Oxford Instruments (OXIG) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, OXIG or IQE?

Oxford Instruments has higher revenue and earnings than IQE. IQE is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oxford Instruments, 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
Oxford Instruments	£469.46M	1.95	£50.60M	£88.03	18.04
IQE	£133.30M	0.76	-£23.85M	-£2.35	-4.37

Does the media refer more to OXIG or IQE?

In the previous week, Oxford Instruments had 2 more articles in the media than IQE. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Oxford Instruments and 0 mentions for IQE. IQE's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Oxford Instruments' score of -1.01 indicating that IQE is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Oxford Instruments	Negative
IQE	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in OXIG or IQE?

72.3% of Oxford Instruments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.7% of IQE shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.0% of Oxford Instruments shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.3% of IQE shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate OXIG or IQE?

Oxford Instruments currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,978.75, indicating a potential upside of 24.61%. IQE has a consensus price target of GBX 37.50, indicating a potential upside of 264.79%. Given IQE's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe IQE is more favorable than Oxford Instruments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oxford Instruments	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
IQE	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OXIG or IQE?

IQE received 50 more outperform votes than Oxford Instruments when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.00% of users gave IQE an outperform vote while only 67.51% of users gave Oxford Instruments an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Oxford Instruments	Outperform Votes 451 67.51%	Underperform Votes 217 32.49%
IQE	Outperform Votes 501 75.00%	Underperform Votes 167 25.00%

Which has more volatility & risk, OXIG or IQE?

Oxford Instruments has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IQE has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OXIG or IQE more profitable?

Oxford Instruments has a net margin of 10.78% compared to IQE's net margin of -17.89%. Oxford Instruments' return on equity of 14.14% beat IQE's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oxford Instruments	10.78%	14.14%	6.47%
IQE	-17.89%	-14.21%	-3.31%

Summary

Oxford Instruments beats IQE on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.