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As of 07/14/2026 11:09 AM Eastern

TST vs. CNC, XAR, NXQ, CRTA, and MMX

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), Cirata (CRTA), and Minds and Machines Group (MMX). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

How does Touchstar compare to Concurrent Technologies?

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

Concurrent Technologies has a consensus price target of GBX 262.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3.55%. Given Concurrent Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Concurrent Technologies is more favorable than Touchstar.

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

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 0.00 equaled Concurrent Technologies'average media sentiment score.

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)
Neutral
Concurrent Technologies
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Touchstar pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Concurrent Technologies pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Touchstar pays out -24.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Concurrent Technologies pays out 19.7% 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.

Touchstar has a beta of 0.416, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Concurrent Technologies has a beta of 1.305, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the broader market.

3.7% of Touchstar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.5% of Concurrent Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 55.3% of Touchstar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.4% of Concurrent Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Touchstar£6.82M0.95£610.87K-£13.29N/A
Concurrent Technologies£45.87M5.02£5.09M£5.5845.43

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
Touchstar-15.85% -41.54% 5.19%
Concurrent Technologies 11.03%11.85%8.31%

Summary

Concurrent Technologies beats Touchstar on 14 of the 17 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 investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Xaar£60.06M1.52-£3.48M-£4.30N/A
Touchstar£6.82M0.95£610.87K-£13.29N/A

In the previous week, Xaar and Xaar both had 1 articles in the media. Xaar's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Touchstar'saverage media sentiment score.

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

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%

43.3% of Xaar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.7% of Touchstar shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Xaar shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 55.3% of Touchstar 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.

Xaar has a beta of 0.785, suggesting that its stock price is 22% 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.

Xaar presently has a consensus price target of GBX 140, indicating a potential upside of 20.69%. Given Xaar's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly 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

Summary

Xaar beats Touchstar on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Touchstar compare to Nexteq?

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

Touchstar has a beta of 0.416, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nexteq has a beta of 0.342, indicating that its share price is 66% less volatile than the broader market.

Touchstar pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Nexteq pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. Touchstar pays out -24.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

In the previous week, Touchstar and Touchstar both had 1 articles in the media. Touchstar's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Nexteq'saverage media sentiment score.

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)
Neutral
Nexteq
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Touchstar£6.82M0.95£610.87K-£13.29N/A
Nexteq£90.23M0.32£11.92M£3.1416.88

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
Touchstar-15.85% -41.54% 5.19%
Nexteq 2.12%2.79%6.88%

Summary

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

How does Touchstar compare to Cirata?

Cirata (LON:CRTA) 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, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Touchstar had 1 more articles in the media than Cirata. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Touchstar and 0 mentions for Cirata. Cirata's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Touchstar'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Cirata Neutral
Touchstar Neutral

0.9% of Cirata shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.7% of Touchstar shares are held by institutional investors. 11.6% of Cirata shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 55.3% of Touchstar shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Touchstar has a net margin of -15.85% compared to Cirata's net margin of -58.41%. Touchstar's return on equity of -41.54% beat Cirata's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cirata-58.41% -90.39% -126.55%
Touchstar -15.85%-41.54%5.19%

Cirata presently has a consensus price target of GBX 44, suggesting a potential upside of 189.66%. Given Cirata's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Cirata is more favorable than Touchstar.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cirata
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

Cirata has a beta of 1.606, indicating that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Touchstar has a beta of 0.416, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the broader market.

Touchstar has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cirata. Touchstar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cirata, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cirata£11.87M2.06-£44.87M-£6.00N/A
Touchstar£6.82M0.95£610.87K-£13.29N/A

Summary

Cirata beats Touchstar on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Touchstar compare to Minds and Machines Group?

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

Touchstar has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Minds and Machines Group. Touchstar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Minds and Machines Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Minds and Machines Group£14.57M0.00N/A£0.30N/A
Touchstar£6.82M0.95£610.87K-£13.29N/A

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

Minds and Machines Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Touchstar's net margin of -15.85%. Minds and Machines Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat Touchstar's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Minds and Machines GroupN/A N/A N/A
Touchstar -15.85%-41.54%5.19%

In the previous week, Touchstar had 1 more articles in the media than Minds and Machines Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Touchstar and 0 mentions for Minds and Machines Group. Minds and Machines Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Touchstar'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Minds and Machines Group Neutral
Touchstar Neutral

Summary

Minds and Machines Group beats Touchstar on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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TST vs. The Competition

MetricTouchstarComputer Hardware IndustryComputer SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£6.46M£72.05M£38.47B£2.78B
Dividend Yield3.70%5.00%3.19%6.12%
P/E Ratio-6.1421.72170.29368.68
Price / Sales0.95157.54597.3184,710.43
Price / Cash2.6915.0345.8727.87
Price / Book1.882.369.547.64
Net Income£610.87K£3.53M£1.07B£5.89B
7 Day Performance1.67%-0.47%0.27%0.93%
1 Month Performance6.69%-6.40%-1.91%-1.23%
1 Year Performance-9.83%19.37%141.74%62.52%

Touchstar Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
TST
Touchstar
N/AGBX 81.60
+2.0%
N/A-6.1%£6.46M£6.82MN/A53
CNC
Concurrent Technologies
0.9962 of 5 stars
GBX 255
+2.0%
GBX 262.50
+2.9%
+26.5%£231.65M£45.87M45.7074,300
XAR
Xaar
1.3428 of 5 stars
GBX 125
+5.0%
GBX 140
+12.0%
-8.7%£98.09M£60.06MN/A444
NXQ
Nexteq
N/AGBX 52.56
+0.3%
N/A-15.8%£28.47M£90.23M16.74219
CRTA
Cirata
N/AGBX 15.55
flat
GBX 44
+183.0%
-44.8%£24.97M£11.87MN/A112

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This page (LON:TST) was last updated on 7/15/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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