SPEC vs. TSTL, BVC, AKR, CNSL, ODX, CTEC, AMS, ANCR, CIR, and 4BB
Should you be buying INSPECS Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of INSPECS Group include Tristel (TSTL), BATM Advanced Communications (BVC), Akers Biosciences (AKR), Cambridge Nutritional Sciences (CNSL), Omega Diagnostics Group (ODX), ConvaTec Group (CTEC), Advanced Medical Solutions Group (AMS), Animalcare Group (ANCR), Circassia Group (CIR), and 4basebio (4BB). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector.
INSPECS Group vs. Its Competitors
INSPECS Group (LON:SPEC) and Tristel (LON:TSTL) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk and media sentiment.
Tristel has a consensus price target of GBX 400, suggesting a potential upside of 10.19%. Given Tristel's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Tristel is more favorable than INSPECS Group.
INSPECS Group has a beta of 2.22, indicating that its stock price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tristel has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Tristel has lower revenue, but higher earnings than INSPECS Group. INSPECS Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tristel, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Tristel has a net margin of 15.47% compared to INSPECS Group's net margin of -2.10%. Tristel's return on equity of 20.43% beat INSPECS Group's return on equity.
In the previous week, Tristel had 2 more articles in the media than INSPECS Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Tristel and 0 mentions for INSPECS Group. Tristel's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat INSPECS Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Tristel is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
27.0% of INSPECS Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.8% of Tristel shares are held by institutional investors. 20.6% of INSPECS Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.1% of Tristel 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.
Summary
Tristel beats INSPECS Group on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:SPEC) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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