Shearwater Group (SWG) Competitors

Shearwater Group (LON:SWG) and Corero Network Security (LON:CNS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.

Is SWG or CNS more profitable?

Corero Network Security has a net margin of 3.32% compared to Shearwater Group's net margin of -9.58%. Corero Network Security's return on equity of 4.70% beat Shearwater Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shearwater Group	-9.58%	-4.66%	-3.06%
Corero Network Security	3.32%	4.70%	1.78%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SWG or CNS?

Corero Network Security has higher revenue and earnings than Shearwater Group. Shearwater Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Corero Network Security, 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
Shearwater Group	£22.64M	0.72	-£2.17M	-£9.11	-7.49
Corero Network Security	£30.41M	2.04	£1.01M	£0.13	77.02

Which has more volatility and risk, SWG or CNS?

Shearwater Group has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Corero Network Security has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SWG or CNS?

11.8% of Shearwater Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.7% of Corero Network Security shares are held by institutional investors. 51.9% of Shearwater Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 77.5% of Corero Network Security shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate SWG or CNS?

Corero Network Security has a consensus price target of GBX 23.50, indicating a potential upside of 142.27%. Given Corero Network Security's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Corero Network Security is more favorable than Shearwater Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shearwater Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Corero Network Security	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor SWG or CNS?

In the previous week, Corero Network Security had 2 more articles in the media than Shearwater Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Corero Network Security and 1 mentions for Shearwater Group. Corero Network Security's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat Shearwater Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Corero Network Security is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Shearwater Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Corero Network Security	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

Corero Network Security beats Shearwater Group on 15 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.