SRT Marine Systems (SRT) Competitors

SRT Marine Systems (LON:SRT) and Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and community ranking.

Is SRT or JDG more profitable?

Judges Scientific has a net margin of 10.99% compared to SRT Marine Systems' net margin of 0.23%. Judges Scientific's return on equity of 17.56% beat SRT Marine Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SRT Marine Systems	0.23%	0.69%	-13.20%
Judges Scientific	10.99%	17.56%	7.35%

Does the media refer more to SRT or JDG?

In the previous week, SRT Marine Systems had 3 more articles in the media than Judges Scientific. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for SRT Marine Systems and 1 mentions for Judges Scientific. Judges Scientific's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat SRT Marine Systems' score of -0.57 indicating that Judges Scientific is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SRT Marine Systems	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Judges Scientific	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer SRT or JDG?

Judges Scientific has a consensus target price of £114.15, suggesting a potential upside of 45.97%. Given Judges Scientific's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Judges Scientific is more favorable than SRT Marine Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SRT Marine Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Judges Scientific	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SRT or JDG?

SRT Marine Systems received 19 more outperform votes than Judges Scientific when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.03% of users gave SRT Marine Systems an outperform vote while only 57.96% of users gave Judges Scientific an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SRT Marine Systems	Outperform Votes 150 63.03%	Underperform Votes 88 36.97%
Judges Scientific	Outperform Votes 131 57.96%	Underperform Votes 95 42.04%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SRT or JDG?

4.7% of SRT Marine Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.6% of Judges Scientific shares are held by institutional investors. 61.9% of SRT Marine Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.8% of Judges Scientific shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SRT or JDG?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SRT Marine Systems	£42.30M	4.45	£96.40K	£0.04	1,960.24
Judges Scientific	£134.28M	3.82	£14.75M	£227.46	34.38

Which has more risk & volatility, SRT or JDG?

SRT Marine Systems has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Judges Scientific has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Judges Scientific beats SRT Marine Systems on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.