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SPSY vs. IQG, BIG, CER, NET, and DOTD

Should you buy Spectra Systems stock or one of its competitors? Spectra Systems's main competitors and comparable companies include IQGeo Group (IQG), Big Technologies (BIG), Cerillion (CER), Netcall (NET), and dotdigital Group (DOTD). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "application software" industry.

How does Spectra Systems compare to IQGeo Group?

IQGeo Group (LON:IQG) and Spectra Systems (LON:SPSY) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

In the previous week, Spectra Systems had 1 more articles in the media than IQGeo Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Spectra Systems and 0 mentions for IQGeo Group. IQGeo Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Spectra Systems'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
IQGeo Group Neutral
Spectra Systems Neutral

81.4% of IQGeo Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.8% of Spectra Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 12.0% of IQGeo Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Spectra Systems shares are held by company 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.

IQGeo Group has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Spectra Systems has a beta of 0.008, meaning that its share price is 99% less volatile than the broader market.

Spectra Systems has a net margin of 31.20% compared to IQGeo Group's net margin of 0.01%. Spectra Systems' return on equity of 43.71% beat IQGeo Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
IQGeo Group0.01% 0.02% 2.58%
Spectra Systems 31.20%43.71%10.14%

Spectra Systems has higher revenue and earnings than IQGeo Group.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
IQGeo Group£44.48M0.00-£1.17MN/AN/A
Spectra Systems£64.28M1.27£8.17M£41.004.11

Summary

Spectra Systems beats IQGeo Group on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Spectra Systems compare to Big Technologies?

Big Technologies (LON:BIG) and Spectra Systems (LON:SPSY) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and risk.

Spectra Systems has a net margin of 31.20% compared to Big Technologies' net margin of -46.62%. Spectra Systems' return on equity of 43.71% beat Big Technologies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Big Technologies-46.62% -26.32% 5.60%
Spectra Systems 31.20%43.71%10.14%

Big Technologies presently has a consensus target price of GBX 101.33, suggesting a potential upside of 0.83%. Given Big Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Big Technologies is more favorable than Spectra Systems.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Big Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Spectra Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, Spectra Systems had 1 more articles in the media than Big Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Spectra Systems and 0 mentions for Big Technologies. Big Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Spectra Systems'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Big Technologies Neutral
Spectra Systems Neutral

19.4% of Big Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.8% of Spectra Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 27.9% of Big Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Spectra Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Big Technologies has a beta of 0.949, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Spectra Systems has a beta of 0.008, meaning that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the broader market.

Big Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Spectra Systems. Big Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spectra Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Big Technologies£49.73M5.90£12.39M-£8.00N/A
Spectra Systems£64.28M1.27£8.17M£41.004.11

Summary

Big Technologies beats Spectra Systems on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Spectra Systems compare to Cerillion?

Spectra Systems (LON:SPSY) and Cerillion (LON:CER) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

13.8% of Spectra Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.6% of Cerillion shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of Spectra Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.2% of Cerillion shares are owned 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.

Cerillion has a consensus price target of GBX 1,934, indicating a potential upside of 102.30%. Given Cerillion's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cerillion is more favorable than Spectra Systems.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Spectra Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Cerillion
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

Cerillion has a net margin of 32.24% compared to Spectra Systems' net margin of 31.20%. Spectra Systems' return on equity of 43.71% beat Cerillion's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Spectra Systems31.20% 43.71% 10.14%
Cerillion 32.24%22.77%19.33%

Spectra Systems has a beta of 0.008, suggesting that its share price is 99% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cerillion has a beta of 0.489, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the broader market.

Spectra Systems pays an annual dividend of GBX 11.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Cerillion pays an annual dividend of GBX 15.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Spectra Systems pays out 28.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cerillion pays out 33.3% 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.

In the previous week, Spectra Systems had 1 more articles in the media than Cerillion. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Spectra Systems and 0 mentions for Cerillion. Spectra Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Cerillion'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Spectra Systems Neutral
Cerillion Neutral

Cerillion has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Spectra Systems. Spectra Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cerillion, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Spectra Systems£64.28M1.27£8.17M£41.004.11
Cerillion£42.46M6.65£14.14M£46.3020.65

Summary

Cerillion beats Spectra Systems on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Spectra Systems compare to Netcall?

Spectra Systems (LON:SPSY) and Netcall (LON:NET) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Spectra Systems has a beta of 0.008, suggesting that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Netcall has a beta of 0.111, suggesting that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Spectra Systems and Spectra Systems both had 1 articles in the media. Netcall's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Spectra Systems' score of 0.00 indicating that Netcall is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Spectra Systems
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Netcall
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

13.8% of Spectra Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.8% of Netcall shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of Spectra Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Netcall shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Netcall has a consensus price target of GBX 162.50, suggesting a potential upside of 37.35%. Given Netcall's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Netcall is more favorable than Spectra Systems.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Spectra Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Netcall
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Spectra Systems pays an annual dividend of GBX 11.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Netcall pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Spectra Systems pays out 28.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Netcall pays out 66.2% 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 higher revenue and earnings than Netcall. Spectra Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Netcall, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Spectra Systems£64.28M1.27£8.17M£41.004.11
Netcall£51.39M3.93£5.87M£1.4283.32

Spectra Systems has a net margin of 31.20% compared to Netcall's net margin of 4.67%. Spectra Systems' return on equity of 43.71% beat Netcall's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Spectra Systems31.20% 43.71% 10.14%
Netcall 4.67%5.23%4.62%

Summary

Spectra Systems beats Netcall on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Spectra Systems compare to dotdigital Group?

Spectra Systems (LON:SPSY) and dotdigital Group (LON:DOTD) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Spectra Systems pays an annual dividend of GBX 11.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. dotdigital Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Spectra Systems pays out 28.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. dotdigital Group pays out 37.4% 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. Spectra Systems is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Spectra Systems has a beta of 0.008, suggesting that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, dotdigital Group has a beta of 1.459, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the broader market.

Spectra Systems has a net margin of 31.20% compared to dotdigital Group's net margin of 10.76%. Spectra Systems' return on equity of 43.71% beat dotdigital Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Spectra Systems31.20% 43.71% 10.14%
dotdigital Group 10.76%8.80%8.64%

dotdigital Group has higher revenue and earnings than Spectra Systems. Spectra Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than dotdigital Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Spectra Systems£64.28M1.27£8.17M£41.004.11
dotdigital Group£85.75M1.89£11.03M£2.9418.22

dotdigital Group has a consensus price target of GBX 122.50, suggesting a potential upside of 128.66%. Given dotdigital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe dotdigital Group is more favorable than Spectra Systems.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Spectra Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
dotdigital Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, Spectra Systems had 1 more articles in the media than dotdigital Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Spectra Systems and 0 mentions for dotdigital Group. Spectra Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled dotdigital Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Spectra Systems Neutral
dotdigital Group Neutral

13.8% of Spectra Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.7% of dotdigital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 16.7% of Spectra Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.4% of dotdigital Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

dotdigital Group beats Spectra Systems on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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SPSY vs. The Competition

MetricSpectra SystemsSoftware IndustryTechnology SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£81.13M£15.67B£29.55B£2.54B
Dividend Yield6.15%3.42%2.75%6.17%
P/E Ratio4.11127.2673.35367.57
Price / Sales1.271,303.59598.8483,481.74
Price / Cash4.0648.1350.3527.89
Price / Book2.367.509.447.19
Net Income£8.17M£434.60M£679.74M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-1.81%1.62%-1.29%0.30%
1 Month Performance-9.93%7.50%4.03%3.31%
1 Year Performance-17.22%5.00%189.70%22.13%

Spectra Systems Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SPSY
Spectra Systems
N/AGBX 168.40
+2.7%
N/A-17.2%£81.13M£64.28M4.1128
IQG
IQGeo Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£295.50M£44.48MN/A217
BIG
Big Technologies
N/AGBX 96.20
flat
GBX 101.33
+5.3%
+12.2%£280.66M£49.73MN/A36,200
CER
Cerillion
3.0925 of 5 stars
GBX 934
-1.1%
GBX 1,934
+107.1%
-32.4%£275.91M£42.46M20.17321
NET
Netcall
2.4495 of 5 stars
GBX 117.40
-0.2%
GBX 162.50
+38.4%
-1.0%£200.28M£51.39M82.683,220

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This page (LON:SPSY) was last updated on 8/23/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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