PCIP vs. CNS, NARF, INSG, SYS, WNWD, BGO, BKS, IOM, SEE, and KBT
Should you be buying PCI-PAL stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PCI-PAL include Corero Network Security (CNS), Narf Industries (NARF), Insig AI (INSG), SysGroup (SYS), Windward (WNWD), Bango (BGO), Beeks Financial Cloud Group (BKS), iomart Group (IOM), Seeing Machines (SEE), and K3 Business Technology Group (KBT). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Corero Network Security (LON:CNS) and PCI-PAL (LON:PCIP) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
Corero Network Security currently has a consensus price target of GBX 12, indicating a potential downside of 2.12%. Given PCI-PAL's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Corero Network Security is more favorable than PCI-PAL.
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. PCI-PAL's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Corero Network Security's score of 0.00 indicating that Corero Network Security is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Corero Network Security received 16 more outperform votes than PCI-PAL when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.00% of users gave PCI-PAL an outperform vote while only 50.70% of users gave Corero Network Security an outperform vote.
15.8% of Corero Network Security shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.8% of PCI-PAL shares are owned by institutional investors. 78.2% of Corero Network Security shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.4% of PCI-PAL 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.
Corero Network Security has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PCI-PAL has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Corero Network Security has a net margin of -0.76% compared to Corero Network Security's net margin of -22.91%. PCI-PAL's return on equity of -1.04% beat Corero Network Security's return on equity.
Corero Network Security has higher revenue and earnings than PCI-PAL.
Summary
Corero Network Security beats PCI-PAL on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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