Quarterhill (QTRH) Competitors

Quarterhill (TSE:QTRH) and AgJunction (TSE:AJX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.

Does the media refer more to QTRH or AJX?

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
Quarterhill	Neutral
AgJunction	Neutral

Is QTRH or AJX a better dividend stock?

Quarterhill pays an annual dividend of C$0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. AgJunction pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 162.2%. Quarterhill pays out 100.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AgJunction pays out -1,791.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AgJunction is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, QTRH or AJX?

Quarterhill has higher revenue and earnings than AgJunction. AgJunction is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quarterhill, 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
Quarterhill	C$318.86M	0.54	C$7.03M	C$0.05	30.20
AgJunction	C$12.24M	7.15	-C$7.92M	-C$0.07	-11.04

Is QTRH or AJX more profitable?

AgJunction has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Quarterhill's net margin of -24.44%. Quarterhill's return on equity of 2.94% beat AgJunction's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quarterhill	-24.44%	2.94%	6.56%
AgJunction	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts recommend QTRH or AJX?

Quarterhill currently has a consensus target price of C$1.83, indicating a potential upside of 23.87%. Given Quarterhill's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Quarterhill is more favorable than AgJunction.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Quarterhill	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
AgJunction	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in QTRH or AJX?

Quarterhill received 240 more outperform votes than AgJunction when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.99% of users gave Quarterhill an outperform vote while only 60.67% of users gave AgJunction an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Quarterhill	Outperform Votes 331 61.99%	Underperform Votes 203 38.01%
AgJunction	Outperform Votes 91 60.67%	Underperform Votes 59 39.33%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in QTRH or AJX?

4.1% of Quarterhill shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Quarterhill shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Quarterhill beats AgJunction on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.