PCI-PAL (PCIP) Competitors

PCI-PAL (LON:PCIP) and Corero Network Security (LON:CNS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, PCIP or CNS?

PCI-PAL has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Corero Network Security has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in PCIP or CNS?

41.1% of PCI-PAL shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.7% of Corero Network Security shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.4% of PCI-PAL shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 77.5% of Corero Network Security shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, PCIP or CNS?

Corero Network Security has higher revenue and earnings than PCI-PAL. PCI-PAL is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Corero Network Security, 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
PCI-PAL	£17.95M	1.90	-£1.18M	-£1.63	-28.89
Corero Network Security	£30.41M	3.37	£1.01M	£0.13	127.04

Does the media prefer PCIP or CNS?

In the previous week, Corero Network Security had 1 more articles in the media than PCI-PAL. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Corero Network Security and 0 mentions for PCI-PAL. Corero Network Security's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat PCI-PAL's score of 0.00 indicating that Corero Network Security is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
PCI-PAL	Neutral
Corero Network Security	Positive

Do analysts rate PCIP or CNS?

Corero Network Security has a consensus price target of GBX 23.50, indicating a potential upside of 46.88%. Given Corero Network Security's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Corero Network Security is more favorable than PCI-PAL.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PCI-PAL	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Corero Network Security	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is PCIP or CNS more profitable?

Corero Network Security has a net margin of 3.32% compared to PCI-PAL's net margin of -6.56%. PCI-PAL's return on equity of 35.54% beat Corero Network Security's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PCI-PAL	-6.56%	35.54%	-10.01%
Corero Network Security	3.32%	4.70%	1.78%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PCIP or CNS?

Corero Network Security received 20 more outperform votes than PCI-PAL when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.00% of users gave PCI-PAL an outperform vote while only 51.60% of users gave Corero Network Security an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PCI-PAL	Outperform Votes 93 62.00%	Underperform Votes 57 38.00%
Corero Network Security	Outperform Votes 113 51.60%	Underperform Votes 106 48.40%

Summary

Corero Network Security beats PCI-PAL on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.