Nanoco Group (NANO) Competitors

Oxford Instruments (LON:OXIG) and Nanoco Group (LON:NANO) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk, media sentiment and community ranking.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of OXIG or NANO?

72.3% of Oxford Instruments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.4% of Nanoco Group shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of Oxford Instruments shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 50.3% of Nanoco Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OXIG or NANO?

Oxford Instruments received 96 more outperform votes than Nanoco Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 80.23% of users gave Nanoco Group an outperform vote while only 67.42% of users gave Oxford Instruments an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Oxford Instruments	Outperform Votes 449 67.42%	Underperform Votes 217 32.58%
Nanoco Group	Outperform Votes 353 80.23%	Underperform Votes 87 19.77%

Which has more risk & volatility, OXIG or NANO?

Oxford Instruments has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nanoco Group has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OXIG or NANO more profitable?

Nanoco Group has a net margin of 186.26% compared to Oxford Instruments' net margin of 10.78%. Nanoco Group's return on equity of 137.99% beat Oxford Instruments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oxford Instruments	10.78%	14.29%	6.47%
Nanoco Group	186.26%	137.99%	-74.97%

Does the media refer more to OXIG or NANO?

In the previous week, Nanoco Group had 1 more articles in the media than Oxford Instruments. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Nanoco Group and 0 mentions for Oxford Instruments. Nanoco Group's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Oxford Instruments' score of 0.00 indicating that Nanoco Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Oxford Instruments	Neutral
Nanoco Group	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, OXIG or NANO?

Oxford Instruments has higher revenue and earnings than Nanoco Group. Nanoco Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oxford Instruments, 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
Oxford Instruments	£470.40M	2.63	£50.70M	£0.86	2,476.74
Nanoco Group	£8.01M	2.53	£14.92M	£0.04	277.00

Do analysts prefer OXIG or NANO?

Oxford Instruments currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,648.33, indicating a potential upside of 24.33%. Given Oxford Instruments' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Oxford Instruments is more favorable than Nanoco Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oxford Instruments	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Nanoco Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

Oxford Instruments beats Nanoco Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.