Nexteq (NXQ) Competitors

Concurrent Technologies (LON:CNC) and Nexteq (LON:NXQ) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends and earnings.

Is CNC or NXQ more profitable?

Concurrent Technologies has a net margin of 13.89% compared to Nexteq's net margin of 9.83%. Concurrent Technologies' return on equity of 13.89% beat Nexteq's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Concurrent Technologies	13.89%	13.89%	8.31%
Nexteq	9.83%	12.76%	6.88%

Do analysts prefer CNC or NXQ?

Nexteq has a consensus price target of GBX 200, indicating a potential upside of 203.03%. Given Nexteq's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Nexteq is more favorable than Concurrent Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Concurrent Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Nexteq	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CNC or NXQ?

24.4% of Concurrent Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.7% of Nexteq shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.0% of Concurrent Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 46.1% of Nexteq shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, CNC or NXQ?

Concurrent Technologies has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nexteq has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CNC or NXQ?

Nexteq has higher revenue and earnings than Concurrent Technologies. Nexteq is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Concurrent Technologies, 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
Concurrent Technologies	£36.64M	4.62	£5.09M	£5.85	33.51
Nexteq	£121.17M	0.41	£11.92M	£12.62	5.23

Does the media refer more to CNC or NXQ?

In the previous week, Concurrent Technologies and Concurrent Technologies both had 1 articles in the media. Concurrent Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Nexteq's score of 0.67 indicating that Concurrent Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Concurrent Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Nexteq	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CNC or NXQ a better dividend stock?

Concurrent Technologies pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Nexteq pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Concurrent Technologies pays out 17.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nexteq pays out 23.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

Nexteq beats Concurrent Technologies on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.