Xaar (XAR) Competitors GBX 128 +2.25 (+1.79%) As of 07/25/2025 12:12 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock XAR vs. CNC, NXQ, TST, FTC, TCM, IDOX, IQG, BIG, EPO, and WNWDShould you be buying Xaar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Xaar include Concurrent Technologies (CNC), Nexteq (NXQ), Touchstar (TST), Filtronic (FTC), Telit Communications (TCM), IDOX (IDOX), IQGeo Group (IQG), Big Technologies (BIG), Earthport (EPO), and Windward (WNWD). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector. Xaar vs. Its Competitors Concurrent Technologies Nexteq Touchstar Filtronic Telit Communications IDOX IQGeo Group Big Technologies Earthport Windward Xaar (LON:XAR) and Concurrent Technologies (LON:CNC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends. 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 prefer XAR or CNC? In the previous week, Concurrent Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than Xaar. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Concurrent Technologies and 0 mentions for Xaar. Concurrent Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Xaar's score of 0.00 indicating that Concurrent Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Xaar Neutral Concurrent Technologies Positive Is XAR or CNC a better dividend stock? Xaar pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Concurrent Technologies pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. 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. Which has preferable earnings and 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioXaar£65.44M1.55-£3.48M-£4.40-29.11Concurrent Technologies£36.64M4.24£5.09M£5.8530.77 Which has more volatility and risk, XAR or CNC? Xaar has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Concurrent Technologies has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of XAR or CNC? 84.4% of Xaar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of Concurrent Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of Xaar shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of Concurrent Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryConcurrent Technologies beats Xaar on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Xaar News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for XAR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding XAR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart XAR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricXaarComputer Hardware IndustryComputer SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£101.33M£97.54M£29.17B£3.02BDividend Yield10.92%3.62%3.05%5.02%P/E Ratio-29.118.9634.50160.65Price / Sales1.55124.481,743.98278,114.27Price / Cash11.0412.7338.4827.97Price / Book1.432.627.794.70Net Income-£3.48M-£1.57M£782.91M£5.90B7 Day Performance2.40%-2.94%0.79%0.40%1 Month Performance2.40%25.03%6.05%7.19%1 Year Performance-14.67%402.30%53,322.25%70.37% Xaar Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)XARXaarN/AGBX 128+1.8%N/A-14.7%£101.33M£65.44M-29.11444Gap UpCNCConcurrent TechnologiesN/AGBX 184+3.1%N/A+50.6%£158.97M£36.64M31.4674,300Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNXQNexteq3.3875 of 5 starsGBX 60.28-3.6%GBX 200+231.8%-12.5%£45.47M£121.17M4.78219News CoverageTSTTouchstarN/AGBX 90.50flatN/A-13.1%£7.57M£7.01M12.6353FTCFiltronicN/AGBX 166+0.6%N/A+115.4%£360.37M£25.43M113.76125News CoverageNegative NewsTCMTelit CommunicationsN/AN/AN/AN/A£307.75M£343.62M69.39820IDOXIDOX2.0658 of 5 starsGBX 65.99+0.3%GBX 85.50+29.6%+3.2%£301.77M£81.51M54.46626IQGIQGeo GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£295.50M£44.48M-20,700.00217BIGBig Technologies1.0553 of 5 starsGBX 91.80+2.7%GBX 80-12.9%-29.9%£260.76M£53.85M20.5636,200EPOEarthportN/AN/AN/AN/A£240.49M£32.56M-20.94214Gap UpWNWDWindwardN/AN/AGBX 200+∞N/A£233.00M£43.06M-30.55170Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Concurrent Technologies Competitors Nexteq Competitors Touchstar Competitors Filtronic Competitors Telit Communications Competitors IDOX Competitors IQGeo Group Competitors Big Technologies Competitors Earthport Competitors Windward Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:XAR) was last updated on 7/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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