Do analysts prefer XAR or NXQ?

Xaar presently has a consensus target price of GBX 140, suggesting a potential upside of 9.80%. Given Xaar's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Xaar is more favorable than Nexteq. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Xaar 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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, XAR or NXQ?

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 Xaar £60.06M 1.67 -£3.48M -£4.30 N/A Nexteq £90.23M 0.33 £11.92M £3.14 17.25

Is XAR or NXQ more profitable?

Nexteq has a net margin of 2.12% compared to Xaar's net margin of -5.65%. Nexteq's return on equity of 2.79% beat Xaar's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Xaar -5.65% -5.90% -3.65% Nexteq 2.12% 2.79% 6.88%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, NXQ or TST?

Nexteq has higher revenue and earnings than Touchstar. Touchstar 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 0.33 £11.92M £3.14 17.25 Touchstar £6.82M 0.94 £610.87K -£13.29 N/A

Is NXQ or TST more profitable?

Nexteq has a net margin of 2.12% compared to Touchstar's net margin of -15.85%. Nexteq's return on equity of 2.79% beat Touchstar's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nexteq 2.12% 2.79% 6.88% Touchstar -15.85% -41.54% 5.19%

Do analysts rate NXQ or CNC?

Concurrent Technologies has a consensus target price of GBX 262.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.74%. Given Concurrent Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ENSI or NXQ?

Nexteq has higher revenue and earnings than EnSilica. EnSilica 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 EnSilica £21.64M 5.28 -£221.97K -£2.34 N/A Nexteq £90.23M 0.33 £11.92M £3.14 17.25

Is ENSI or NXQ more profitable?

Nexteq has a net margin of 2.12% compared to EnSilica's net margin of -9.36%. Nexteq's return on equity of 2.79% beat EnSilica's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets EnSilica -9.36% -9.80% 1.78% Nexteq 2.12% 2.79% 6.88%

Do analysts prefer NXQ or FDM?

FDM Group has a consensus target price of GBX 145, indicating a potential upside of 40.23%. Given FDM Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe FDM 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 FDM Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, NXQ or FDM?

FDM Group has higher revenue and earnings than Nexteq. Nexteq is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FDM 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 Nexteq £90.23M 0.33 £11.92M £3.14 17.25 FDM Group £177.73M 0.64 £30.43M £5.20 19.88

Is NXQ or FDM more profitable?

FDM Group has a net margin of 3.19% compared to Nexteq's net margin of 2.12%. FDM Group's return on equity of 10.20% beat Nexteq's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nexteq 2.12% 2.79% 6.88% FDM Group 3.19% 10.20% 21.43%

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NXQ vs. XAR, TST, CNC, ENSI, and FDM

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), EnSilica (ENSI), and FDM Group (FDM). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

How does Nexteq compare to Xaar?

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

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
Xaar	£60.06M	1.67	-£3.48M	-£4.30	N/A
Nexteq	£90.23M	0.33	£11.92M	£3.14	17.25

In the previous week, Xaar's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Nexteq'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Xaar	Neutral
Nexteq	Neutral

Xaar presently has a consensus target price of GBX 140, suggesting a potential upside of 9.80%. Given Xaar's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Xaar is more favorable than Nexteq.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xaar	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

43.6% of Xaar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.8% of Nexteq shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Xaar shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 32.7% of Nexteq shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Nexteq has a net margin of 2.12% compared to Xaar's net margin of -5.65%. Nexteq's return on equity of 2.79% beat Xaar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xaar	-5.65%	-5.90%	-3.65%
Nexteq	2.12%	2.79%	6.88%

Xaar has a beta of 0.795, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nexteq has a beta of 0.345, suggesting that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Nexteq beats Xaar on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nexteq compare to Touchstar?

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

15.8% of Nexteq shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.7% of Touchstar shares are held by institutional investors. 32.7% of Nexteq shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 55.3% of Touchstar shares are held by 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, Touchstar had 3 more articles in the media than Nexteq. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Touchstar and 0 mentions for Nexteq. Touchstar's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Nexteq's score of 0.00 indicating that Touchstar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Nexteq	Neutral
Touchstar	Very Positive

Nexteq pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Touchstar pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. 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. Touchstar pays out -24.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Nexteq has a net margin of 2.12% compared to Touchstar's net margin of -15.85%. Nexteq's return on equity of 2.79% beat Touchstar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nexteq	2.12%	2.79%	6.88%
Touchstar	-15.85%	-41.54%	5.19%

Nexteq has higher revenue and earnings than Touchstar. Touchstar 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	0.33	£11.92M	£3.14	17.25
Touchstar	£6.82M	0.94	£610.87K	-£13.29	N/A

Nexteq has a beta of 0.345, meaning that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Touchstar has a beta of 0.416, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Nexteq beats Touchstar on 9 of the 15 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 better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.

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	0.33	£11.92M	£3.14	17.25
Concurrent Technologies	£45.87M	5.11	£5.09M	£5.58	46.24

Nexteq pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Concurrent Technologies pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. 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 0.67 beat Nexteq's score of 0.00 indicating that Concurrent Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Nexteq	Neutral
Concurrent Technologies	Positive

Concurrent Technologies has a net margin of 11.03% compared to Nexteq's net margin of 2.12%. Concurrent Technologies' return on equity of 11.85% beat Nexteq's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nexteq	2.12%	2.79%	6.88%
Concurrent Technologies	11.03%	11.85%	8.31%

Concurrent Technologies has a consensus target price of GBX 262.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.74%. Given Concurrent Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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

15.8% of Nexteq shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.5% of Concurrent Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 32.7% of Nexteq shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.4% of Concurrent Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Nexteq has a beta of 0.345, indicating that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Concurrent Technologies has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Concurrent Technologies beats Nexteq on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nexteq compare to EnSilica?

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

Nexteq has a net margin of 2.12% compared to EnSilica's net margin of -9.36%. Nexteq's return on equity of 2.79% beat EnSilica's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EnSilica	-9.36%	-9.80%	1.78%
Nexteq	2.12%	2.79%	6.88%

EnSilica has a beta of 0.912, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nexteq has a beta of 0.345, indicating that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market.

Nexteq has higher revenue and earnings than EnSilica. EnSilica 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
EnSilica	£21.64M	5.28	-£221.97K	-£2.34	N/A
Nexteq	£90.23M	0.33	£11.92M	£3.14	17.25

0.6% of EnSilica shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.8% of Nexteq shares are held by institutional investors. 16.0% of EnSilica shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 32.7% of Nexteq shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
EnSilica	Positive
Nexteq	Neutral

Summary

Nexteq beats EnSilica on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nexteq compare to FDM Group?

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

Nexteq has a beta of 0.345, indicating that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, FDM Group has a beta of 1.085, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the broader market.

FDM Group has higher revenue and earnings than Nexteq. Nexteq is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FDM 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
Nexteq	£90.23M	0.33	£11.92M	£3.14	17.25
FDM Group	£177.73M	0.64	£30.43M	£5.20	19.88

In the previous week, FDM Group had 4 more articles in the media than Nexteq. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for FDM Group and 0 mentions for Nexteq. FDM Group's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Nexteq's score of 0.00 indicating that FDM Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Nexteq	Neutral
FDM Group	Positive

15.8% of Nexteq shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.8% of FDM Group shares are held by institutional investors. 32.7% of Nexteq shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of FDM Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

FDM Group has a net margin of 3.19% compared to Nexteq's net margin of 2.12%. FDM Group's return on equity of 10.20% beat Nexteq's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nexteq	2.12%	2.79%	6.88%
FDM Group	3.19%	10.20%	21.43%

Nexteq pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. FDM Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 18.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.9%. 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. FDM Group pays out 355.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

FDM Group has a consensus target price of GBX 145, indicating a potential upside of 40.23%. Given FDM Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe FDM 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
FDM Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

FDM Group beats Nexteq on 16 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	£29.35M	£74.44M	£38.34B	£2.77B
Dividend Yield	7.03%	4.90%	3.30%	6.16%
P/E Ratio	17.25	26.44	162.80	366.61
Price / Sales	0.33	161.77	625.79	86,103.13
Price / Cash	N/A	15.03	46.62	27.87
Price / Book	0.44	2.40	9.51	7.85
Net Income	£11.92M	£3.53M	£1.07B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	0.33%	-2.19%	0.36%	-0.97%
1 Month Performance	5.10%	-0.48%	3.10%	-0.79%
1 Year Performance	-16.65%	35.99%	154.70%	68.88%

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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 54.18 -2.4%	N/A	-19.0%	£29.35M	£90.23M	17.25	219
XAR Xaar	0.9023 of 5 stars	GBX 137 -2.1%	GBX 140 +2.2%	-3.2%	£109.86M	£60.06M	N/A	444
TST Touchstar	N/A	GBX 75.44 -2.0%	N/A	-5.6%	£6.10M	£6.82M	N/A	53	Gap Down
CNC Concurrent Technologies	1.313 of 5 stars	GBX 270 -0.9%	GBX 262.50 -2.8%	+32.6%	£247.54M	£45.87M	48.39	74,300
ENSI EnSilica	N/A	GBX 100 +2.5%	N/A	+145.7%	£115.05M	£21.64M	N/A	168	News Coverage Positive News

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