Nexteq (NXQ) Competitors

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

Is CNC or NXQ 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 16.33% beat Nexteq's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Concurrent Technologies	13.89%	16.33%	8.31%
Nexteq	9.83%	12.93%	6.88%

Do analysts prefer CNC or NXQ?

Nexteq has a consensus price target of GBX 200, suggesting a potential upside of 187.77%. Given Nexteq's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Nexteq is more favorable than Concurrent Technologies.

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

Does the media favor CNC or NXQ?

In the previous week, Concurrent Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than Nexteq. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Concurrent Technologies and 1 mentions for Nexteq. Nexteq's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Concurrent Technologies' score of 0.30 indicating that Nexteq is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CNC or NXQ?

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
Concurrent Technologies	£36.32M	3.38	£5.04M	£0.06	2,391.67
Nexteq	£106.29M	0.41	£10.45M	£0.12	579.17

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CNC or NXQ?

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

Is CNC or NXQ a better dividend stock?

Concurrent Technologies pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Nexteq pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Concurrent Technologies pays out 1,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Nexteq pays out 2,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more volatility & risk, CNC or NXQ?

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

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

24.4% of Concurrent Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.7% of Nexteq shares are held by institutional investors. 9.0% of Concurrent Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 46.1% of Nexteq shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Nexteq beats Concurrent Technologies on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.