Nexteq (NXQ) Competitors

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NXQ vs. XAR, TST, CNC, AOM, and DOTD

Should you buy Nexteq stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Nexteq with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Nexteq include Xaar (XAR), Touchstar (TST), Concurrent Technologies (CNC), ActiveOps (AOM), and dotdigital Group (DOTD). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

How does Nexteq compare to Xaar?

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

Nexteq has a net margin of 2.20% compared to Xaar's net margin of -5.65%. Nexteq's return on equity of 2.53% beat Xaar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nexteq	2.20%	2.53%	6.88%
Xaar	-5.65%	-5.90%	-3.65%

Nexteq has higher revenue and earnings than Xaar. Xaar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nexteq, 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
Nexteq	£90.23M	0.39	£11.92M	£3.14	20.70
Xaar	£60.06M	1.91	-£3.48M	-£4.30	N/A

16.6% of Nexteq shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.7% of Xaar shares are held by institutional investors. 39.6% of Nexteq shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Xaar shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Nexteq has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Xaar has a beta of 0.835, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the broader market.

Xaar has a consensus price target of GBX 140, indicating a potential downside of 4.11%. Given Xaar's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Xaar is more favorable than Nexteq.

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

In the previous week, Nexteq's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Xaar's score of 0.00 indicating that Nexteq is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Nexteq	Positive
Xaar	Neutral

Summary

Nexteq beats Xaar on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nexteq compare to Touchstar?

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

3.7% of Touchstar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.6% of Nexteq shares are held by institutional investors. 55.3% of Touchstar shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 39.6% of Nexteq shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Nexteq has a net margin of 2.20% compared to Touchstar's net margin of -15.85%. Nexteq's return on equity of 2.53% beat Touchstar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Touchstar	-15.85%	-41.54%	5.19%
Nexteq	2.20%	2.53%	6.88%

Nexteq has higher revenue and earnings than Touchstar. Nexteq is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Touchstar, 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
Touchstar	£6.88M	0.86	£610.87K	£0.42	178.83
Nexteq	£90.23M	0.39	£11.92M	£3.14	20.70

Touchstar has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nexteq has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Touchstar's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Nexteq's score of 0.67 indicating that Touchstar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Touchstar	Positive
Nexteq	Positive

Touchstar pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Nexteq pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Touchstar pays out 358.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Nexteq pays out 158.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Nexteq is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Nexteq beats Touchstar on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nexteq compare to Concurrent Technologies?

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

Concurrent Technologies has a consensus target price of GBX 262.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.53%. Given Concurrent Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Concurrent Technologies is more favorable than Nexteq.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nexteq	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Concurrent Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Nexteq has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Concurrent Technologies has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its share price is 26% more volatile than the broader market.

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
Nexteq	£90.23M	0.39	£11.92M	£3.14	20.70
Concurrent Technologies	£45.87M	4.83	£5.09M	£5.58	43.75

Concurrent Technologies has a net margin of 11.03% compared to Nexteq's net margin of 2.20%. Concurrent Technologies' return on equity of 11.85% beat Nexteq's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nexteq	2.20%	2.53%	6.88%
Concurrent Technologies	11.03%	11.85%	8.31%

Nexteq pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Concurrent Technologies pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Nexteq pays out 158.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Concurrent Technologies pays out 19.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

In the previous week, Concurrent Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than Nexteq. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Concurrent Technologies and 0 mentions for Nexteq. Concurrent Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Nexteq's score of 0.67 indicating that Concurrent Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Nexteq	Positive
Concurrent Technologies	Positive

16.6% of Nexteq shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.3% of Concurrent Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.6% of Nexteq shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.4% of Concurrent Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Concurrent Technologies beats Nexteq on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nexteq compare to ActiveOps?

ActiveOps (LON:AOM) and Nexteq (LON:NXQ) 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 valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.

Nexteq has a net margin of 2.20% compared to ActiveOps' net margin of -0.55%. Nexteq's return on equity of 2.53% beat ActiveOps' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ActiveOps	-0.55%	-2.11%	2.27%
Nexteq	2.20%	2.53%	6.88%

ActiveOps currently has a consensus price target of GBX 355, suggesting a potential upside of 65.12%. Given ActiveOps' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe ActiveOps is more favorable than Nexteq.

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

Nexteq has higher revenue and earnings than ActiveOps. ActiveOps is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nexteq, 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
ActiveOps	£36.97M	4.16	£820.59K	-£0.33	N/A
Nexteq	£90.23M	0.39	£11.92M	£3.14	20.70

44.1% of ActiveOps shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.6% of Nexteq shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of ActiveOps shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 39.6% of Nexteq shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

ActiveOps has a beta of 0.788, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nexteq has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, ActiveOps had 1 more articles in the media than Nexteq. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for ActiveOps and 0 mentions for Nexteq. Nexteq's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat ActiveOps' score of 0.00 indicating that Nexteq is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ActiveOps	Neutral
Nexteq	Positive

Summary

Nexteq beats ActiveOps on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nexteq compare to dotdigital Group?

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

16.6% of Nexteq shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.4% of dotdigital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 39.6% of Nexteq shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of dotdigital Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, dotdigital Group had 1 more articles in the media than Nexteq. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for dotdigital Group and 0 mentions for Nexteq. Nexteq's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat dotdigital Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Nexteq is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Nexteq	Positive
dotdigital Group	Neutral

dotdigital Group has a consensus price target of GBX 130, indicating a potential upside of 168.04%. Given dotdigital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe dotdigital Group is more favorable than Nexteq.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nexteq	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
dotdigital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Nexteq has higher revenue and earnings than dotdigital Group. dotdigital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nexteq, 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
Nexteq	£90.23M	0.39	£11.92M	£3.14	20.70
dotdigital Group	£85.75M	1.72	£11.03M	£2.94	16.50

Nexteq pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. dotdigital Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Nexteq pays out 158.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. dotdigital Group pays out 37.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Nexteq has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, dotdigital Group has a beta of 1.449, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the broader market.

dotdigital Group has a net margin of 10.76% compared to Nexteq's net margin of 2.20%. dotdigital Group's return on equity of 8.80% beat Nexteq's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nexteq	2.20%	2.53%	6.88%
dotdigital Group	10.76%	8.80%	8.64%

Summary

dotdigital Group beats Nexteq on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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NXQ vs. The Competition

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Metric	Nexteq	Computer Hardware Industry	Computer Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£35.21M	£96.18M	£39.43B	£2.79B
Dividend Yield	5.91%	4.77%	3.20%	6.09%
P/E Ratio	20.70	55.94	164.91	366.11
Price / Sales	0.39	185.88	622.96	88,393.80
Price / Cash	N/A	12.73	47.82	27.89
Price / Book	0.52	3.30	9.56	7.70
Net Income	£11.92M	-£1.57M	£1.03B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-2.05%	1.97%	0.39%	0.68%
1 Month Performance	-6.69%	9.38%	9.59%	2.62%
1 Year Performance	6.56%	87.70%	164.62%	87.79%

Nexteq Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
NXQ Nexteq	N/A	GBX 65 -0.8%	N/A	+8.4%	£35.21M	£90.23M	20.70	219
XAR Xaar	0.5039 of 5 stars	GBX 138 -1.4%	GBX 140 +1.4%	+46.6%	£108.61M	£60.06M	N/A	444	Gap Down High Trading Volume
TST Touchstar	N/A	GBX 67.50 +8.0%	N/A	-12.6%	£5.07M	£6.88M	161.48	53	Positive News Earnings Report Gap Down
CNC Concurrent Technologies	2.2088 of 5 stars	GBX 233.50 +2.6%	GBX 262.50 +12.4%	+33.8%	£203.12M	£45.87M	44.31	74,300
AOM ActiveOps	1.8078 of 5 stars	GBX 203 +4.9%	GBX 355 +74.9%	+71.1%	£145.04M	£36.97M	N/A	180	News Coverage Gap Up

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This page (LON:NXQ) was last updated on 5/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.

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