Accsys Technologies (AXS) Competitors

Accsys Technologies (LON:AXS) and THG (LON:THG) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Do analysts rate AXS or THG?

THG has a consensus target price of GBX 67.67, suggesting a potential upside of 129.85%. Given THG's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe THG is more favorable than Accsys Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Accsys Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
THG	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is AXS or THG more profitable?

THG has a net margin of -11.77% compared to Accsys Technologies' net margin of -13.12%. Accsys Technologies' return on equity of -15.65% beat THG's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Accsys Technologies	-13.12%	-15.65%	-0.30%
THG	-11.77%	-24.45%	-2.68%

Does the media prefer AXS or THG?

In the previous week, THG had 2 more articles in the media than Accsys Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for THG and 2 mentions for Accsys Technologies. Accsys Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.26 beat THG's score of 0.03 indicating that Accsys Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Accsys Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
THG	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AXS or THG?

Accsys Technologies received 167 more outperform votes than THG when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.82% of users gave Accsys Technologies an outperform vote while only 56.90% of users gave THG an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Accsys Technologies	Outperform Votes 200 77.82%	Underperform Votes 57 22.18%
THG	Outperform Votes 33 56.90%	Underperform Votes 25 43.10%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AXS or THG?

47.9% of Accsys Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.4% of THG shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.9% of Accsys Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.6% of THG shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, AXS or THG?

Accsys Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than THG. Accsys Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than THG, 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
Accsys Technologies	£165.34M	0.78	-£21.68M	-£6.27	-7.18
THG	£2.00B	0.19	-£235.23M	-£17.76	-1.66

Which has more volatility & risk, AXS or THG?

Accsys Technologies has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, THG has a beta of 2.4, indicating that its share price is 140% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Accsys Technologies and THG tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.