Nexteq (NXQ) Competitors

Nexteq (LON:NXQ) and Concurrent Technologies (LON:CNC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Which has better valuation & earnings, NXQ or CNC?

Nexteq has higher revenue and earnings than Concurrent Technologies. Nexteq is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Concurrent Technologies, 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
Nexteq	£121.17M	0.47	£11.92M	£12.62	5.97
Concurrent Technologies	£36.64M	4.27	£5.09M	£5.85	30.99

Does the media refer more to NXQ or CNC?

In the previous week, Concurrent Technologies had 3 more articles in the media than Nexteq. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Concurrent Technologies and 1 mentions for Nexteq. Concurrent Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Nexteq's score of 0.00 indicating that Concurrent Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nexteq	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Concurrent Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of NXQ or CNC?

40.7% of Nexteq shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of Concurrent Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 46.1% of Nexteq shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of Concurrent Technologies 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.

Is NXQ or CNC a better dividend stock?

Nexteq pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Concurrent Technologies pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Nexteq pays out 23.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Concurrent Technologies pays out 17.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do analysts rate NXQ or CNC?

Nexteq presently has a consensus target price of GBX 200, suggesting a potential upside of 165.25%. Given Nexteq's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Nexteq is more favorable than Concurrent Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nexteq	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Concurrent Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NXQ or CNC?

Concurrent Technologies received 43 more outperform votes than Nexteq when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Nexteq an outperform vote while only 56.67% of users gave Concurrent Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Nexteq	Outperform Votes 8 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Concurrent Technologies	Outperform Votes 51 56.67%	Underperform Votes 39 43.33%

Is NXQ or CNC more profitable?

Concurrent Technologies has a net margin of 13.89% compared to Nexteq's net margin of 9.83%. Concurrent Technologies' return on equity of 13.89% beat Nexteq's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nexteq	9.83%	12.76%	6.88%
Concurrent Technologies	13.89%	13.89%	8.31%

Which has more volatility and risk, NXQ or CNC?

Nexteq has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Concurrent Technologies has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Nexteq beats Concurrent Technologies on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.