Nanoco Group (NANO) Competitors

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

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

75.3% of IQE shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.2% of Nanoco Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.4% of IQE shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 56.7% of Nanoco Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IQE or NANO?

IQE received 147 more outperform votes than Nanoco Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 80.23% of users gave Nanoco Group an outperform vote while only 74.96% of users gave IQE an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
IQE	Outperform Votes 500 74.96%	Underperform Votes 167 25.04%
Nanoco Group	Outperform Votes 353 80.23%	Underperform Votes 87 19.77%

Does the media refer more to IQE or NANO?

In the previous week, Nanoco Group had 6 more articles in the media than IQE. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Nanoco Group and 3 mentions for IQE. Nanoco Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat IQE's score of -0.10 indicating that IQE is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IQE	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Nanoco Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend IQE or NANO?

IQE presently has a consensus price target of GBX 55, indicating a potential upside of 92.98%. Given Nanoco Group's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe IQE is more favorable than Nanoco Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IQE	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Nanoco Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is IQE or NANO more profitable?

Nanoco Group has a net margin of 186.26% compared to Nanoco Group's net margin of -65.69%. IQE's return on equity of 137.99% beat Nanoco Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IQE	-65.69%	-41.63%	-3.79%
Nanoco Group	186.26%	137.99%	-74.97%

Which has more volatility and risk, IQE or NANO?

IQE has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nanoco Group has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, IQE or NANO?

Nanoco Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than IQE. IQE is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nanoco 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
IQE	£133.32M	2.06	-£87.57M	-£0.11	-259.09
Nanoco Group	£8.01M	4.85	£14.92M	£0.04	487.50

Summary

Nanoco Group beats IQE on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.