Touchstar (TST) Competitors

Touchstar (LON:TST) and Concurrent Technologies (LON:CNC) 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 institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Is TST or CNC a better dividend stock?

Touchstar pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Concurrent Technologies pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Touchstar pays out 41.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Concurrent Technologies pays out 17.1% 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.

Does the media prefer TST or CNC?

In the previous week, Concurrent Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than Touchstar. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Concurrent Technologies and 1 mentions for Touchstar. Touchstar's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Concurrent Technologies' score of 0.71 indicating that Touchstar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Touchstar	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Concurrent Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TST or CNC?

Touchstar received 27 more outperform votes than Concurrent Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.93% of users gave Touchstar an outperform vote while only 56.67% of users gave Concurrent Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Touchstar	Outperform Votes 78 63.93%	Underperform Votes 44 36.07%
Concurrent Technologies	Outperform Votes 51 56.67%	Underperform Votes 39 43.33%

Is TST or CNC more profitable?

Concurrent Technologies has a net margin of 13.89% compared to Touchstar's net margin of 8.71%. Touchstar's return on equity of 17.58% beat Concurrent Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Touchstar	8.71%	17.58%	5.19%
Concurrent Technologies	13.89%	13.89%	8.31%

Which has more risk and volatility, TST or CNC?

Touchstar has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Concurrent Technologies has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, TST or CNC?

Concurrent Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Touchstar. Touchstar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Concurrent Technologies, 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
Touchstar	£7.01M	1.03	£610.87K	£7.16	12.01
Concurrent Technologies	£36.64M	4.69	£5.09M	£5.85	34.03

Do institutionals & insiders believe in TST or CNC?

15.1% of Touchstar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of Concurrent Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 55.3% of Touchstar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of Concurrent Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Concurrent Technologies beats Touchstar on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.