SPEC vs. BVC, AKR, CNSL, ODX, CTEC, AMS, TSTL, CIR, BVXP, and EKF
Should you be buying INSPECS Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of INSPECS Group include BATM Advanced Communications (BVC), Akers Biosciences (AKR), Cambridge Nutritional Sciences (CNSL), Omega Diagnostics Group (ODX), ConvaTec Group (CTEC), Advanced Medical Solutions Group (AMS), Tristel (TSTL), Circassia Group (CIR), Bioventix (BVXP), and EKF Diagnostics (EKF). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector.
INSPECS Group vs. Its Competitors
INSPECS Group (LON:SPEC) and BATM Advanced Communications (LON:BVC) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.
INSPECS Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. BATM Advanced Communications pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. INSPECS Group pays out -24.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BATM Advanced Communications pays out -2,321.5% 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. BATM Advanced Communications is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, INSPECS Group had 1 more articles in the media than BATM Advanced Communications. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for INSPECS Group and 0 mentions for BATM Advanced Communications. INSPECS Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled BATM Advanced Communications'average media sentiment score.
BATM Advanced Communications has lower revenue, but higher earnings than INSPECS Group. BATM Advanced Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than INSPECS Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
67.8% of INSPECS Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.4% of BATM Advanced Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.6% of INSPECS Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 26.2% of BATM Advanced Communications shares are owned 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.
BATM Advanced Communications has a net margin of -0.21% compared to INSPECS Group's net margin of -2.10%. BATM Advanced Communications' return on equity of -0.22% beat INSPECS Group's return on equity.
INSPECS Group has a beta of 2.22, meaning that its stock price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BATM Advanced Communications has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
BATM Advanced Communications beats INSPECS Group on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:SPEC) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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