QinetiQ Group (QQ) Competitors

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QQ vs. COB, BOE, CHG, SNR, and GEC

Should you buy QinetiQ Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares QinetiQ Group with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with QinetiQ Group include Cobham (COB), Boeing (BOE), Chemring Group (CHG), Senior (SNR), and General Electric (GEC). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry.

How does QinetiQ Group compare to Cobham?

Cobham (LON:COB) and QinetiQ Group (LON:QQ) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.

In the previous week, QinetiQ Group had 2 more articles in the media than Cobham. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for QinetiQ Group and 0 mentions for Cobham. QinetiQ Group's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Cobham's score of 0.00 indicating that QinetiQ Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cobham	Neutral
QinetiQ Group	Positive

Cobham has a net margin of 0.00% compared to QinetiQ Group's net margin of -11.16%. Cobham's return on equity of 0.00% beat QinetiQ Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cobham	N/A	N/A	N/A
QinetiQ Group	-11.16%	-35.50%	6.47%

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cobham	£1.97B	0.00	N/A	-£1.90	N/A
QinetiQ Group	£1.89B	1.22	£132.62M	£24.15	17.29

QinetiQ Group has a consensus price target of GBX 578.33, suggesting a potential upside of 38.49%. Given QinetiQ Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	0.00
QinetiQ Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

QinetiQ Group beats Cobham on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does QinetiQ Group compare to Boeing?

Boeing (LON:BOE) and QinetiQ Group (LON:QQ) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

QinetiQ Group has a consensus target price of GBX 578.33, indicating a potential upside of 38.49%. Given QinetiQ Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe QinetiQ Group is more favorable than Boeing.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boeing	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
QinetiQ Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

QinetiQ Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Boeing. Boeing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than QinetiQ Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Boeing	£70.54B	0.00	-£4.13B	-£7.15	N/A
QinetiQ Group	£1.89B	1.22	£132.62M	£24.15	17.29

In the previous week, Boeing had 18 more articles in the media than QinetiQ Group. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Boeing and 2 mentions for QinetiQ Group. QinetiQ Group's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Boeing's score of 0.23 indicating that QinetiQ Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Boeing	1 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
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

Boeing has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, QinetiQ Group has a beta of 0.313, suggesting that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market.

Boeing has a net margin of -5.86% compared to QinetiQ Group's net margin of -11.16%. Boeing's return on equity of 0.00% beat QinetiQ Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boeing	-5.86%	N/A	0.04%
QinetiQ Group	-11.16%	-35.50%	6.47%

59.4% of Boeing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.5% of QinetiQ Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Boeing shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of QinetiQ Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

QinetiQ Group beats Boeing on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does QinetiQ Group compare to Chemring Group?

QinetiQ Group (LON:QQ) and Chemring Group (LON:CHG) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Chemring Group has a net margin of 9.69% compared to QinetiQ Group's net margin of -11.16%. Chemring Group's return on equity of 13.12% beat QinetiQ Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
QinetiQ Group	-11.16%	-35.50%	6.47%
Chemring Group	9.69%	13.12%	7.03%

QinetiQ Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 578.33, indicating a potential upside of 38.49%. Chemring Group has a consensus target price of GBX 616.75, indicating a potential upside of 28.12%. Given QinetiQ Group's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe QinetiQ Group is more favorable than Chemring Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
QinetiQ Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Chemring Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

In the previous week, QinetiQ Group had 2 more articles in the media than Chemring Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for QinetiQ Group and 0 mentions for Chemring Group. QinetiQ Group's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Chemring Group's score of 0.00 indicating that QinetiQ Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
QinetiQ Group	Positive
Chemring Group	Neutral

QinetiQ Group has higher revenue and earnings than Chemring Group. QinetiQ Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chemring Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
QinetiQ Group	£1.89B	1.22	£132.62M	£24.15	17.29
Chemring Group	£497.50M	2.62	£2.18M	£17.50	27.51

QinetiQ Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Chemring Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. QinetiQ Group pays out 33.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chemring Group pays out 45.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. QinetiQ Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

QinetiQ Group has a beta of 0.313, suggesting that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Chemring Group has a beta of 0.823, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the broader market.

59.5% of QinetiQ Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.8% of Chemring Group shares are held by institutional investors. 12.1% of QinetiQ Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Chemring Group shares are held by 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.

Summary

QinetiQ Group and Chemring Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does QinetiQ Group compare to Senior?

QinetiQ Group (LON:QQ) and Senior (LON:SNR) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

59.5% of QinetiQ Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.0% of Senior shares are held by institutional investors. 12.1% of QinetiQ Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Senior shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

QinetiQ Group has higher revenue and earnings than Senior. Senior is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than QinetiQ Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
QinetiQ Group	£1.89B	1.22	£132.62M	£24.15	17.29
Senior	£738.20M	1.59	£30.78M	-£1.02	N/A

QinetiQ Group has a beta of 0.313, suggesting that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Senior has a beta of 1.152, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the broader market.

Senior has a net margin of 3.98% compared to QinetiQ Group's net margin of -11.16%. Senior's return on equity of 7.31% beat QinetiQ Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
QinetiQ Group	-11.16%	-35.50%	6.47%
Senior	3.98%	7.31%	2.65%

In the previous week, QinetiQ Group had 2 more articles in the media than Senior. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for QinetiQ Group and 0 mentions for Senior. QinetiQ Group's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Senior's score of 0.00 indicating that QinetiQ Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
QinetiQ Group	Positive
Senior	Neutral

QinetiQ Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Senior pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. QinetiQ Group pays out 33.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Senior pays out -245.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

QinetiQ Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 578.33, indicating a potential upside of 38.49%. Senior has a consensus target price of GBX 253.33, indicating a potential downside of 11.27%. Given QinetiQ Group's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe QinetiQ Group is more favorable than Senior.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
QinetiQ Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Senior	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

QinetiQ Group beats Senior on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does QinetiQ Group compare to General Electric?

General Electric (LON:GEC) and QinetiQ Group (LON:QQ) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.

77.0% of General Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.5% of QinetiQ Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of General Electric shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.1% of QinetiQ Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

QinetiQ Group has a consensus price target of GBX 578.33, indicating a potential upside of 38.49%. Given QinetiQ Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe QinetiQ Group is more favorable than General Electric.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
General Electric	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
QinetiQ Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

General Electric pays an annual dividend of GBX 112 per share. QinetiQ Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. General Electric pays out 2,947.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. QinetiQ Group pays out 33.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. QinetiQ Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

General Electric has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, QinetiQ Group has a beta of 0.313, suggesting that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market.

General Electric has higher revenue and earnings than QinetiQ Group. General Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than QinetiQ Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
General Electric	£69.52B	0.00	£4.19B	£3.80	N/A
QinetiQ Group	£1.89B	1.22	£132.62M	£24.15	17.29

In the previous week, General Electric had 2 more articles in the media than QinetiQ Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for General Electric and 2 mentions for QinetiQ Group. General Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat QinetiQ Group's score of 1.34 indicating that General Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
General Electric	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 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

General Electric has a net margin of 5.05% compared to QinetiQ Group's net margin of -11.16%. General Electric's return on equity of 13.64% beat QinetiQ Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
General Electric	5.05%	13.64%	2.43%
QinetiQ Group	-11.16%	-35.50%	6.47%

Summary

General Electric beats QinetiQ Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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QQ vs. The Competition

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Metric	QinetiQ Group	Aerospace & Defense Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£2.30B	£16.40B	£9.28B	£2.77B
Dividend Yield	2.29%	2.63%	3.59%	6.15%
P/E Ratio	17.29	43.64	25.09	366.05
Price / Sales	1.22	78.74	4,370.50	87,894.60
Price / Cash	9.12	21.05	27.40	27.89
Price / Book	2.60	5.57	4.80	7.65
Net Income	£132.62M	£255.60M	£794.33M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	0.58%	0.63%	-0.84%	0.72%
1 Month Performance	-13.79%	-1.77%	0.72%	0.85%
1 Year Performance	-2.70%	56.20%	33.80%	84.33%

QinetiQ Group Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
QQ QinetiQ Group	3.737 of 5 stars	GBX 417.60 +1.1%	GBX 578.33 +38.5%	-3.8%	£2.30B	£1.89B	17.29	8,588	Positive News High Trading Volume
COB Cobham	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£3.96B	£1.97B	N/A	10,898	News Coverage
BOE Boeing	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£1.32B	£70.54B	N/A	156,000	Gap Up
CHG Chemring Group	2.4776 of 5 stars	GBX 467.20 -1.9%	GBX 616.75 +32.0%	+10.3%	£1.26B	£497.50M	26.70	2,600
SNR Senior	0.795 of 5 stars	GBX 286 -0.3%	GBX 253.33 -11.4%	+78.2%	£1.18B	£738.20M	N/A	6,679

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QQ vs. COB, BOE, CHG, SNR, and GEC

How does QinetiQ Group compare to Cobham?

Does the media prefer COB or QQ?

Is COB or QQ more profitable?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, COB or QQ?

Do analysts recommend COB or QQ?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of COB or QQ?

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How does QinetiQ Group compare to Boeing?

Do analysts rate BOE or QQ?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BOE or QQ?

Does the media refer more to BOE or QQ?

Which has more volatility and risk, BOE or QQ?

Is BOE or QQ more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BOE or QQ?

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How does QinetiQ Group compare to Chemring Group?

Is QQ or CHG more profitable?

Do analysts rate QQ or CHG?

Does the media refer more to QQ or CHG?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, QQ or CHG?

Is QQ or CHG a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk & volatility, QQ or CHG?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in QQ or CHG?

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How does QinetiQ Group compare to Senior?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in QQ or SNR?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, QQ or SNR?

Which has more volatility & risk, QQ or SNR?

Is QQ or SNR more profitable?

Does the media refer more to QQ or SNR?

Is QQ or SNR a better dividend stock?

Do analysts prefer QQ or SNR?

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How does QinetiQ Group compare to General Electric?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GEC or QQ?

Do analysts rate GEC or QQ?

Is GEC or QQ a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk and volatility, GEC or QQ?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GEC or QQ?

Does the media prefer GEC or QQ?

Is GEC or QQ more profitable?

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