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 businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

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 target price of £114.15, suggesting a potential upside of 86.52%. 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

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 insiders. Comparatively, 18.8% of Judges Scientific shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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	3.38	£96.40K	£0.04	1,489.78
Judges Scientific	£134.28M	2.99	£14.75M	£227.46	26.91

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%

Does the media refer more to SRT or JDG?

In the previous week, Judges Scientific had 4 more articles in the media than SRT Marine Systems. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Judges Scientific and 0 mentions for SRT Marine Systems. Judges Scientific's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat SRT Marine Systems' score of 0.00 indicating that Judges Scientific is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
SRT Marine Systems	Neutral
Judges Scientific	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, SRT or JDG?

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

Summary

Judges Scientific beats SRT Marine Systems on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.