Oxford Instruments (OXIG) Competitors

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OXIG vs. IQE, NANO, SXS, CCC, and DARK

Should you buy Oxford Instruments stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Oxford Instruments 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 Oxford Instruments include IQE (IQE), Nanoco Group (NANO), Spectris (SXS), Computacenter (CCC), and Darktrace (DARK). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

How does Oxford Instruments compare to IQE?

Oxford Instruments (LON:OXIG) and IQE (LON:IQE) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Oxford Instruments and Oxford Instruments both had 1 articles in the media. Oxford Instruments' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat IQE's score of -0.95 indicating that Oxford Instruments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Oxford Instruments	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
IQE	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Oxford Instruments has higher revenue and earnings than IQE. IQE is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oxford Instruments, 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
Oxford Instruments	£481.80M	3.51	£50.60M	£23.70	129.12
IQE	£97.27M	4.97	-£23.85M	-£5.08	N/A

Oxford Instruments currently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,631.67, suggesting a potential downside of 14.00%. Given Oxford Instruments' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Oxford Instruments is more favorable than IQE.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oxford Instruments	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
IQE	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

66.7% of Oxford Instruments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.4% of IQE shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Oxford Instruments shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of IQE shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Oxford Instruments has a beta of 1.052, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, IQE has a beta of 2.217, indicating that its share price is 122% more volatile than the broader market.

Oxford Instruments has a net margin of 3.02% compared to IQE's net margin of -50.52%. Oxford Instruments' return on equity of 3.82% beat IQE's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oxford Instruments	3.02%	3.82%	6.47%
IQE	-50.52%	-40.92%	-3.31%

Summary

Oxford Instruments beats IQE on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Oxford Instruments compare to Nanoco Group?

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

In the previous week, Oxford Instruments had 1 more articles in the media than Nanoco Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Oxford Instruments and 0 mentions for Nanoco Group. Oxford Instruments' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Nanoco Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Oxford Instruments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Oxford Instruments	Positive
Nanoco Group	Neutral

Nanoco Group has a net margin of 9.21% compared to Oxford Instruments' net margin of 3.02%. Oxford Instruments' return on equity of 3.82% beat Nanoco Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oxford Instruments	3.02%	3.82%	6.47%
Nanoco Group	9.21%	-5.96%	-74.97%

Oxford Instruments has higher revenue and earnings than Nanoco Group. Nanoco Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oxford Instruments, 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
Oxford Instruments	£481.80M	3.51	£50.60M	£23.70	129.12
Nanoco Group	£11.87M	1.03	-£819.79K	£0.50	13.34

66.7% of Oxford Instruments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Nanoco Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Oxford Instruments shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.9% of Nanoco Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Oxford Instruments presently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,631.67, indicating a potential downside of 14.00%. Given Oxford Instruments' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Oxford Instruments is more favorable than Nanoco Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oxford Instruments	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Nanoco Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Oxford Instruments has a beta of 1.052, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nanoco Group has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Oxford Instruments beats Nanoco Group on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Oxford Instruments compare to Spectris?

Oxford Instruments (LON:OXIG) and Spectris (LON:SXS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings and media sentiment.

Oxford Instruments pays an annual dividend of GBX 22.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Spectris pays an annual dividend of GBX 83.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Oxford Instruments pays out 93.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Spectris pays out 144.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Oxford Instruments presently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,631.67, suggesting a potential downside of 14.00%. Spectris has a consensus target price of GBX 4,147, suggesting a potential upside of 0.12%. Given Spectris' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Spectris is more favorable than Oxford Instruments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oxford Instruments	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Spectris	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Oxford Instruments has a beta of 1.052, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Spectris has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Oxford Instruments had 1 more articles in the media than Spectris. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Oxford Instruments and 0 mentions for Spectris. Oxford Instruments' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Spectris' score of 0.00 indicating that Oxford Instruments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Oxford Instruments	Positive
Spectris	Neutral

Spectris has higher revenue and earnings than Oxford Instruments. Spectris is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oxford Instruments, 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
Oxford Instruments	£481.80M	3.51	£50.60M	£23.70	129.12
Spectris	£1.35B	3.06	£270.93M	£57.60	71.91

66.7% of Oxford Instruments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.2% of Spectris shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Oxford Instruments shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Spectris shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Spectris has a net margin of 4.31% compared to Oxford Instruments' net margin of 3.02%. Spectris' return on equity of 4.30% beat Oxford Instruments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oxford Instruments	3.02%	3.82%	6.47%
Spectris	4.31%	4.30%	5.42%

Summary

Oxford Instruments beats Spectris on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Oxford Instruments compare to Computacenter?

Oxford Instruments (LON:OXIG) and Computacenter (LON:CCC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and dividends.

66.7% of Oxford Instruments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.4% of Computacenter shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Oxford Instruments shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.6% of Computacenter shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Oxford Instruments has a net margin of 3.02% compared to Computacenter's net margin of 1.79%. Computacenter's return on equity of 14.84% beat Oxford Instruments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oxford Instruments	3.02%	3.82%	6.47%
Computacenter	1.79%	14.84%	4.83%

Oxford Instruments has a beta of 1.052, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Computacenter has a beta of 0.902, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the broader market.

Oxford Instruments currently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,631.67, suggesting a potential downside of 14.00%. Computacenter has a consensus target price of GBX 3,712.50, suggesting a potential downside of 8.06%. Given Computacenter's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Computacenter is more favorable than Oxford Instruments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oxford Instruments	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Computacenter	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

In the previous week, Computacenter had 3 more articles in the media than Oxford Instruments. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Computacenter and 1 mentions for Oxford Instruments. Computacenter's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Oxford Instruments' score of 1.34 indicating that Computacenter is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Oxford Instruments	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Computacenter	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Oxford Instruments pays an annual dividend of GBX 22.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Computacenter pays an annual dividend of GBX 71 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Oxford Instruments pays out 93.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Computacenter pays out 48.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Computacenter is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Computacenter has higher revenue and earnings than Oxford Instruments. Computacenter is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oxford Instruments, 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
Oxford Instruments	£481.80M	3.51	£50.60M	£23.70	129.12
Computacenter	£9.19B	0.46	£158.49M	£145.50	27.75

Summary

Computacenter beats Oxford Instruments on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Oxford Instruments compare to Darktrace?

Darktrace (LON:DARK) and Oxford Instruments (LON:OXIG) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

Darktrace has higher revenue and earnings than Oxford Instruments. Darktrace is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oxford Instruments, 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
Darktrace	£616.47M	0.00	£110.89M	£0.13	N/A
Oxford Instruments	£481.80M	3.51	£50.60M	£23.70	129.12

Darktrace has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Oxford Instruments has a beta of 1.052, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the broader market.

Darktrace has a net margin of 17.99% compared to Oxford Instruments' net margin of 3.02%. Darktrace's return on equity of 36.56% beat Oxford Instruments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Darktrace	17.99%	36.56%	6.74%
Oxford Instruments	3.02%	3.82%	6.47%

61.5% of Darktrace shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.7% of Oxford Instruments shares are held by institutional investors. 36.1% of Darktrace shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Oxford Instruments shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Oxford Instruments had 1 more articles in the media than Darktrace. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Oxford Instruments and 0 mentions for Darktrace. Oxford Instruments' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Darktrace's score of 0.00 indicating that Oxford Instruments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Darktrace	Neutral
Oxford Instruments	Positive

Oxford Instruments has a consensus target price of GBX 2,631.67, suggesting a potential downside of 14.00%. Given Darktrace's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Darktrace is more favorable than Oxford Instruments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Darktrace	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Oxford Instruments	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Summary

Darktrace beats Oxford Instruments on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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OXIG vs. The Competition

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Metric	Oxford Instruments	Semiconductor Equipment & Materials Industry	Computer Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£1.69B	£7.48B	£39.35B	£2.78B
Dividend Yield	0.77%	3.01%	3.20%	6.09%
P/E Ratio	129.12	30.71	164.85	366.07
Price / Sales	3.51	121.52	622.54	88,395.03
Price / Cash	10.66	17.07	47.82	27.89
Price / Book	4.84	5.00	9.55	7.70
Net Income	£50.60M	£90.57M	£1.03B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	4.52%	4.10%	0.12%	0.59%
1 Month Performance	9.61%	27.55%	9.38%	2.54%
1 Year Performance	62.26%	158.13%	164.02%	87.53%

Oxford Instruments 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)
OXIG Oxford Instruments	1.1804 of 5 stars	GBX 3,082 +3.0%	GBX 2,631.67 -14.6%	+58.6%	£1.70B	£481.80M	130.04	2,000	Positive News
IQE IQE	N/A	GBX 49.15 -1.7%	N/A	+414.4%	£481.21M	£97.27M	N/A	577
NANO Nanoco Group	N/A	GBX 5.58 +1.6%	N/A	-46.8%	£10.18M	£11.87M	11.16	46	Gap Up
SXS Spectris	N/A	GBX 4,142 flat	GBX 4,147 +0.1%	+88.5%	£4.12B	£1.35B	71.91	7,266
CCC Computacenter	2.4513 of 5 stars	GBX 3,884 +3.0%	GBX 3,712.50 -4.4%	+55.8%	£4.07B	£9.19B	26.69	20,022	Positive News

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OXIG vs. IQE, NANO, SXS, CCC, and DARK

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