SPSY vs. IDOX, BIG, DOTD, NET, APTD, AOM, ACSO, SAAS, GHT, and TRB
Should you be buying Spectra Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Spectra Systems include IDOX (IDOX), Big Technologies (BIG), dotdigital Group (DOTD), Netcall (NET), Aptitude Software Group (APTD), ActiveOps (AOM), accesso Technology Group (ACSO), Microlise Group (SAAS), Gresham Technologies (GHT), and Tribal Group (TRB). These companies are all part of the "software - application" industry.
Spectra Systems vs. Its Competitors
IDOX (LON:IDOX) and Spectra Systems (LON:SPSY) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.
IDOX currently has a consensus price target of GBX 85.50, indicating a potential upside of 53.78%. Given IDOX's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe IDOX is more favorable than Spectra Systems.
20.9% of IDOX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.7% of Spectra Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 9.5% of IDOX shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Spectra Systems shares are held 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.
IDOX has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spectra Systems has a beta of 0.22, suggesting that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.
IDOX pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Spectra Systems pays an annual dividend of GBX 11.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. IDOX pays out 51.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Spectra Systems pays out 43.0% 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. Spectra Systems is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Spectra Systems has a net margin of 29.81% compared to IDOX's net margin of 6.82%. Spectra Systems' return on equity of 20.41% beat IDOX's return on equity.
In the previous week, IDOX had 1 more articles in the media than Spectra Systems. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for IDOX and 1 mentions for Spectra Systems. IDOX's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Spectra Systems' score of 0.00 indicating that IDOX is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Spectra Systems has lower revenue, but higher earnings than IDOX. Spectra Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IDOX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
IDOX beats Spectra Systems on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:SPSY) was last updated on 10/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff