Corero Network Security (CNS) Competitors

DX (Group) (LON:DX) and Corero Network Security (LON:CNS) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DX or CNS?

DX (Group) received 40 more outperform votes than Corero Network Security when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.56% of users gave DX (Group) an outperform vote while only 51.60% of users gave Corero Network Security an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DX (Group)	Outperform Votes 153 64.56%	Underperform Votes 84 35.44%
Corero Network Security	Outperform Votes 113 51.60%	Underperform Votes 106 48.40%

Is DX or CNS more profitable?

DX (Group) has a net margin of 4.84% compared to Corero Network Security's net margin of 3.32%. DX (Group)'s return on equity of 36.77% beat Corero Network Security's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DX (Group)	4.84%	36.77%	8.00%
Corero Network Security	3.32%	4.70%	1.78%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DX or CNS?

55.8% of DX (Group) shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.7% of Corero Network Security shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.4% of DX (Group) shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 77.5% of Corero Network Security shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to DX or CNS?

In the previous week, Corero Network Security had 5 more articles in the media than DX (Group). MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Corero Network Security and 1 mentions for DX (Group). Corero Network Security's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat DX (Group)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Corero Network Security is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DX (Group)	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Corero Network Security	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, DX or CNS?

DX (Group) has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Corero Network Security has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DX or CNS?

DX (Group) has higher revenue and earnings than Corero Network Security. DX (Group) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Corero Network Security, 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
DX (Group)	£471.20M	0.00	£22.80M	£0.04	N/A
Corero Network Security	£30.41M	3.66	£1.01M	£0.13	137.84

Do analysts prefer DX or CNS?

Corero Network Security has a consensus price target of GBX 23.50, suggesting a potential upside of 35.37%. Given Corero Network Security's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Corero Network Security is more favorable than DX (Group).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DX (Group)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Corero Network Security	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

DX (Group) beats Corero Network Security on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.