Oxford Metrics (OMG) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, IQG or OMG?

Oxford Metrics has higher revenue and earnings than IQGeo Group.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
IQGeo Group	£44.48M	0.00	-£1.17M	N/A	N/A
Oxford Metrics	£46.48M	1.49	£5.08M	£0.04	1,320.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IQG or OMG?

Oxford Metrics received 158 more outperform votes than IQGeo Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.73% of users gave IQGeo Group an outperform vote while only 56.46% of users gave Oxford Metrics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
IQGeo Group	Outperform Votes 8 72.73%	Underperform Votes 3 27.27%
Oxford Metrics	Outperform Votes 166 56.46%	Underperform Votes 128 43.54%

Which has more volatility & risk, IQG or OMG?

IQGeo Group has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oxford Metrics has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend IQG or OMG?

Oxford Metrics has a consensus target price of GBX 113.33, suggesting a potential upside of 114.65%. Given Oxford Metrics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Oxford Metrics is more favorable than IQGeo Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IQGeo Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Oxford Metrics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is IQG or OMG more profitable?

Oxford Metrics has a net margin of 8.23% compared to IQGeo Group's net margin of 0.01%. Oxford Metrics' return on equity of 6.42% beat IQGeo Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IQGeo Group	0.01%	0.02%	2.58%
Oxford Metrics	8.23%	6.42%	2.41%

Does the media prefer IQG or OMG?

In the previous week, Oxford Metrics had 3 more articles in the media than IQGeo Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Oxford Metrics and 0 mentions for IQGeo Group. Oxford Metrics' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat IQGeo Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Oxford Metrics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
IQGeo Group	Neutral
Oxford Metrics	Positive

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

81.4% of IQGeo Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.6% of Oxford Metrics shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.0% of IQGeo Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of Oxford Metrics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Oxford Metrics beats IQGeo Group on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.