IDOX (IDOX) Competitors

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

Is KNOS or IDOX 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
Kainos Group	12.74%	33.12%	14.45%
IDOX	6.82%	7.18%	4.20%

Which has more volatility and risk, KNOS or IDOX?

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

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

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

Is KNOS or IDOX a better dividend stock?

Kainos Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 27 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. IDOX pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Kainos Group pays out 70.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor KNOS or IDOX?

In the previous week, Kainos Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled IDOX'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Kainos Group	Neutral
IDOX	Neutral

Do analysts prefer KNOS or IDOX?

Kainos Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,150, suggesting a potential upside of 66.18%. IDOX has a consensus target price of GBX 85.50, suggesting a potential upside of 47.92%. Given Kainos Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kainos Group is more favorable than IDOX.

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, KNOS or IDOX?

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
Kainos Group	£383.18M	2.28	£48.81M	£38.16	18.13
IDOX	£81.51M	3.24	£5.56M	£1.21	47.70

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KNOS or IDOX?

Kainos Group received 78 more outperform votes than IDOX when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.83% of users gave Kainos Group an outperform vote while only 49.57% of users gave IDOX an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kainos Group	Outperform Votes 252 72.83%	Underperform Votes 94 27.17%
IDOX	Outperform Votes 174 49.57%	Underperform Votes 177 50.43%

Summary

Kainos Group beats IDOX on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.