Does the media prefer CNC or TST?

In the previous week, Touchstar had 2 more articles in the media than Concurrent Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Touchstar and 1 mentions for Concurrent Technologies. Touchstar's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Concurrent Technologies' score of 0.67 indicating that Touchstar is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Concurrent Technologies 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Touchstar 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive

Do analysts rate XAR or TST?

Xaar currently has a consensus price target of GBX 140, indicating a potential upside of 9.80%. Given Xaar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Xaar is more favorable than Touchstar. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Xaar 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Touchstar 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Is XAR or TST more profitable?

Xaar has a net margin of -5.65% compared to Touchstar's net margin of -15.85%. Xaar's return on equity of -5.90% beat Touchstar's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Xaar -5.65% -5.90% -3.65% Touchstar -15.85% -41.54% 5.19%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, NXQ or TST?

Nexteq has higher revenue and earnings than Touchstar. Touchstar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nexteq, 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 Nexteq £90.23M 0.33 £11.92M £3.14 17.25 Touchstar £6.82M 0.94 £610.87K -£13.29 N/A

Is NXQ or TST more profitable?

Nexteq has a net margin of 2.12% compared to Touchstar's net margin of -15.85%. Nexteq's return on equity of 2.79% beat Touchstar's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nexteq 2.12% 2.79% 6.88% Touchstar -15.85% -41.54% 5.19%

Is CRDL or TST more profitable?

Touchstar has a net margin of -15.85% compared to Cordel Group's net margin of -27.15%. Touchstar's return on equity of -41.54% beat Cordel Group's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cordel Group -27.15% -44.78% -7.25% Touchstar -15.85% -41.54% 5.19%

Is CKT or TST more profitable?

Touchstar has a net margin of -15.85% compared to Checkit's net margin of -20.44%. Checkit's return on equity of -32.00% beat Touchstar's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Checkit -20.44% -32.00% -12.31% Touchstar -15.85% -41.54% 5.19%

Does the media prefer CKT or TST?

In the previous week, Touchstar had 2 more articles in the media than Checkit. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Touchstar and 1 mentions for Checkit. Touchstar's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Checkit's score of 0.00 indicating that Touchstar is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Checkit 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Touchstar 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive

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TST vs. CNC, XAR, NXQ, CRDL, and CKT

Should you buy Touchstar stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Touchstar with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Touchstar include Concurrent Technologies (CNC), Xaar (XAR), Nexteq (NXQ), Cordel Group (CRDL), and Checkit (CKT). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

How does Touchstar compare to Concurrent Technologies?

Concurrent Technologies (LON:CNC) and Touchstar (LON:TST) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

15.5% of Concurrent Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.7% of Touchstar shares are held by institutional investors. 12.4% of Concurrent Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 55.3% of Touchstar shares are held 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.

Concurrent Technologies has a net margin of 11.03% compared to Touchstar's net margin of -15.85%. Concurrent Technologies' return on equity of 11.85% beat Touchstar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Concurrent Technologies	11.03%	11.85%	8.31%
Touchstar	-15.85%	-41.54%	5.19%

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
Concurrent Technologies	£45.87M	5.11	£5.09M	£5.58	46.24
Touchstar	£6.82M	0.94	£610.87K	-£13.29	N/A

Concurrent Technologies pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Touchstar pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Concurrent Technologies pays out 19.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Touchstar pays out -24.5% 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. Touchstar is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Concurrent Technologies has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Touchstar has a beta of 0.416, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Touchstar had 2 more articles in the media than Concurrent Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Touchstar and 1 mentions for Concurrent Technologies. Touchstar's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Concurrent Technologies' score of 0.67 indicating that Touchstar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Concurrent Technologies currently has a consensus price target of GBX 262.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.74%. Given Concurrent Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Concurrent Technologies is more favorable than Touchstar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Concurrent Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Touchstar	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Concurrent Technologies beats Touchstar on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Touchstar compare to Xaar?

Xaar (LON:XAR) and Touchstar (LON:TST) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Xaar currently has a consensus price target of GBX 140, indicating a potential upside of 9.80%. Given Xaar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Xaar is more favorable than Touchstar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xaar	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Touchstar	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

In the previous week, Touchstar had 3 more articles in the media than Xaar. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Touchstar and 0 mentions for Xaar. Touchstar's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Xaar's score of 0.00 indicating that Touchstar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Xaar	Neutral
Touchstar	Very Positive

Touchstar has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Xaar. Xaar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Touchstar, 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
Xaar	£60.06M	1.67	-£3.48M	-£4.30	N/A
Touchstar	£6.82M	0.94	£610.87K	-£13.29	N/A

Xaar has a net margin of -5.65% compared to Touchstar's net margin of -15.85%. Xaar's return on equity of -5.90% beat Touchstar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xaar	-5.65%	-5.90%	-3.65%
Touchstar	-15.85%	-41.54%	5.19%

43.6% of Xaar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.7% of Touchstar shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Xaar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 55.3% of Touchstar shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Xaar has a beta of 0.795, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Touchstar has a beta of 0.416, suggesting that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Xaar beats Touchstar on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Touchstar compare to Nexteq?

Nexteq (LON:NXQ) and Touchstar (LON:TST) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

15.8% of Nexteq shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.7% of Touchstar shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.7% of Nexteq shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 55.3% of Touchstar shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Nexteq has a beta of 0.345, meaning that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Touchstar has a beta of 0.416, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the broader market.

Nexteq pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Touchstar pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Nexteq pays out 158.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Touchstar pays out -24.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Nexteq has higher revenue and earnings than Touchstar. Touchstar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nexteq, 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
Nexteq	£90.23M	0.33	£11.92M	£3.14	17.25
Touchstar	£6.82M	0.94	£610.87K	-£13.29	N/A

Nexteq has a net margin of 2.12% compared to Touchstar's net margin of -15.85%. Nexteq's return on equity of 2.79% beat Touchstar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nexteq	2.12%	2.79%	6.88%
Touchstar	-15.85%	-41.54%	5.19%

In the previous week, Touchstar had 3 more articles in the media than Nexteq. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Touchstar and 0 mentions for Nexteq. Touchstar's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Nexteq's score of 0.00 indicating that Touchstar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Nexteq	Neutral
Touchstar	Very Positive

Summary

Nexteq beats Touchstar on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Touchstar compare to Cordel Group?

Cordel Group (LON:CRDL) and Touchstar (LON:TST) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Cordel Group has a beta of 0.623, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Touchstar has a beta of 0.416, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the broader market.

Touchstar has a net margin of -15.85% compared to Cordel Group's net margin of -27.15%. Touchstar's return on equity of -41.54% beat Cordel Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cordel Group	-27.15%	-44.78%	-7.25%
Touchstar	-15.85%	-41.54%	5.19%

4.3% of Cordel Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.7% of Touchstar shares are held by institutional investors. 33.2% of Cordel Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 55.3% of Touchstar shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Touchstar had 3 more articles in the media than Cordel Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Touchstar and 0 mentions for Cordel Group. Touchstar's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Cordel Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Touchstar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cordel Group	Neutral
Touchstar	Very Positive

Touchstar has higher revenue and earnings than Cordel Group. Cordel Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Touchstar, 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
Cordel Group	£4.24M	6.10	-£1.41M	-£0.53	N/A
Touchstar	£6.82M	0.94	£610.87K	-£13.29	N/A

Summary

Touchstar beats Cordel Group on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Touchstar compare to Checkit?

Checkit (LON:CKT) and Touchstar (LON:TST) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Checkit has a beta of 0.252, indicating that its share price is 75% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Touchstar has a beta of 0.416, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the broader market.

11.4% of Checkit shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.7% of Touchstar shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.5% of Checkit shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 55.3% of Touchstar shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Touchstar had 2 more articles in the media than Checkit. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Touchstar and 1 mentions for Checkit. Touchstar's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Checkit's score of 0.00 indicating that Touchstar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Touchstar has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Checkit. Checkit is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Touchstar, 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
Checkit	£13.70M	1.72	-£4.70M	-£2.60	N/A
Touchstar	£6.82M	0.94	£610.87K	-£13.29	N/A

Touchstar has a net margin of -15.85% compared to Checkit's net margin of -20.44%. Checkit's return on equity of -32.00% beat Touchstar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Checkit	-20.44%	-32.00%	-12.31%
Touchstar	-15.85%	-41.54%	5.19%

Summary

Touchstar beats Checkit on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.

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Metric	Touchstar	Computer Hardware Industry	Computer Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£6.42M	£74.44M	£38.34B	£2.77B
Dividend Yield	3.70%	4.90%	3.30%	6.16%
P/E Ratio	-6.09	26.44	169.72	366.61
Price / Sales	0.94	161.77	625.79	86,103.13
Price / Cash	2.69	15.03	46.62	27.87
Price / Book	1.87	2.40	9.51	7.85
Net Income	£610.87K	£3.53M	£1.07B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	1.89%	-2.19%	0.36%	-0.97%
1 Month Performance	11.72%	-0.48%	3.10%	-0.79%
1 Year Performance	-11.91%	35.99%	154.70%	68.88%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
TST Touchstar	N/A	GBX 81 flat	N/A	-5.6%	£6.42M	£6.82M	N/A	53	Positive News
CNC Concurrent Technologies	1.313 of 5 stars	GBX 263.25 +0.1%	GBX 262.50 -0.3%	+32.6%	£239.14M	£45.87M	47.18	74,300	Positive News
XAR Xaar	0.8993 of 5 stars	GBX 135.50 -1.1%	GBX 140 +3.3%	-3.2%	£106.33M	£60.06M	N/A	444
NXQ Nexteq	N/A	GBX 54.06 +0.1%	N/A	-19.0%	£29.29M	£90.23M	17.22	219
CRDL Cordel Group	N/A	GBX 11.86 -0.4%	N/A	+59.1%	£25.72M	£4.24M	N/A	35

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How does Touchstar compare to Concurrent Technologies?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CNC or TST?

Is CNC or TST more profitable?

Which has better valuation & earnings, CNC or TST?

Is CNC or TST a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk & volatility, CNC or TST?

Does the media prefer CNC or TST?

Do analysts rate CNC or TST?

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How does Touchstar compare to Xaar?

Do analysts rate XAR or TST?

Does the media prefer XAR or TST?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, XAR or TST?

Is XAR or TST more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in XAR or TST?

Which has more risk & volatility, XAR or TST?

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How does Touchstar compare to Nexteq?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NXQ or TST?

Which has more risk & volatility, NXQ or TST?

Is NXQ or TST a better dividend stock?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, NXQ or TST?

Is NXQ or TST more profitable?

Does the media prefer NXQ or TST?

Summary

How does Touchstar compare to Cordel Group?

Which has more risk & volatility, CRDL or TST?

Is CRDL or TST more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CRDL or TST?

Does the media favor CRDL or TST?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CRDL or TST?

Summary

How does Touchstar compare to Checkit?

Which has more volatility and risk, CKT or TST?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CKT or TST?

Does the media prefer CKT or TST?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CKT or TST?

Is CKT or TST more profitable?

Summary

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