Big Technologies (BIG) Competitors

Big Technologies (LON:BIG) and Paragon Banking Group (LON:PAG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and community ranking.

Do analysts rate BIG or PAG?

Big Technologies presently has a consensus price target of GBX 345, suggesting a potential upside of 156.12%. Paragon Banking Group has a consensus price target of GBX 875, suggesting a potential upside of 11.54%. Given Big Technologies' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Big Technologies is more favorable than Paragon Banking Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Big Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Paragon Banking Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BIG or PAG?

Paragon Banking Group received 737 more outperform votes than Big Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Big Technologies an outperform vote while only 77.81% of users gave Paragon Banking Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Big Technologies	Outperform Votes 3 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Paragon Banking Group	Outperform Votes 740 77.81%	Underperform Votes 211 22.19%

Which has more risk & volatility, BIG or PAG?

Big Technologies has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paragon Banking Group has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BIG or PAG more profitable?

Paragon Banking Group has a net margin of 42.60% compared to Big Technologies' net margin of 23.01%. Paragon Banking Group's return on equity of 14.43% beat Big Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Big Technologies	23.01%	9.96%	5.60%
Paragon Banking Group	42.60%	14.43%	1.09%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BIG or PAG?

40.4% of Big Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of Paragon Banking Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.5% of Big Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Paragon Banking Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor BIG or PAG?

In the previous week, Big Technologies and Big Technologies both had 5 articles in the media. Paragon Banking Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Big Technologies' score of -0.40 indicating that Paragon Banking Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Big Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Paragon Banking Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, BIG or PAG?

Paragon Banking Group has higher revenue and earnings than Big Technologies. Paragon Banking Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Big Technologies, 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
Big Technologies	£54.45M	7.25	£12.53M	£0.04	3,367.50
Paragon Banking Group	£464.60M	3.43	£197.90M	£0.66	1,188.64

Summary

Paragon Banking Group beats Big Technologies on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.