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GBX 2,020 +70.00 (+3.59%)
(As of 11:52 AM ET)

OXIG vs. IQE, NANO, FBT, DARK, SCT, SOPH, SXS, CCC, RSW, and NETW

Should you be buying Oxford Instruments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Oxford Instruments include IQE (IQE), Nanoco Group (NANO), First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF Class A USD Accumulation (FBT), Darktrace (DARK), Softcat (SCT), Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) (SOPH), Spectris (SXS), Computacenter (CCC), Renishaw (RSW), and Network International (NETW). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

Oxford Instruments vs.

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

In the previous week, IQE and IQE both had 3 articles in the media. IQE's average media sentiment score of 0.07 beat Oxford Instruments' score of -0.19 indicating that IQE is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
IQE
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Oxford Instruments
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
IQE£129.25M0.78-£23.12M-£0.02-521.80
Oxford Instruments£470.40M2.46£50.70M£0.862,315.26

IQE received 50 more outperform votes than Oxford Instruments when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.96% of users gave IQE an outperform vote while only 67.47% of users gave Oxford Instruments an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
IQEOutperform Votes
500
74.96%
Underperform Votes
167
25.04%
Oxford InstrumentsOutperform Votes
450
67.47%
Underperform Votes
217
32.53%

IQE currently has a consensus price target of GBX 55, suggesting a potential upside of 427.02%. Oxford Instruments has a consensus price target of GBX 2,606.67, suggesting a potential upside of 30.91%. Given IQE's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe IQE is more favorable than Oxford Instruments.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
IQE
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Oxford Instruments
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Oxford Instruments has a net margin of 10.78% compared to IQE's net margin of -17.89%. Oxford Instruments' return on equity of 14.29% beat IQE's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
IQE-17.89% -13.93% -3.31%
Oxford Instruments 10.78%14.29%6.47%

Summary

Oxford Instruments beats IQE on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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OXIG vs. The Competition

MetricOxford InstrumentsSemiconductor Equipment & Materials IndustryComputer SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£1.16B£447.51M£23.95B£1.38B
Dividend Yield1.07%3.77%2.76%11.73%
P/E Ratio2,315.26242.62230.071,551.35
Price / Sales2.4687.053,397.65209,189.85
Price / Cash10.6614.4632.7532.93
Price / Book3.153.637.042.80
Net Income£50.70M£13.95M£659.54M£152.70M
7 Day Performance-5.63%-1.60%0.19%-0.54%
1 Month Performance-5.41%-17.24%0.77%7.07%
1 Year Performance-6.30%-29.98%18.75%91.74%

Oxford Instruments Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
OXIG
Oxford Instruments
2.3497 of 5 stars
GBX 2,020
+3.6%
GBX 2,606.67
+29.0%
-8.2%£1.17B£470.40M2,348.842,000News Coverage
Gap Up
IQE
IQE
2.8825 of 5 stars
GBX 10.48
-0.6%
GBX 55
+424.8%
-48.6%£101.33M£129.25M-520.60577
NANO
Nanoco Group
N/AGBX 11.57
+0.4%
N/A-35.4%£21.19M£8.01M288.0046News Coverage
FBT
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF Class A USD Accumulation
N/AGBX 1,581.10
+1.8%
N/AN/A£4.67B£870,310.00-1,437.3620
DARK
Darktrace
0.2765 of 5 stars
GBX 576.80
flat
GBX 575
-0.3%
N/A£3.69B£616.47M4,436.922,300
SCT
Softcat
0.8171 of 5 stars
GBX 1,597
+0.4%
GBX 1,474
-7.7%
+22.1%£3.18B£940.05M2,821.432,315
SOPH
Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)
N/AGBX 580.40
+1.0%
N/A+0.0%£2.99B£726.90M341.41520
SXS
Spectris
2.8425 of 5 stars
GBX 2,476
+0.2%
GBX 4,707.50
+90.1%
-26.6%£2.45B£1.34B919.407,266Positive News
CCC
Computacenter
2.418 of 5 stars
GBX 2,224
+1.2%
GBX 3,400
+52.9%
-20.0%£2.39B£6.44B1,465.3320,022
RSW
Renishaw
N/AGBX 3,147.34
+1.2%
GBX 4,000
+27.1%
-2.9%£2.29B£691.30M2,345.045,166News Coverage
NETW
Network International
N/AGBX 399.40
flat
N/A+2.0%£2.13B£490.13M4,437.782,133

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This page (LON:OXIG) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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