OMG vs. APTD, ACSO, SAAS, GHT, TRB, AOM, ELCO, TRCS, SPE, and IGP
Should you be buying Oxford Metrics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Oxford Metrics include Aptitude Software Group (APTD), accesso Technology Group (ACSO), Microlise Group (SAAS), Gresham Technologies (GHT), Tribal Group (TRB), ActiveOps (AOM), Eleco (ELCO), Tracsis (TRCS), Sopheon (SPE), and Intercede Group (IGP). These companies are all part of the "software - application" industry.
Oxford Metrics vs. Its Competitors
Aptitude Software Group (LON:APTD) and Oxford Metrics (LON:OMG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.
61.7% of Aptitude Software Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.2% of Oxford Metrics shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Aptitude Software Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of Oxford Metrics shares are held by 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.
Aptitude Software Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 445, suggesting a potential upside of 49.33%. Oxford Metrics has a consensus target price of GBX 100, suggesting a potential upside of 150.00%. Given Oxford Metrics' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Oxford Metrics is more favorable than Aptitude Software Group.
In the previous week, Aptitude Software Group had 4 more articles in the media than Oxford Metrics. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Aptitude Software Group and 0 mentions for Oxford Metrics. Aptitude Software Group's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Oxford Metrics' score of 0.00 indicating that Aptitude Software Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Aptitude Software Group has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oxford Metrics has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Aptitude Software Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Oxford Metrics pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Aptitude Software Group pays out 71.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Oxford Metrics pays out -216.7% 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. Oxford Metrics is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Oxford Metrics has a net margin of 8.23% compared to Aptitude Software Group's net margin of 6.71%. Aptitude Software Group's return on equity of 8.16% beat Oxford Metrics' return on equity.
Aptitude Software Group has higher revenue and earnings than Oxford Metrics. Oxford Metrics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aptitude Software Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Aptitude Software Group beats Oxford Metrics on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (LON:OMG) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
