Nanoco Group (NANO) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to NANO or OXIG?

In the previous week, Nanoco Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Oxford Instruments'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Nanoco Group	Neutral
Oxford Instruments	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, NANO or OXIG?

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
Nanoco Group	£5.15M	3.12	-£819.79K	-£0.45	-19.02
Oxford Instruments	£469.46M	2.06	£50.60M	£88.03	19.06

Is NANO or OXIG more profitable?

Oxford Instruments has a net margin of 10.78% compared to Nanoco Group's net margin of -15.91%. Nanoco Group's return on equity of 419.06% beat Oxford Instruments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nanoco Group	-15.91%	419.06%	-74.97%
Oxford Instruments	10.78%	14.14%	6.47%

Which has more volatility and risk, NANO or OXIG?

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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NANO or OXIG?

53.4% of Nanoco Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.3% of Oxford Instruments shares are held by institutional investors. 50.3% of Nanoco Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of Oxford Instruments shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate NANO or OXIG?

Oxford Instruments has a consensus price target of GBX 1,978.75, suggesting a potential upside of 17.92%. Given Oxford Instruments' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Oxford Instruments is more favorable than Nanoco Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nanoco Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Oxford Instruments	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NANO or OXIG?

Oxford Instruments received 98 more outperform votes than Nanoco Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 80.23% of users gave Nanoco Group an outperform vote while only 67.51% of users gave Oxford Instruments an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Nanoco Group	Outperform Votes 353 80.23%	Underperform Votes 87 19.77%
Oxford Instruments	Outperform Votes 451 67.51%	Underperform Votes 217 32.49%

Summary

Oxford Instruments beats Nanoco Group on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.