Xaar (XAR) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings & valuation, XAR or CNC?

Concurrent Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Xaar. Xaar 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
Xaar	£65.44M	1.37	-£3.48M	-£4.40	-25.73
Concurrent Technologies	£36.64M	4.36	£5.09M	£5.85	31.63

Which has more volatility & risk, XAR or CNC?

Xaar has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Concurrent Technologies has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is XAR or CNC more profitable?

Concurrent Technologies has a net margin of 13.89% compared to Xaar's net margin of -5.32%. Concurrent Technologies' return on equity of 13.89% beat Xaar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xaar	-5.32%	-4.85%	-3.65%
Concurrent Technologies	13.89%	13.89%	8.31%

Does the media refer more to XAR or CNC?

In the previous week, Xaar had 1 more articles in the media than Concurrent Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Xaar and 0 mentions for Concurrent Technologies. Xaar's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Concurrent Technologies' score of 0.75 indicating that Xaar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Xaar	Positive
Concurrent Technologies	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in XAR or CNC?

84.4% of Xaar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of Concurrent Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of Xaar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of Concurrent Technologies 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.

Is XAR or CNC a better dividend stock?

Xaar pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Concurrent Technologies pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Xaar pays out -182.0% 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. Xaar is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Concurrent Technologies beats Xaar on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.