IDOX (IDOX) Competitors

IDOX (LON:IDOX) and Kainos Group (LON:KNOS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and risk.

Do analysts rate IDOX or KNOS?

IDOX currently has a consensus target price of GBX 85.50, suggesting a potential upside of 59.51%. Kainos Group has a consensus target price of GBX 1,052.50, suggesting a potential upside of 49.82%. Given IDOX's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe IDOX is more favorable than Kainos Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IDOX	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Kainos Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of IDOX or KNOS?

79.1% of IDOX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.7% of Kainos Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of IDOX shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.7% of Kainos Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, IDOX or KNOS?

IDOX has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kainos Group has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer IDOX or KNOS?

In the previous week, Kainos Group had 6 more articles in the media than IDOX. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Kainos Group and 0 mentions for IDOX. Kainos Group's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat IDOX's score of 0.00 indicating that Kainos Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
IDOX	Neutral
Kainos Group	Neutral

Is IDOX or KNOS more profitable?

Kainos Group has a net margin of 12.74% compared to IDOX's net margin of 6.82%. Kainos Group's return on equity of 33.12% beat IDOX's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IDOX	6.82%	7.18%	4.20%
Kainos Group	12.74%	33.12%	14.45%

Which has better valuation and earnings, IDOX or KNOS?

Kainos Group has higher revenue and earnings than IDOX. Kainos Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IDOX, 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
IDOX	£81.51M	3.01	£5.56M	£1.21	44.24
Kainos Group	£383.18M	2.32	£48.81M	£38.16	18.41

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IDOX or KNOS?

Kainos Group received 79 more outperform votes than IDOX when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.91% of users gave Kainos Group an outperform vote while only 49.57% of users gave IDOX an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
IDOX	Outperform Votes 174 49.57%	Underperform Votes 177 50.43%
Kainos Group	Outperform Votes 253 72.91%	Underperform Votes 94 27.09%

Is IDOX or KNOS a better dividend stock?

IDOX pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Kainos Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 27 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. IDOX pays out 82.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kainos Group pays out 70.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kainos Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Kainos Group beats IDOX on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.