QinetiQ Group (QQ) Competitors GBX 499.80 -1.20 (-0.24%) As of 07/25/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock QQ vs. AXON, COB, CHG, BOE, GEC, SNR, AVON, CHRT, 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), Avon Protection (AVON), Cohort (CHRT), 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 Avon Protection Cohort Harland & Wolff Group Velocity Composites QinetiQ Group (LON:QQ) and Axon Enterprise (LON:AXON) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability. Do analysts rate QQ or AXON? QinetiQ Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 558.33, suggesting a potential upside of 11.71%. Given QinetiQ Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in QQ or AXON? 59.5% of QinetiQ Group shares are held by institutional investors. 12.1% of QinetiQ Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer QQ or AXON? In the previous week, Axon Enterprise had 1 more articles in the media than QinetiQ Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Axon Enterprise and 6 mentions for QinetiQ Group. QinetiQ Group's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Axon Enterprise's score of 0.04 indicating that QinetiQ Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment QinetiQ Group 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Axon Enterprise 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral 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 stronger earnings & valuation, QQ or AXON? QinetiQ Group has higher revenue and earnings than Axon Enterprise. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioQinetiQ Group£1.89B1.46£132.62M£24.1520.70Axon EnterpriseN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A 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£13.83B£7.88B£3.02BDividend Yield2.29%2.67%4.55%5.02%P/E Ratio20.7059.0625.56160.62Price / Sales1.46102.73101.43278,114.25Price / Cash9.1221.4027.9227.97Price / Book3.114.974.464.69Net Income£132.62M£235.10M£795.63M£5.90B7 Day Performance-0.73%-1.19%1.40%0.32%1 Month Performance5.27%4.87%5.68%7.02%1 Year Performance9.46%128.59%31.97%73.12% QinetiQ Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)QQQinetiQ Group3.0089 of 5 starsGBX 499.80-0.2%GBX 558.33+11.7%+7.7%£2.76B£1.89B20.708,588News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAXONAxon EnterpriseN/A$751.35+472.8%N/AN/A$9.45BN/A0.002,150News CoverageCOBCobhamN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.96B£1.97B-86.5810,898CHGChemring Group0.5877 of 5 starsGBX 566+1.1%GBX 570+0.7%+42.3%£1.52B£340.84M693.002,600Dividend 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 UpSNRSenior1.2225 of 5 starsGBX 197.80+1.0%GBX 195-1.4%+26.7%£828.64M£994.77M26.926,679AVONAvon ProtectionN/AGBX 2,135.70+0.6%N/A+58.4%£799.19M£256.92M-73.65928Dividend IncreaseGap UpCHRTCohort0.7806 of 5 starsGBX 1,578+1.7%GBX 1,630+3.3%+79.4%£716.26M£227.26M41.681,243Dividend CutHARLHarland & Wolff GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£14.49M£86.91M-34.9081News CoverageVELVelocity CompositesN/AGBX 24.95-0.1%GBX 60+140.5%-45.8%£13.48M£20.40M-5.59102 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Axon Enterprise Alternatives Cobham Alternatives Chemring Group Alternatives Boeing Alternatives General Electric Alternatives Senior Alternatives Avon Protection Alternatives Cohort 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 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump's 2025 Economic Revolution Is Here Are Your Retirement Savings Ready?Time is short. 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