Aquis Exchange (AQX) Competitors

London Stock Exchange Group (LON:LSEG) and Aquis Exchange (LON:AQX) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Does the media refer more to LSEG or AQX?

In the previous week, London Stock Exchange Group had 2 more articles in the media than Aquis Exchange. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for London Stock Exchange Group and 0 mentions for Aquis Exchange. London Stock Exchange Group's average media sentiment score of 0.11 beat Aquis Exchange's score of 0.00 indicating that London Stock Exchange Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
London Stock Exchange Group	Neutral
Aquis Exchange	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LSEG or AQX?

London Stock Exchange Group received 21 more outperform votes than Aquis Exchange when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 87.84% of users gave London Stock Exchange Group an outperform vote while only 73.33% of users gave Aquis Exchange an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
London Stock Exchange Group	Outperform Votes 65 87.84%	Underperform Votes 9 12.16%
Aquis Exchange	Outperform Votes 44 73.33%	Underperform Votes 16 26.67%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LSEG or AQX?

66.0% of London Stock Exchange Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.7% of Aquis Exchange shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of London Stock Exchange Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 47.8% of Aquis Exchange shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate LSEG or AQX?

London Stock Exchange Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 5,557.50, indicating a potential downside of 52.90%. Aquis Exchange has a consensus price target of GBX 960, indicating a potential upside of 37.14%. Given Aquis Exchange's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Aquis Exchange is more favorable than London Stock Exchange Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
London Stock Exchange Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Aquis Exchange	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, LSEG or AQX?

London Stock Exchange Group has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aquis Exchange has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LSEG or AQX more profitable?

Aquis Exchange has a net margin of 20.80% compared to London Stock Exchange Group's net margin of 7.93%. Aquis Exchange's return on equity of 18.55% beat London Stock Exchange Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
London Stock Exchange Group	7.93%	3.36%	0.13%
Aquis Exchange	20.80%	18.55%	8.70%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LSEG or AQX?

London Stock Exchange Group has higher revenue and earnings than Aquis Exchange. Aquis Exchange is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than London Stock Exchange Group, 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
London Stock Exchange Group	£8.59B	7.28	£681M	£1.38	8,550.72
Aquis Exchange	£23.89M	6.59	£4.97M	£0.18	3,888.89

Summary

London Stock Exchange Group beats Aquis Exchange on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.