iomart Group (IOM) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IOM or CNS?

iomart Group received 202 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 51.38% of users gave Corero Network Security an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
iomart Group	Outperform Votes 314 74.94%	Underperform Votes 105 25.06%
Corero Network Security	Outperform Votes 112 51.38%	Underperform Votes 106 48.62%

Is IOM or CNS 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
iomart Group	5.07%	5.24%	3.90%
Corero Network Security	3.32%	4.70%	1.78%

Which has more volatility and risk, IOM or CNS?

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

Does the media refer more to IOM or CNS?

In the previous week, Corero Network Security's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat iomart Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Corero Network Security is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
iomart Group	Neutral
Corero Network Security	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of IOM or CNS?

60.7% of iomart Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.7% of Corero Network Security shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.2% of iomart Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 77.5% of Corero Network Security shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer IOM or CNS?

iomart Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 185, indicating a potential upside of 450.60%. Corero Network Security has a consensus price target of GBX 23.75, indicating a potential upside of 29.15%. Given iomart Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe iomart Group is more favorable than Corero Network Security.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
iomart Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Corero Network Security	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better earnings & valuation, IOM or CNS?

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
iomart Group	£133.95M	0.30	£6.79M	£5.51	6.09
Corero Network Security	£30.41M	3.88	£1.01M	£0.13	146.02

Summary

iomart Group beats Corero Network Security on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.