QinetiQ Group (QQ) Competitors GBX 478 -3.40 (-0.71%) As of 09/5/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock QQ vs. AXON, COB, CHG, BOE, GEC, SNR, CHRT, AVON, HARL, and VELShould 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), Harland & Wolff Group (HARL), and Velocity Composites (VEL). 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 Harland & Wolff Group Velocity Composites Axon Enterprise (LON:AXON) and QinetiQ Group (LON:QQ) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations. 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% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AXON or QQ? 59.5% of QinetiQ Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.1% of QinetiQ Group shares are owned by company 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. Does the media favor AXON or QQ? In the previous week, Axon Enterprise had 2 more articles in the media than QinetiQ Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Axon Enterprise and 1 mentions for QinetiQ Group. QinetiQ Group's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Axon Enterprise's score of 0.64 indicating that QinetiQ Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Axon Enterprise 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive QinetiQ Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better 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£1.89B1.40£132.62M£24.1519.79 Do analysts rate AXON or QQ? QinetiQ Group has a consensus target price of GBX 558.33, indicating a potential upside of 16.81%. Given QinetiQ Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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 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. 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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£2.64B£14.15B£7.70B£2.58BDividend Yield2.29%2.62%4.56%5.31%P/E Ratio19.79317.33313.235,361.54Price / Sales1.4081.36218.0095,843.78Price / Cash9.1221.4028.7427.93Price / Book2.984.534.487.02Net Income£132.62M£223.64M£798.54M£5.89B7 Day Performance0.46%-0.26%0.38%0.63%1 Month Performance-5.06%-0.75%1.15%55.19%1 Year Performance7.22%81.61%27.26%182.01% QinetiQ Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)QQQinetiQ Group3.1794 of 5 starsGBX 478-0.7%GBX 558.33+16.8%+3.0%£2.64B£1.89B19.798,588Dividend CutHigh Trading VolumeAXONAxon EnterpriseN/A$747.63+470.0%N/AN/A$9.45BN/A0.002,150COBCobhamN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.96B£1.97B-86.5810,898CHGChemring Group0.9801 of 5 starsGBX 535-1.3%GBX 570+6.5%+40.1%£1.44B£521.30M3,386.082,600News CoveragePositive NewsDividend IncreaseBOEBoeingN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.32B£70.54B-30.77156,000Gap UpGECGeneral ElectricN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.14B£69.52B27.63125,000News CoverageGap UpSNRSenior1.3843 of 5 starsGBX 197.20-0.2%GBX 202.50+2.7%+20.4%£815.23M£986.60M3,222.226,679News CoverageCHRTCohort2.8145 of 5 starsGBX 1,310-0.3%GBX 1,630+24.4%+44.5%£593.93M£270.04M2,960.451,243Dividend CutAVONAvon ProtectionN/AGBX 1,920-0.5%N/A+58.5%£569.05M£296.60M9,099.53928Dividend IncreaseHARLHarland & Wolff GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£14.49M£86.91M-34.9081VELVelocity Composites1.1225 of 5 starsGBX 21.40-0.5%GBX 60+180.4%-53.8%£11.70M£22.70M-1,562.04102Gap Up 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 Harland & Wolff Group Alternatives Velocity Composites 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 9/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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