Image Scan (IGE) Competitors

Thruvision Group (LON:THRU) and Image Scan (LON:IGE) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk, media sentiment and earnings.

Is THRU or IGE more profitable?

Image Scan has a net margin of -0.43% compared to Thruvision Group's net margin of -36.42%. Image Scan's return on equity of -0.79% beat Thruvision Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Thruvision Group	-36.42%	-32.38%	-15.16%
Image Scan	-0.43%	-0.79%	-1.19%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, THRU or IGE?

Image Scan has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Thruvision Group.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Thruvision Group	£7.81M	1.90	-£2.85M	-£0.02	-462.50
Image Scan	£2.56M	1.47	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in THRU or IGE?

66.8% of Thruvision Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.9% of Image Scan shares are held by institutional investors. 28.4% of Thruvision Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 81.6% of Image Scan shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer THRU or IGE?

In the previous week, Thruvision Group had 1 more articles in the media than Image Scan. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Thruvision Group and 1 mentions for Image Scan. Thruvision Group's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Image Scan's score of 0.30 indicating that Thruvision Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Thruvision Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Image Scan	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in THRU or IGE?

Image Scan received 78 more outperform votes than Thruvision Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.30% of users gave Image Scan an outperform vote while only 72.94% of users gave Thruvision Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Thruvision Group	Outperform Votes 62 72.94%	Underperform Votes 23 27.06%
Image Scan	Outperform Votes 140 73.30%	Underperform Votes 51 26.70%

Which has more volatility & risk, THRU or IGE?

Thruvision Group has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Image Scan has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Image Scan beats Thruvision Group on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.