Neometals (NMT) Competitors

Sopheon (LON:SPE) and Neometals (LON:NMT) 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 media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Does the media refer more to SPE or NMT?

In the previous week, Neometals had 1 more articles in the media than Sopheon. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Neometals and 0 mentions for Sopheon. Sopheon's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Neometals'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Sopheon	Neutral
Neometals	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SPE or NMT?

41.4% of Sopheon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.8% of Neometals shares are held by institutional investors. 48.9% of Sopheon shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.5% of Neometals shares are held 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.

Is SPE or NMT more profitable?

Neometals has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Sopheon's net margin of -0.14%. Sopheon's return on equity of -0.18% beat Neometals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sopheon	-0.14%	-0.18%	2.70%
Neometals	N/A	-58.72%	-15.03%

Which has more volatility and risk, SPE or NMT?

Sopheon has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Neometals has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SPE or NMT?

Sopheon has higher revenue and earnings than Neometals.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sopheon	£38.12M	0.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
Neometals	N/A	N/A	-£38.17M	-£0.03	-99.70

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SPE or NMT?

Sopheon received 162 more outperform votes than Neometals when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Neometals an outperform vote while only 59.49% of users gave Sopheon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sopheon	Outperform Votes 163 59.49%	Underperform Votes 111 40.51%
Neometals	Outperform Votes 1 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Summary

Sopheon beats Neometals on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.