QinetiQ Group (QQ) Competitors GBX 439.80 +2.20 (+0.50%) As of 05/21/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock QQ vs. COB, BOE, GEC, CHG, SNR, CHRT, AVON, HARL, VEL, and AEROShould you be buying QinetiQ Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of QinetiQ Group include Cobham (COB), Boeing (BOE), General Electric (GEC), Chemring Group (CHG), Senior (SNR), Cohort (CHRT), Avon Protection (AVON), Harland & Wolff Group (HARL), Velocity Composites (VEL), and Strat Aero (AERO). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry. QinetiQ Group vs. Cobham Boeing General Electric Chemring Group Senior Cohort Avon Protection Harland & Wolff Group Velocity Composites Strat Aero Cobham (LON:COB) and QinetiQ Group (LON:QQ) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and community ranking. Which has higher valuation and earnings, COB or QQ? QinetiQ Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cobham. Cobham is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than QinetiQ Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCobham£1.97B0.00N/A-£1.90N/AQinetiQ Group£1.89B1.28£132.62M£24.1518.12 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in COB or QQ? 59.5% of QinetiQ Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.1% of QinetiQ Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to COB or QQ? In the previous week, Cobham and Cobham both had 4 articles in the media. QinetiQ Group's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Cobham's score of -0.46 indicating that QinetiQ Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cobham 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral QinetiQ Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is COB or QQ more profitable? QinetiQ Group has a net margin of 7.03% compared to Cobham's net margin of 0.00%. QinetiQ Group's return on equity of 14.98% beat Cobham's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CobhamN/A N/A N/A QinetiQ Group 7.03%14.98%6.47% Do analysts recommend COB or QQ? QinetiQ Group has a consensus target price of GBX 533.75, suggesting a potential upside of 21.97%. Given QinetiQ Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe QinetiQ Group is more favorable than Cobham.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cobham 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00QinetiQ Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community favor COB or QQ? Cobham received 24 more outperform votes than QinetiQ Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 54.47% of users gave QinetiQ Group an outperform vote while only 41.93% of users gave Cobham an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCobhamOutperform Votes40841.93% Underperform Votes56558.07% QinetiQ GroupOutperform Votes38454.47% Underperform Votes32145.53% SummaryQinetiQ Group beats Cobham on 12 of the 14 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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£2.41B£23.45B£7.63B£2.65BDividend Yield2.29%2.61%4.58%5.05%P/E Ratio18.1278.8123.16134.23Price / Sales1.2885.7290.39226,037.97Price / Cash9.1222.1726.9428.02Price / Book2.735.133.973.78Net Income£132.62M£536.05M£807.24M£5.88B7 Day Performance3.70%2.66%0.64%0.36%1 Month Performance13.19%10.02%10.93%21.79%1 Year Performance17.63%62.15%19.24%120.75% QinetiQ Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)QQQinetiQ Group3.0795 of 5 starsGBX 439.80+0.5%GBX 533.75+21.4%+17.1%£2.43B£1.89B18.218,588News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend CutHigh Trading VolumeCOBCobhamN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.96B£1.97B-86.5810,898BOEBoeingN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.32B£70.54B-30.77156,000Gap UpGECGeneral ElectricN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.14B£69.52B27.63125,000Gap UpCHGChemring Group0.4494 of 5 starsGBX 407-2.9%GBX 460+13.0%+11.6%£1.09B£340.84M498.322,600News CoverageDividend IncreaseSNRSenior3.5155 of 5 starsGBX 156.40+2.5%GBX 215+37.5%-2.3%£655.20M£994.77M21.296,679News CoverageGap UpCHRTCohortN/AGBX 1,406-3.2%N/A+89.8%£638.19M£227.26M37.131,243News CoverageDividend CutAVONAvon ProtectionN/AGBX 1,504-1.6%GBX 1,295-13.9%+20.0%£562.81M£256.92M-51.87928News CoverageDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastHARLHarland & Wolff GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£14.49M£86.91M-34.9081VELVelocity Composites2.2406 of 5 starsGBX 25.20+5.5%GBX 60+138.1%-31.5%£13.61M£20.40M-5.65102News CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeAEROStrat AeroN/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.00N/AGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cobham Alternatives Boeing Alternatives General Electric Alternatives Chemring Group Alternatives Senior Alternatives Cohort Alternatives Avon Protection Alternatives Harland & Wolff Group Alternatives Velocity Composites Alternatives Strat Aero 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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