IQE vs. NANO, OXIG, NCC, BIG, TCM, IQG, FDM, MIDW, IDOX, and DOTD
Should you be buying IQE stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IQE include Nanoco Group (NANO), Oxford Instruments (OXIG), NCC Group (NCC), Big Technologies (BIG), Telit Communications (TCM), IQGeo Group (IQG), FDM Group (FDM), Midwich Group (MIDW), IDOX (IDOX), and dotdigital Group (DOTD). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
IQE vs.
Nanoco Group (LON:NANO) and IQE (LON:IQE) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.
53.4% of Nanoco Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.7% of IQE shares are owned by institutional investors. 50.3% of Nanoco Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.3% of IQE shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Nanoco Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled IQE'saverage media sentiment score.
Nanoco Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than IQE. IQE is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nanoco Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Nanoco Group has a net margin of 186.26% compared to IQE's net margin of -17.89%. Nanoco Group's return on equity of 137.99% beat IQE's return on equity.
IQE has a consensus target price of GBX 55, suggesting a potential upside of 329.02%. Given IQE's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe IQE is more favorable than Nanoco Group.
Nanoco Group has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IQE has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.
IQE received 147 more outperform votes than Nanoco Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 80.23% of users gave Nanoco Group an outperform vote while only 74.96% of users gave IQE an outperform vote.
Summary
Nanoco Group and IQE tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:IQE) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
