Kainos Group (KNOS) Competitors

Schroder Oriental Income (LON:SOI) and Kainos Group (LON:KNOS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, community ranking, profitability, valuation and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SOI or KNOS?

Kainos Group received 123 more outperform votes than Schroder Oriental Income when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.59% of users gave Kainos Group an outperform vote while only 68.85% of users gave Schroder Oriental Income an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Schroder Oriental Income	Outperform Votes 126 68.85%	Underperform Votes 57 31.15%
Kainos Group	Outperform Votes 249 72.59%	Underperform Votes 94 27.41%

Is SOI or KNOS more profitable?

Kainos Group has a net margin of 12.74% compared to Schroder Oriental Income's net margin of 0.00%. Kainos Group's return on equity of 34.05% beat Schroder Oriental Income's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Schroder Oriental Income	N/A	-3.78%	-2.12%
Kainos Group	12.74%	34.05%	14.45%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SOI or KNOS?

33.0% of Schroder Oriental Income shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.7% of Kainos Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Schroder Oriental Income shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.7% of Kainos Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer SOI or KNOS?

In the previous week, Kainos Group had 2 more articles in the media than Schroder Oriental Income. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Kainos Group and 0 mentions for Schroder Oriental Income. Kainos Group's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Schroder Oriental Income's score of 0.00 indicating that Kainos Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Schroder Oriental Income	Neutral
Kainos Group	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, SOI or KNOS?

Schroder Oriental Income has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kainos Group has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SOI or KNOS a better dividend stock?

Schroder Oriental Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Kainos Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 27 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Schroder Oriental Income pays out 24,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kainos Group pays out 6,923.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SOI or KNOS?

Kainos Group has higher revenue and earnings than Schroder Oriental Income. Kainos Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Schroder Oriental Income, 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
Schroder Oriental Income	-£18.81M	-35.95	-£25.91M	£0.05	5,540.00
Kainos Group	£382.39M	2.55	£48.72M	£0.39	1,984.62

Do analysts rate SOI or KNOS?

Kainos Group has a consensus price target of GBX 1,200, indicating a potential upside of 55.04%. Given Kainos Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kainos Group is more favorable than Schroder Oriental Income.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Schroder Oriental Income	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Kainos Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Summary

Kainos Group beats Schroder Oriental Income on 18 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.