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 superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, community ranking and profitability.

Do analysts recommend DX or CNS?

Corero Network Security has a consensus target price of GBX 23.50, indicating a potential upside of 18.09%. Given Corero Network Security's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, 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.

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%	4.89%	1.78%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DX or CNS?

DX (Group) received 42 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 51.15% 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 111 51.15%	Underperform Votes 106 48.85%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, DX or CNS?

DX (Group) has higher revenue and earnings than Corero Network Security.

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	£23.98M	4.25	£2.43M	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor DX or CNS?

In the previous week, DX (Group) had 1 more articles in the media than Corero Network Security. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for DX (Group) and 0 mentions for Corero Network Security. Corero Network Security's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat DX (Group)'s score of -1.39 indicating that Corero Network Security is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
DX (Group)	Negative
Corero Network Security	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DX or CNS?

55.8% of DX (Group) shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.7% of Corero Network Security shares are held by institutional investors. 26.4% of DX (Group) shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 77.5% of Corero Network Security shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

DX (Group) beats Corero Network Security on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.