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

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 iomart Group (IOM). 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 investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and profitability.

17.3% of Concurrent Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.7% of Touchstar shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.4% of Concurrent Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 55.3% of Touchstar shares are owned by 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.

Concurrent Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Touchstar. Concurrent Technologies 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
Concurrent Technologies£45.87M4.95£5.09M£5.5844.80
Touchstar£6.88M0.89£610.87K£0.42184.21

Concurrent Technologies has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Touchstar has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the broader market.

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 Technologies11.03% 11.85% 8.31%
Touchstar -15.85%-41.54%5.19%

Concurrent Technologies currently has a consensus price target of GBX 262.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.00%. Given Concurrent Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly 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

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

Company Overall Sentiment
Concurrent Technologies Neutral
Touchstar Neutral

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 1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Concurrent Technologies pays out 19.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Touchstar pays out 358.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

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

How does Touchstar compare to Xaar?

Touchstar (LON:TST) and Xaar (LON:XAR) 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 earnings, profitability, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

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
Touchstar-15.85% -41.54% 5.19%
Xaar -5.65%-5.90%-3.65%

Touchstar has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Touchstar£6.88M0.89£610.87K£0.42184.21
Xaar£60.06M1.77-£3.48M-£4.30N/A

In the previous week, Touchstar and Touchstar both had 1 articles in the media. Xaar's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Touchstar's score of 0.00 indicating that Xaar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

3.7% of Touchstar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.7% of Xaar shares are owned by institutional investors. 55.3% of Touchstar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Xaar shares are owned by 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.

Touchstar has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its share price is 26% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Xaar has a beta of 0.835, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the broader market.

Xaar has a consensus target price of GBX 140, indicating a potential upside of 3.70%. Given Xaar's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Xaar 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
Xaar
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Xaar beats Touchstar on 9 of the 15 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 stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Nexteq has higher revenue and earnings than Touchstar. Nexteq 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
Nexteq£90.23M0.32£11.92M£3.1416.89
Touchstar£6.88M0.89£610.87K£0.42184.21

Nexteq pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. Touchstar pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. 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 358.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Nexteq is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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
Nexteq2.12% 2.79% 6.88%
Touchstar -15.85%-41.54%5.19%

Nexteq has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Touchstar has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the broader market.

16.6% of Nexteq shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.7% of Touchstar shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.6% 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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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

Company Overall Sentiment
Nexteq Neutral
Touchstar Neutral

Summary

Nexteq beats Touchstar on 9 of the 14 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 better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and valuation.

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%

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 owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.7% of Touchstar shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.7% of Cirata 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.

Cirata currently has a consensus price target of GBX 44, indicating a potential upside of 148.49%. Given Cirata's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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 1.589, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Touchstar has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its share price is 26% more volatile than the broader market.

Touchstar has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cirata. Cirata 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
Cirata£11.87M1.89-£44.87M-£6.00N/A
Touchstar£6.88M0.89£610.87K£0.42184.21

Summary

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

How does Touchstar compare to iomart Group?

Touchstar (LON:TST) and iomart Group (LON:IOM) 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 earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

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
iomart Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Touchstar has a net margin of -15.85% compared to iomart Group's net margin of -38.03%. Touchstar's return on equity of -41.54% beat iomart Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Touchstar-15.85% -41.54% 5.19%
iomart Group -38.03%-99.34%3.90%

Touchstar has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, iomart Group has a beta of 0.876, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Touchstar and Touchstar both had 1 articles in the media. iomart Group's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Touchstar's score of 0.00 indicating that iomart Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Touchstar pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. iomart Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Touchstar pays out 358.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. iomart Group pays out -2.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. iomart Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

3.7% of Touchstar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.4% of iomart Group shares are held by institutional investors. 55.3% of Touchstar shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.4% of iomart Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

iomart Group has higher revenue and earnings than Touchstar. iomart Group 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
Touchstar£6.88M0.89£610.87K£0.42184.21
iomart Group£159.26M0.14£6.79M-£53.80N/A

Summary

Touchstar and iomart Group tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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TST vs. The Competition

MetricTouchstarComputer Hardware IndustryComputer SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£6.10M£74.04M£41.29B£2.78B
Dividend Yield4.14%5.10%3.06%6.13%
P/E Ratio184.2150.60173.01364.74
Price / Sales0.89159.45622.0287,565.32
Price / Cash2.6915.0353.0327.85
Price / Book1.782.3510.097.71
Net Income£610.87K£3.53M£1.06B£5.89B
7 Day Performance2.67%1.21%1.63%0.20%
1 Year Performance-13.97%79.76%168.58%75.12%

Touchstar Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
TST
Touchstar
N/AGBX 77
+4.8%
N/A-13.5%£6.10M£6.88M184.2153
CNC
Concurrent Technologies
0.8816 of 5 stars
GBX 248.89
0.0%
GBX 262.50
+5.5%
+19.6%£226.10M£45.87M44.6074,300
XAR
Xaar
1.5016 of 5 stars
GBX 141.38
+1.3%
GBX 140
-1.0%
+11.6%£111.28M£60.06MN/A444
NXQ
Nexteq
N/AGBX 53
-19.1%
N/A-20.7%£28.71M£90.23M16.88219
CRTA
Cirata
N/AGBX 17.79
+1.7%
GBX 44
+147.3%
-45.0%£22.48M£11.87MN/A112

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This page (LON:TST) was last updated on 6/4/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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