QinetiQ Group (QQ) Competitors GBX 500.50 +6.30 (+1.27%) As of 07/3/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock QQ vs. AXON, COB, CHG, BOE, GEC, SNR, CHRT, AVON, VEL, and HARLShould you be buying QinetiQ Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of QinetiQ Group include Axon Enterprise (AXON), Cobham (COB), Chemring Group (CHG), Boeing (BOE), General Electric (GEC), Senior (SNR), Cohort (CHRT), Avon Protection (AVON), Velocity Composites (VEL), and Harland & Wolff Group (HARL). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry. QinetiQ Group vs. Its Competitors Axon Enterprise Cobham Chemring Group Boeing General Electric Senior Cohort Avon Protection Velocity Composites Harland & Wolff Group Axon Enterprise (LON:AXON) and QinetiQ Group (LON:QQ) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AXON or QQ? 59.5% of QinetiQ Group shares are held by institutional investors. 12.1% of QinetiQ Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend AXON or QQ? QinetiQ Group has a consensus target price of GBX 558.33, indicating a potential upside of 11.56%. Given QinetiQ Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe QinetiQ Group is more favorable than Axon Enterprise.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Axon Enterprise 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00QinetiQ Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Does the media prefer AXON or QQ? In the previous week, Axon Enterprise had 5 more articles in the media than QinetiQ Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Axon Enterprise and 0 mentions for QinetiQ Group. QinetiQ Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Axon Enterprise's score of -0.16 indicating that QinetiQ Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Axon Enterprise Neutral QinetiQ Group Positive Which has higher earnings & valuation, AXON or QQ? QinetiQ Group has higher revenue and earnings than Axon Enterprise. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAxon EnterpriseN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AQinetiQ Group£1.89B1.46£132.62M£24.1520.73 Is AXON or QQ more profitable? QinetiQ Group has a net margin of 7.03% compared to Axon Enterprise's net margin of 0.00%. QinetiQ Group's return on equity of 14.98% beat Axon Enterprise's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Axon EnterpriseN/A N/A N/A QinetiQ Group 7.03%14.98%6.47% SummaryQinetiQ Group beats Axon Enterprise on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks. Get QinetiQ Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for QQ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding QQ and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart QQ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricQinetiQ GroupAerospace & Defense IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£2.76B£13.68B£7.53B£2.97BDividend Yield2.29%2.67%4.53%5.02%P/E Ratio20.7356.9924.95146.59Price / Sales1.46102.93115.88240,167.57Price / Cash9.1221.4027.3527.97Price / Book3.124.984.365.32Net Income£132.62M£235.10M£791.63M£5.90B7 Day Performance-1.77%1.56%2.41%0.90%1 Month Performance-6.10%7.50%5.72%5.18%1 Year Performance11.47%93.10%32.75%80.75% QinetiQ Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)QQQinetiQ Group2.9402 of 5 starsGBX 500.50+1.3%GBX 558.33+11.6%+12.6%£2.76B£1.89B20.738,588High Trading VolumeAXONAxon EnterpriseN/A$783.28+497.1%N/AN/A$9.45BN/A0.002,150COBCobhamN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.96B£1.97B-86.5810,898CHGChemring Group0.6006 of 5 starsGBX 555-1.6%GBX 470-15.3%+49.5%£1.49B£340.84M679.532,600Dividend IncreaseBOEBoeingN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.32B£70.54B-30.77156,000Gap UpGECGeneral ElectricN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.14B£69.52B27.63125,000Gap UpSNRSeniorN/AGBX 174-1.3%N/A+13.1%£728.93M£994.77M23.686,679CHRTCohortN/AGBX 1,532+0.9%N/A+108.0%£695.38M£227.26M40.461,243News CoveragePositive NewsDividend CutAVONAvon ProtectionN/AGBX 1,846+2.1%N/A+51.1%£690.79M£256.92M-63.66928Dividend IncreaseVELVelocity CompositesN/AGBX 29.04-4.0%GBX 60+106.6%-23.4%£15.69M£20.40M-6.51102HARLHarland & Wolff GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£14.49M£86.91M-34.9081 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Axon Enterprise Alternatives Cobham Alternatives Chemring Group Alternatives Boeing Alternatives General Electric Alternatives Senior Alternatives Cohort Alternatives Avon Protection Alternatives Velocity Composites Alternatives Harland & Wolff Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:QQ) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[No Brainer Gold Play]: “Show me a better investment.”A Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street? 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