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

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), Computacenter (CCC), Spectris (SXS), and Softcat (SCT).

How does Oxford Instruments compare to IQE?

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

66.7% of Oxford Instruments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.0% of IQE shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Oxford Instruments shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of IQE 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 has a net margin of 11.39% compared to IQE's net margin of -37.71%. Oxford Instruments' return on equity of 13.94% beat IQE's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Oxford Instruments11.39% 13.94% 6.47%
IQE -37.71%-37.49%-3.31%

Oxford Instruments currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,781.67, indicating a potential upside of 0.79%. IQE has a consensus price target of GBX 60, indicating a potential upside of 55.24%. Given IQE's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe IQE is more favorable than Oxford Instruments.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Oxford Instruments
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
IQE
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, Oxford Instruments had 6 more articles in the media than IQE. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Oxford Instruments and 2 mentions for IQE. Oxford Instruments' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat IQE's score of 0.81 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
3 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
IQE
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Oxford Instruments has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, IQE has a beta of 2.238, meaning that its stock price is 124% more volatile than the broader market.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Oxford Instruments£423.20M3.59£50.60M£83.7032.97
IQE£97.30M5.29-£23.85M-£3.77N/A

Summary

Oxford Instruments beats IQE on 11 of the 16 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 technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk and valuation.

66.7% of Oxford Instruments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Nanoco Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Oxford Instruments shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Nanoco Group shares are held by 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 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nanoco Group has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the broader market.

Oxford Instruments presently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,781.67, indicating a potential upside of 0.79%. Given Oxford Instruments' stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
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 net margin of 11.39% compared to Nanoco Group's net margin of 9.21%. Oxford Instruments' return on equity of 13.94% beat Nanoco Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Oxford Instruments11.39% 13.94% 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Oxford Instruments£423.20M3.59£50.60M£83.7032.97
Nanoco Group£11.87M0.40-£819.79K£0.505.20

In the previous week, Oxford Instruments had 8 more articles in the media than Nanoco Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Oxford Instruments and 0 mentions for Nanoco Group. Oxford Instruments' average media sentiment score of 1.32 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

Summary

Oxford Instruments beats Nanoco Group on 15 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Oxford Instruments compare to Computacenter?

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

Oxford Instruments presently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,781.67, indicating a potential upside of 0.79%. Computacenter has a consensus price target of GBX 4,825, indicating a potential upside of 4.71%. Given Computacenter's stronger consensus rating and 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)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Computacenter
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

66.7% of Oxford Instruments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.7% of Computacenter shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Oxford Instruments shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 43.8% of Computacenter shares are owned 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.

Oxford Instruments has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Computacenter has a beta of 0.931, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market.

Oxford Instruments pays an annual dividend of GBX 22.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Computacenter pays an annual dividend of GBX 71 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Oxford Instruments pays out 26.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Computacenter pays out 48.8% 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.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Oxford Instruments£423.20M3.59£50.60M£83.7032.97
Computacenter£9.19B0.53£158.49M£145.5031.67

Oxford Instruments has a net margin of 11.39% 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 Instruments11.39% 13.94% 6.47%
Computacenter 1.79%14.84%4.83%

In the previous week, Oxford Instruments had 4 more articles in the media than Computacenter. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Oxford Instruments and 4 mentions for Computacenter. Computacenter's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Oxford Instruments' score of 1.32 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
3 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Computacenter
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Computacenter beats Oxford Instruments on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Oxford Instruments compare to Spectris?

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

66.7% of Oxford Instruments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.2% of Spectris shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Oxford Instruments shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Spectris shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Oxford Instruments had 8 more articles in the media than Spectris. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Oxford Instruments and 0 mentions for Spectris. Oxford Instruments' average media sentiment score of 1.32 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

Oxford Instruments currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,781.67, indicating a potential upside of 0.79%. Spectris has a consensus price target of GBX 4,147, indicating a potential upside of 0.12%. Given Oxford Instruments' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Oxford Instruments is more favorable than Spectris.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Oxford Instruments
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Spectris
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Spectris has a net margin of 17.96% compared to Oxford Instruments' net margin of 11.39%. Spectris' return on equity of 17.30% beat Oxford Instruments' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Oxford Instruments11.39% 13.94% 6.47%
Spectris 17.96%17.30%5.42%

Oxford Instruments pays an annual dividend of GBX 22.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Spectris pays an annual dividend of GBX 83.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Oxford Instruments pays out 26.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Spectris has higher revenue and earnings than Oxford Instruments. Oxford Instruments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spectris, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Oxford Instruments£423.20M3.59£50.60M£83.7032.97
Spectris£1.35B3.06£270.93M£57.6071.91

Oxford Instruments has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Spectris has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Oxford Instruments beats Spectris on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Oxford Instruments compare to Softcat?

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

Oxford Instruments has a net margin of 11.39% compared to Softcat's net margin of 8.06%. Softcat's return on equity of 45.16% beat Oxford Instruments' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Softcat8.06% 45.16% 13.64%
Oxford Instruments 11.39%13.94%6.47%

Softcat has a beta of 0.576, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Oxford Instruments has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the broader market.

41.5% of Softcat shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.7% of Oxford Instruments shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Softcat shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Oxford Instruments 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.

In the previous week, Oxford Instruments had 8 more articles in the media than Softcat. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Oxford Instruments and 0 mentions for Softcat. Oxford Instruments' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Softcat's score of 0.00 indicating that Oxford Instruments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Softcat Neutral
Oxford Instruments Positive

Softcat has higher revenue and earnings than Oxford Instruments. Softcat is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oxford Instruments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Softcat£1.75B2.16£118.54M£70.1027.51
Oxford Instruments£423.20M3.59£50.60M£83.7032.97

Softcat presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,974.44, suggesting a potential upside of 2.38%. Oxford Instruments has a consensus target price of GBX 2,781.67, suggesting a potential upside of 0.79%. Given Softcat's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Softcat is more favorable than Oxford Instruments.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Softcat
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.56
Oxford Instruments
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Softcat pays an annual dividend of GBX 29.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Oxford Instruments pays an annual dividend of GBX 22.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Softcat pays out 41.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Oxford Instruments pays out 26.9% 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

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

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OXIG vs. The Competition

MetricOxford InstrumentsSemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment IndustryTechnology SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£1.52B£96.98B£27.96B£2.82B
Dividend Yield0.89%1.59%2.77%6.15%
P/E Ratio32.9787.2879.90368.45
Price / Sales3.5995.47595.6283,500.12
Price / Cash10.6662.4245.0527.89
Price / Book4.379.967.607.06
Net Income£50.60M£1.86B£662.12M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-6.50%-2.25%0.11%6.48%
1 Month Performance-10.74%-12.33%-4.47%0.22%
1 Year Performance54.36%105.87%147.95%64.32%

Oxford Instruments Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
OXIG
Oxford Instruments
2.955 of 5 stars
GBX 2,760
+1.0%
GBX 2,781.67
+0.8%
+52.8%£1.52B£423.20M32.972,000
IQE
IQE
2.3502 of 5 stars
GBX 38.80
+1.0%
GBX 60
+54.6%
+303.1%£516.44M£97.30MN/A577
NANO
Nanoco Group
N/AGBX 2.68
+7.2%
N/A-81.7%£4.89M£11.87M5.3646
CCC
Computacenter
3.6528 of 5 stars
GBX 4,744
-1.2%
GBX 4,825
+1.7%
+100.1%£4.98B£9.19B32.6020,022
SXS
Spectris
N/AGBX 4,142
flat
GBX 4,147
+0.1%
+2.0%£4.12B£1.35B71.917,266

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This page (LON:OXIG) was last updated on 8/3/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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