MaxCyte. Advance Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat MaxCyte's score of 0.00 indicating that Advance Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Advance Energy	Positive
MaxCyte	Neutral

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ADV or MXCT?

Advance Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Advance Energy	£16K	0.00	N/A	-£0.60	N/A
MaxCyte	£57.52M	0.03	-£45.08M	-£27.29	-0.05

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ADV or MXCT?

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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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