QinetiQ Group (QQ) Competitors GBX 461.60 -12.00 (-2.53%) As of 10/17/2025 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 QinetiQ Group (LON:QQ) and Axon Enterprise (LON:AXON) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership. Is QQ or AXON 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 QinetiQ Group7.03% 14.98% 6.47% Axon Enterprise N/A N/A N/A Which has higher valuation and earnings, QQ or AXON? QinetiQ Group has higher revenue and earnings than Axon Enterprise. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioQinetiQ Group£1.89B1.35£132.62M£24.1519.11Axon EnterpriseN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Do analysts prefer QQ or AXON? QinetiQ Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 558.33, indicating a potential upside of 20.96%. Given QinetiQ Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe QinetiQ Group is more favorable than Axon Enterprise.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score QinetiQ Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Axon Enterprise 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media refer more to QQ or AXON? In the previous week, Axon Enterprise had 7 more articles in the media than QinetiQ Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Axon Enterprise and 0 mentions for QinetiQ Group. Axon Enterprise's average media sentiment score of 0.14 beat QinetiQ Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Axon Enterprise is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment QinetiQ Group Neutral Axon Enterprise Neutral Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of QQ or AXON? 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 will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryQinetiQ Group beats Axon Enterprise on 9 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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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£2.55B£14.88B£7.87B£2.57BDividend Yield2.29%2.62%4.59%5.38%P/E Ratio19.1149.2025.69493.42Price / Sales1.3583.761,238.2898,772.76Price / Cash9.1221.4027.4927.90Price / Book2.874.624.928.12Net Income£132.62M£223.64M£790.14M£5.89B7 Day Performance-6.94%-3.37%-0.20%-0.12%1 Month Performance-8.68%0.95%2.21%1.07%1 Year Performance-1.66%67.38%28.82%126.16% QinetiQ Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)QQQinetiQ Group2.6087 of 5 starsGBX 461.60-2.5%GBX 558.33+21.0%-1.7%£2.55B£1.89B19.118,588Short Interest ↓Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeAXONAxon EnterpriseN/A$710.01+441.3%N/AN/A$9.45BN/A0.002,150COBCobhamN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.96B£1.97B-86.5810,898CHGChemring Group1.2717 of 5 starsGBX 553.62-1.7%GBX 570+3.0%+44.8%£1.49B£521.30M3,503.922,600News CoverageDividend IncreaseBOEBoeingN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.32B£70.54B-30.77156,000Gap UpGECGeneral ElectricN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.14B£69.52B27.63125,000Positive NewsGap UpSNRSenior3.2845 of 5 starsGBX 193-0.5%GBX 202.50+4.9%+42.2%£797.86M£986.60M-10,376.346,679Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpCHRTCohort3.4919 of 5 starsGBX 1,296+0.2%GBX 1,630+25.8%+45.2%£591.37M£270.04M2,928.811,243Dividend CutAVONAvon ProtectionN/AGBX 1,984-2.3%N/A+51.4%£588.02M£296.60M9,402.84928Dividend IncreaseHARLHarland & Wolff GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£14.49M£86.91M-34.9081VELVelocity CompositesN/AGBX 24flatGBX 55+129.2%-28.3%£13.12M£22.70M-1,751.82102Gap Down 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 10/21/2025 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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