SPSY vs. ATG, IMO, CER, NCC, IDOX, IQG, BIG, ACSO, DOTD, and TRCS
Should you be buying Spectra Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Spectra Systems include Auction Technology Group (ATG), IMImobile (IMO), Cerillion (CER), NCC Group (NCC), IDOX (IDOX), IQGeo Group (IQG), Big Technologies (BIG), accesso Technology Group (ACSO), dotdigital Group (DOTD), and Tracsis (TRCS). These companies are all part of the "software - application" industry.
Spectra Systems vs. Its Competitors
Auction Technology Group (LON:ATG) and Spectra Systems (LON:SPSY) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Auction Technology Group has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spectra Systems has a beta of 0.22, meaning that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Auction Technology Group had 3 more articles in the media than Spectra Systems. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Auction Technology Group and 0 mentions for Spectra Systems. Auction Technology Group's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat Spectra Systems' score of 0.00 indicating that Auction Technology Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Spectra Systems has a net margin of 29.81% compared to Auction Technology Group's net margin of 7.47%. Spectra Systems' return on equity of 20.41% beat Auction Technology Group's return on equity.
81.4% of Auction Technology Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.3% of Spectra Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Auction Technology Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.7% of Spectra Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Auction Technology Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 680, indicating a potential upside of 42.26%. Given Auction Technology Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Auction Technology Group is more favorable than Spectra Systems.
Auction Technology Group has higher revenue and earnings than Spectra Systems. Spectra Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Auction Technology Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Auction Technology Group beats Spectra Systems on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:SPSY) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
