Nanoco Group (NANO) Competitors

Nanoco Group (LON:NANO) and Oxford Instruments (LON:OXIG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, media sentiment and valuation.

Do analysts prefer NANO or OXIG?

Oxford Instruments has a consensus target price of GBX 1,462.50, indicating a potential downside of 27.06%. Given Oxford Instruments' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Oxford Instruments is more favorable than Nanoco Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nanoco Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Oxford Instruments	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals believe in NANO or OXIG?

53.4% of Nanoco Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.3% of Oxford Instruments shares are held by institutional investors. 50.3% of Nanoco Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of Oxford Instruments shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is NANO or OXIG more profitable?

Oxford Instruments has a net margin of 10.78% compared to Nanoco Group's net margin of -15.91%. Nanoco Group's return on equity of 419.06% beat Oxford Instruments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nanoco Group	-15.91%	419.06%	-74.97%
Oxford Instruments	10.78%	14.14%	6.47%

Does the media favor NANO or OXIG?

In the previous week, Oxford Instruments had 8 more articles in the media than Nanoco Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Oxford Instruments and 1 mentions for Nanoco Group. Oxford Instruments' average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Nanoco Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Oxford Instruments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nanoco Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Oxford Instruments	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, NANO or OXIG?

Nanoco Group has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oxford Instruments has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, NANO or OXIG?

Oxford Instruments has higher revenue and earnings than Nanoco Group. Nanoco Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oxford Instruments, 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
Nanoco Group	£5.15M	4.73	-£819.79K	-£0.45	-28.87
Oxford Instruments	£469.46M	2.47	£50.60M	£88.03	22.78

Summary

Oxford Instruments beats Nanoco Group on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.