Which has preferable valuation & 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 0.30 £11.92M £3.14 15.84 Touchstar £6.82M 1.03 £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%

Do analysts prefer TST or CNC?

Concurrent Technologies has a consensus target price of GBX 262.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.88%. Given Concurrent Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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

Do analysts prefer XAR or TST?

Xaar presently has a consensus price target of GBX 140, suggesting a potential upside of 12.45%. Given Xaar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research 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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, XAR or TST?

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 1.63 -£3.48M -£4.30 N/A Touchstar £6.82M 1.03 £610.87K -£13.29 N/A

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 better valuation & earnings, TST or CRDL?

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 Touchstar £6.82M 1.03 £610.87K -£13.29 N/A Cordel Group £4.24M 6.28 -£1.41M -£0.53 N/A

Is TST or CRDL 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 Touchstar -15.85% -41.54% 5.19% Cordel Group -27.15% -44.78% -7.25%

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

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 Nexteq (NXQ), Concurrent Technologies (CNC), Xaar (XAR), Cordel Group (CRDL), and Windar Photonics (WPHO).

How does Touchstar compare to Nexteq?

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

Nexteq has a beta of 0.342, meaning that its share price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Touchstar has a beta of 0.416, meaning that its share 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 10.0%. Touchstar pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. 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 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, Nexteq had 6 more articles in the media than Touchstar. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Nexteq and 0 mentions for Touchstar. Nexteq's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Touchstar's score of 0.00 indicating that Nexteq is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Nexteq	Very Positive
Touchstar	Neutral

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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nexteq	£90.23M	0.30	£11.92M	£3.14	15.84
Touchstar	£6.82M	1.03	£610.87K	-£13.29	N/A

Summary

Nexteq beats Touchstar on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Touchstar compare to Concurrent Technologies?

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

Touchstar pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. 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.

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%

3.7% of Touchstar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.5% of Concurrent Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 55.3% of Touchstar shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.4% of Concurrent Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
Touchstar	Neutral
Concurrent Technologies	Neutral

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

Concurrent Technologies has a consensus target price of GBX 262.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.88%. Given Concurrent Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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

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	£6.82M	1.03	£610.87K	-£13.29	N/A
Concurrent Technologies	£45.87M	5.05	£5.09M	£5.58	45.73

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 technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

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	1.63	-£3.48M	-£4.30	N/A
Touchstar	£6.82M	1.03	£610.87K	-£13.29	N/A

Xaar presently has a consensus price target of GBX 140, suggesting a potential upside of 12.45%. Given Xaar's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research 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

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%

In the previous week, Xaar had 5 more articles in the media than Touchstar. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Xaar and 0 mentions for Touchstar. Xaar's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Touchstar's score of 0.00 indicating that Xaar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Xaar	Neutral
Touchstar	Neutral

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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Xaar has a beta of 0.784, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Touchstar has a beta of 0.416, meaning that its share price is 58% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Xaar beats Touchstar on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Touchstar compare to Cordel Group?

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

3.7% of Touchstar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.4% of Cordel Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 55.3% of Touchstar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.2% of Cordel Group 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.

In the previous week, Touchstar's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Cordel Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Touchstar	Neutral
Cordel Group	Neutral

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
Touchstar	-15.85%	-41.54%	5.19%
Cordel Group	-27.15%	-44.78%	-7.25%

Touchstar has a beta of 0.416, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cordel Group has a beta of 0.605, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the broader market.

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
Touchstar	£6.82M	1.03	£610.87K	-£13.29	N/A
Cordel Group	£4.24M	6.28	-£1.41M	-£0.53	N/A

Summary

Touchstar beats Cordel Group on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Touchstar compare to Windar Photonics?

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

Windar Photonics has a beta of 1.999, suggesting that its stock price is 100% more 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.

Touchstar has higher revenue and earnings than Windar Photonics. Windar Photonics 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
Windar Photonics	£4.98M	5.33	-£153.52K	-£1.50	N/A
Touchstar	£6.82M	1.03	£610.87K	-£13.29	N/A

In the previous week, Windar Photonics' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Touchstar'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Windar Photonics	Neutral
Touchstar	Neutral

6.4% of Windar Photonics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.7% of Touchstar shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.2% of Windar Photonics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 55.3% of Touchstar shares are owned 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.

Touchstar has a net margin of -15.85% compared to Windar Photonics' net margin of -19.87%. Windar Photonics' return on equity of -16.16% beat Touchstar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Windar Photonics	-19.87%	-16.16%	0.62%
Touchstar	-15.85%	-41.54%	5.19%

Summary

Touchstar beats Windar Photonics on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Touchstar	Software Industry	Technology Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£6.99M	£14.54B	£28.15B	£2.85B
Dividend Yield	3.51%	3.45%	2.77%	6.16%
P/E Ratio	-6.64	130.92	80.48	368.08
Price / Sales	1.03	1,288.24	595.72	83,644.43
Price / Cash	2.69	40.66	45.04	27.89
Price / Book	2.04	8.12	7.79	7.00
Net Income	£610.87K	£437.13M	£662.76M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	4.71%	1.08%	2.66%	0.55%
1 Month Performance	9.01%	-1.15%	-3.06%	0.24%
1 Year Performance	0.34%	6.80%	148.24%	64.61%

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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 88.30 flat	N/A	-1.9%	£6.99M	£6.82M	N/A	53
NXQ Nexteq	N/A	GBX 48.50 -2.8%	N/A	-28.4%	£26.27M	£90.23M	15.45	219	Positive News Gap Up
CNC Concurrent Technologies	0.8222 of 5 stars	GBX 272 -2.9%	GBX 262.50 -3.5%	+50.0%	£247.09M	£45.87M	48.75	74,300
XAR Xaar	1.6737 of 5 stars	GBX 119 -0.8%	GBX 140 +17.6%	-1.0%	£93.38M	£60.06M	N/A	444	News Coverage Earnings Report Analyst Forecast Gap Up
CRDL Cordel Group	N/A	GBX 12.30 +0.5%	N/A	+82.2%	£26.68M	£4.24M	N/A	35

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Touchstar (TST) Competitors

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

How does Touchstar compare to Nexteq?

Which has more volatility & risk, NXQ or TST?

Is NXQ or TST a better dividend stock?

Is NXQ or TST more profitable?

Does the media prefer NXQ or TST?

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

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, NXQ or TST?

Summary

How does Touchstar compare to Concurrent Technologies?

Is TST or CNC a better dividend stock?

Is TST or CNC more profitable?

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

Does the media favor TST or CNC?

Which has more volatility and risk, TST or CNC?

Do analysts prefer TST or CNC?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, TST or CNC?

Summary

How does Touchstar compare to Xaar?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, XAR or TST?

Do analysts prefer XAR or TST?

Is XAR or TST more profitable?

Does the media favor XAR or TST?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in XAR or TST?

Which has more risk & volatility, XAR or TST?

Summary

How does Touchstar compare to Cordel Group?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TST or CRDL?

Does the media prefer TST or CRDL?

Is TST or CRDL more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, TST or CRDL?

Which has better valuation & earnings, TST or CRDL?

Summary

How does Touchstar compare to Windar Photonics?

Which has more volatility and risk, WPHO or TST?

Which has better earnings & valuation, WPHO or TST?

Does the media favor WPHO or TST?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in WPHO or TST?

Is WPHO or TST more profitable?

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