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 superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings 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%

Do analysts rate SRT or JDG?

Judges Scientific has a consensus price target of £114.15, suggesting a potential upside of 38.87%. Given Judges Scientific's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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

Which has higher 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	3.56	£96.40K	£0.04	1,568.19
Judges Scientific	£134.28M	4.02	£14.75M	£227.46	36.14

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 & insiders have more ownership 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, SRT or JDG?

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

Does the media favor SRT or JDG?

In the previous week, SRT Marine Systems and SRT Marine Systems both had 1 articles in the media. SRT Marine Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Judges Scientific's score of 0.00 indicating that SRT Marine Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Summary

Judges Scientific beats SRT Marine Systems on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.