iomart Group (IOM) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer CNS or IOM?

Corero Network Security currently has a consensus price target of GBX 23.50, indicating a potential upside of 34.90%. iomart Group has a consensus price target of GBX 185, indicating a potential upside of 511.87%. Given iomart Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe iomart Group is more favorable than Corero Network Security.

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

Does the media prefer CNS or IOM?

In the previous week, Corero Network Security had 5 more articles in the media than iomart Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Corero Network Security and 1 mentions for iomart Group. Corero Network Security's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat iomart Group's score of 0.75 indicating that Corero Network Security is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Corero Network Security	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
iomart Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CNS or IOM?

iomart Group has higher revenue and earnings than Corero Network Security. iomart 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
Corero Network Security	£30.41M	3.67	£1.01M	£0.13	138.32
iomart Group	£133.95M	0.27	£6.79M	£5.51	5.48

Is CNS or IOM more profitable?

iomart Group has a net margin of 5.07% compared to Corero Network Security's net margin of 3.32%. iomart Group's return on equity of 5.24% beat Corero Network Security's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Corero Network Security	3.32%	4.70%	1.78%
iomart Group	5.07%	5.24%	3.90%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CNS or IOM?

17.7% of Corero Network Security shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.7% of iomart Group shares are held by institutional investors. 77.5% of Corero Network Security shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.2% of iomart Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, CNS or IOM?

Corero Network Security has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, iomart Group has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CNS or IOM?

iomart Group received 201 more outperform votes than Corero Network Security when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.94% of users gave iomart Group an outperform vote while only 51.60% of users gave Corero Network Security an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Corero Network Security	Outperform Votes 113 51.60%	Underperform Votes 106 48.40%
iomart Group	Outperform Votes 314 74.94%	Underperform Votes 105 25.06%

Summary

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