Oxford Metrics (OMG) Competitors

IDOX (LON:IDOX) and Oxford Metrics (LON:OMG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, community ranking and dividends.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, IDOX or OMG?

IDOX has higher revenue and earnings than Oxford Metrics. Oxford Metrics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IDOX, 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
IDOX	£81.51M	3.36	£5.56M	£1.21	49.35
Oxford Metrics	£44.06M	1.51	£3.63M	£2.97	18.07

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of IDOX or OMG?

79.1% of IDOX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.6% of Oxford Metrics shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of IDOX shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of Oxford Metrics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IDOX or OMG?

IDOX received 8 more outperform votes than Oxford Metrics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.46% of users gave Oxford Metrics an outperform vote while only 49.57% of users gave IDOX an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
IDOX	Outperform Votes 174 49.57%	Underperform Votes 177 50.43%
Oxford Metrics	Outperform Votes 166 56.46%	Underperform Votes 128 43.54%

Is IDOX or OMG more profitable?

Oxford Metrics has a net margin of 8.23% compared to IDOX's net margin of 6.82%. IDOX's return on equity of 7.18% beat Oxford Metrics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IDOX	6.82%	7.18%	4.20%
Oxford Metrics	8.23%	4.81%	2.41%

Does the media favor IDOX or OMG?

In the previous week, Oxford Metrics had 2 more articles in the media than IDOX. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Oxford Metrics and 0 mentions for IDOX. Oxford Metrics' average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat IDOX's score of 0.00 indicating that Oxford Metrics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
IDOX	Neutral
Oxford Metrics	Positive

Is IDOX or OMG a better dividend stock?

IDOX pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Oxford Metrics pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. IDOX pays out 82.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Oxford Metrics pays out 101.1% 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, IDOX or OMG?

IDOX has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oxford Metrics has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate IDOX or OMG?

IDOX currently has a consensus target price of GBX 85.50, indicating a potential upside of 42.98%. Oxford Metrics has a consensus target price of GBX 113.33, indicating a potential upside of 111.41%. Given Oxford Metrics' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Oxford Metrics is more favorable than IDOX.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IDOX	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Oxford Metrics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Oxford Metrics beats IDOX on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.