Judges Scientific (JDG) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SRT or JDG?

SRT Marine Systems received 20 more outperform votes than Judges Scientific when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.03% of users gave SRT Marine Systems an outperform vote while only 58.30% of users gave Judges Scientific an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SRT Marine Systems	Outperform Votes 150 63.03%	Underperform Votes 88 36.97%
Judges Scientific	Outperform Votes 130 58.30%	Underperform Votes 93 41.70%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SRT or JDG?

4.7% of SRT Marine Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.6% of Judges Scientific shares are owned by institutional investors. 61.9% of SRT Marine Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.8% of Judges Scientific shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is SRT or JDG more profitable?

Judges Scientific has a net margin of 10.99% compared to SRT Marine Systems' net margin of 0.23%. Judges Scientific's return on equity of 17.56% beat SRT Marine Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SRT Marine Systems	0.23%	0.69%	-13.20%
Judges Scientific	10.99%	17.56%	7.35%

Which has more risk & volatility, SRT or JDG?

SRT Marine Systems has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Judges Scientific has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer SRT or JDG?

Judges Scientific has a consensus target price of £117.70, indicating a potential upside of 43.89%. Given Judges Scientific's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Judges Scientific is more favorable than SRT Marine Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SRT Marine Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Judges Scientific	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to SRT or JDG?

In the previous week, SRT Marine Systems had 2 more articles in the media than Judges Scientific. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for SRT Marine Systems and 0 mentions for Judges Scientific. SRT Marine Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Judges Scientific's score of 0.00 indicating that SRT Marine Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
SRT Marine Systems	Neutral
Judges Scientific	Neutral

Which has better earnings & valuation, SRT or JDG?

Judges Scientific has higher revenue and earnings than SRT Marine Systems. Judges Scientific is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SRT Marine Systems, 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
SRT Marine Systems	£42.30M	2.79	£96.40K	£0.04	1,228.41
Judges Scientific	£134.28M	4.00	£14.75M	£227.46	35.96

Summary

Judges Scientific beats SRT Marine Systems on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.