Nanoco Group (NANO) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, OXIG or NANO?

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
Oxford Instruments	£469.46M	2.12	£50.60M	£88.03	19.58
Nanoco Group	£5.15M	4.57	-£819.79K	-£0.45	-27.90

Does the media refer more to OXIG or NANO?

In the previous week, Nanoco Group had 4 more articles in the media than Oxford Instruments. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Nanoco Group and 1 mentions for Oxford Instruments. Oxford Instruments' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Nanoco Group's score of 0.29 indicating that Oxford Instruments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Is OXIG or NANO 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
Oxford Instruments	10.78%	14.14%	6.47%
Nanoco Group	-15.91%	419.06%	-74.97%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OXIG or NANO?

Oxford Instruments received 98 more outperform votes than Nanoco Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 80.23% of users gave Nanoco Group an outperform vote while only 67.51% of users gave Oxford Instruments an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Oxford Instruments	Outperform Votes 451 67.51%	Underperform Votes 217 32.49%
Nanoco Group	Outperform Votes 353 80.23%	Underperform Votes 87 19.77%

Which has more volatility and risk, OXIG or NANO?

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

Do analysts recommend OXIG or NANO?

Oxford Instruments presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,978.75, indicating a potential upside of 14.78%. Given Oxford Instruments' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Oxford Instruments is more favorable than Nanoco Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oxford Instruments	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Nanoco Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of OXIG or NANO?

72.3% of Oxford Instruments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.4% of Nanoco Group shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of Oxford Instruments shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 50.3% of Nanoco Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Oxford Instruments beats Nanoco Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.