Quartix Technologies (QTX) Competitors

Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) and Quartix Technologies (LON:QTX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Is JDG or QTX a better dividend stock?

Judges Scientific pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Quartix Technologies pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Judges Scientific pays out 64.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Quartix Technologies pays out 41.4% 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.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of JDG or QTX?

31.7% of Judges Scientific shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.0% of Quartix Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.8% of Judges Scientific shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 28.5% of Quartix Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is JDG or QTX more profitable?

Judges Scientific has a net margin of 10.99% compared to Quartix Technologies' net margin of -2.45%. Judges Scientific's return on equity of 17.56% beat Quartix Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Judges Scientific	10.99%	17.56%	7.35%
Quartix Technologies	-2.45%	-4.50%	3.43%

Do analysts rate JDG or QTX?

Judges Scientific currently has a consensus price target of GBX 7,900, indicating a potential upside of 27.32%. Given Judges Scientific's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Judges Scientific is more favorable than Quartix Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Judges Scientific	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Quartix Technologies	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 JDG or QTX?

In the previous week, Quartix Technologies had 3 more articles in the media than Judges Scientific. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Quartix Technologies and 1 mentions for Judges Scientific. Judges Scientific's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Quartix Technologies' score of 0.56 indicating that Judges Scientific is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Judges Scientific	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Quartix Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, JDG or QTX?

Judges Scientific has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quartix Technologies has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, JDG or QTX?

Judges Scientific has higher revenue and earnings than Quartix Technologies. Quartix Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Judges Scientific, 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
Judges Scientific	£143M	2.89	£14.75M	£1.63	3,806.75
Quartix Technologies	£33.93M	4.35	-£769.16K	£0.11	2,801.47

Summary

Judges Scientific beats Quartix Technologies on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.