Concurrent Technologies (CNC) Competitors

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

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

24.4% of Concurrent Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.4% of THG shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.0% of Concurrent 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, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to CNC or THG?

In the previous week, Concurrent Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than THG. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Concurrent Technologies and 2 mentions for THG. Concurrent Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat THG's score of 0.22 indicating that Concurrent Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has more risk & volatility, CNC or THG?

Concurrent Technologies has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, THG has a beta of 2.4, meaning that its stock price is 140% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend CNC or THG?

THG has a consensus target price of GBX 69, indicating a potential upside of 86.59%. Given THG's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe THG is more favorable than Concurrent Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Concurrent 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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CNC or THG?

Concurrent Technologies received 18 more outperform votes than THG when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.89% of users gave THG an outperform vote while only 56.67% of users gave Concurrent Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Concurrent Technologies	Outperform Votes 51 56.67%	Underperform Votes 39 43.33%
THG	Outperform Votes 33 57.89%	Underperform Votes 24 42.11%

Is CNC or THG more profitable?

Concurrent Technologies has a net margin of 13.89% compared to THG's net margin of -11.77%. Concurrent Technologies' return on equity of 13.89% beat THG's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Concurrent Technologies	13.89%	13.89%	8.31%
THG	-11.77%	-24.45%	-2.68%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CNC or THG?

Concurrent Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than THG. THG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Concurrent 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
Concurrent Technologies	£36.64M	4.27	£5.09M	£5.85	30.99
THG	£2.00B	0.24	-£235.23M	-£17.76	-2.08

Summary

Concurrent Technologies beats THG on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.