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As of 07/13/2026 12:37 PM Eastern
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SPSY vs. NCC, CER, IQG, BIG, and NET

Should you buy Spectra Systems stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Spectra Systems with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Spectra Systems include NCC Group (NCC), Cerillion (CER), IQGeo Group (IQG), Big Technologies (BIG), and Netcall (NET). These companies are all part of the "software - application" industry.

How does Spectra Systems compare to NCC Group?

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

NCC Group has a beta of 0.641, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Spectra Systems has a beta of 0.008, indicating that its share price is 99% less volatile than the broader market.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NCC Group£233.40M1.68-£25.08M£3.0046.93
Spectra Systems£64.28M1.41£8.17M£41.004.56

50.3% of NCC Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.8% of Spectra Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of NCC Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Spectra Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, NCC Group had 4 more articles in the media than Spectra Systems. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for NCC Group and 0 mentions for Spectra Systems. NCC Group's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Spectra Systems' score of 0.00 indicating that NCC Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
NCC Group Neutral
Spectra Systems Neutral

NCC Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Spectra Systems pays an annual dividend of GBX 11.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. NCC Group pays out 155.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Spectra Systems pays out 28.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Spectra Systems is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

NCC Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 162.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.41%. Given NCC Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe NCC Group is more favorable than Spectra Systems.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NCC Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Spectra Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Spectra Systems has a net margin of 31.20% compared to NCC Group's net margin of 4.54%. Spectra Systems' return on equity of 43.71% beat NCC Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NCC Group4.54% 4.85% 2.68%
Spectra Systems 31.20%43.71%10.14%

Summary

NCC Group beats Spectra Systems on 10 of the 18 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 computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and risk.

Cerillion has a consensus target price of GBX 1,934, indicating a potential upside of 84.19%. Given Cerillion's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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

Spectra Systems has a beta of 0.008, meaning that its share price is 99% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cerillion has a beta of 0.497, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the broader market.

13.8% of Spectra Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.5% of Cerillion shares are held by institutional investors. 16.7% of Spectra Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.2% of Cerillion shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Spectra Systems pays an annual dividend of GBX 11.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Cerillion pays an annual dividend of GBX 15.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. 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' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Cerillion'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Spectra Systems Neutral
Cerillion Neutral

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%

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£64.28M1.41£8.17M£41.004.56
Cerillion£42.46M7.31£14.14M£46.3022.68

Summary

Cerillion beats Spectra Systems on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Spectra Systems compare to IQGeo Group?

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

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£64.28M1.41£8.17M£41.004.56

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%

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

81.4% of IQGeo Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.8% of Spectra Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.0% of IQGeo Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Spectra Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, 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

Summary

Spectra Systems beats IQGeo Group on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Spectra Systems compare to Big Technologies?

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

In the previous week, Big Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than Spectra Systems. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Big Technologies and 0 mentions for Spectra Systems. Big Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Spectra Systems' score of 0.00 indicating that Big Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Spectra Systems Neutral
Big Technologies Positive

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
Spectra Systems31.20% 43.71% 10.14%
Big Technologies -46.62%-26.32%5.60%

Spectra Systems has a beta of 0.008, meaning that its share price is 99% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Big Technologies has a beta of 0.943, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the broader market.

Big Technologies has a consensus target price of GBX 95, indicating a potential downside of 3.46%. Given Big Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Big Technologies 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
Big Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

13.8% of Spectra Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.5% of Big Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of Spectra Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.5% of Big Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Big Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Spectra Systems£64.28M1.41£8.17M£41.004.56
Big Technologies£49.73M5.78£12.39M-£8.00N/A

Summary

Big Technologies beats Spectra Systems on 9 of the 15 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 computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Spectra Systems pays an annual dividend of GBX 11.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. 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.

Netcall has a consensus price target of GBX 162.50, indicating a potential upside of 42.54%. Given Netcall's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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

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

Company Overall Sentiment
Spectra Systems Neutral
Netcall Neutral

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%

Spectra Systems has a beta of 0.008, meaning that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Netcall has a beta of 0.117, meaning that its stock price is 88% less volatile than the broader market.

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£64.28M1.41£8.17M£41.004.56
Netcall£51.39M3.78£5.87M£1.4280.28

13.8% of Spectra Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.5% of Netcall shares are held by institutional investors. 16.7% of Spectra Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Netcall 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.

Summary

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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SPSY vs. The Competition

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MetricSpectra SystemsSoftware IndustryComputer SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£90.60M£5.03B£39.25B£2.85B
Dividend Yield5.39%4.05%3.19%6.16%
P/E Ratio4.5626.99170.03368.18
Price / Sales1.41239.92597.7984,612.72
Price / Cash4.0617.5345.8227.87
Price / Book2.634.289.497.49
Net Income£8.17M£22.26M£1.07B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-3.56%-0.67%-0.51%-0.19%
1 Month Performance5.11%-0.68%-1.38%-1.00%
1 Year Performance-15.42%-12.71%140.11%61.67%

Spectra Systems Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SPSY
Spectra Systems
N/AGBX 187.10
-1.0%		N/A-16.5%£90.60M£64.28M4.5628
NCC
NCC Group
2.152 of 5 stars		GBX 130.60
+1.4%		GBX 162.50
+24.4%		-1.4%£364.24M£233.40M43.532,200
CER
Cerillion
N/AGBX 1,060
-0.9%		GBX 1,934
+82.5%		-30.5%£313.14M£42.46M22.89321
IQG
IQGeo Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£295.50M£44.48MN/A217
BIG
Big Technologies
0.1374 of 5 stars		GBX 98.60
+0.6%		GBX 95
-3.7%		+10.1%£288.14M£49.73MN/A36,200

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This page (LON:SPSY) was last updated on 7/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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