QTRH vs. VCM, ESP, ALYA, SYZ, MDF, HAI, PAY, TC, MOGO, and CPLF
Should you be buying Quarterhill stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Quarterhill include Vecima Networks (VCM), Brompton Energy Split (ESP), Alithya Group (ALYA), Sylogist (SYZ), mdf commerce (MDF), Haivision Systems (HAI), Payfare (PAY), Tucows (TC), Mogo (MOGO), and Copperleaf Technologies (CPLF). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Vecima Networks (TSE:VCM) and Quarterhill (TSE:QTRH) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.
Quarterhill received 221 more outperform votes than Vecima Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.01% of users gave Quarterhill an outperform vote while only 61.54% of users gave Vecima Networks an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Vecima Networks had 3 more articles in the media than Quarterhill. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Vecima Networks and 0 mentions for Quarterhill. Quarterhill's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Vecima Networks' score of 0.00 indicating that Vecima Networks is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Vecima Networks has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quarterhill has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.
15.7% of Vecima Networks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.7% of Quarterhill shares are held by institutional investors. 57.1% of Vecima Networks shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Quarterhill shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Vecima Networks has higher revenue and earnings than Quarterhill. Quarterhill is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vecima Networks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Vecima Networks presently has a consensus target price of C$27.50, suggesting a potential upside of 38.96%. Quarterhill has a consensus target price of C$2.17, suggesting a potential upside of 24.52%. Given Quarterhill's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Vecima Networks is more favorable than Quarterhill.
Vecima Networks has a net margin of 5.37% compared to Vecima Networks' net margin of -33.77%. Quarterhill's return on equity of 6.88% beat Vecima Networks' return on equity.
Vecima Networks pays an annual dividend of C$0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Quarterhill pays an annual dividend of C$0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Vecima Networks pays out 36.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Quarterhill pays out -13.2% 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. Quarterhill is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Vecima Networks beats Quarterhill on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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