QinetiQ Group (QQ) Competitors GBX 377.40 -15.20 (-3.87%) As of 04/4/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock QQ vs. COB, BOE, GEC, CHG, SNR, CHRT, AVON, HARL, VEL, and AEROShould you be buying QinetiQ Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of QinetiQ Group include Cobham (COB), Boeing (BOE), General Electric (GEC), Chemring Group (CHG), Senior (SNR), Cohort (CHRT), Avon Protection (AVON), Harland & Wolff Group (HARL), Velocity Composites (VEL), and Strat Aero (AERO). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry. QinetiQ Group vs. Cobham Boeing General Electric Chemring Group Senior Cohort Avon Protection Harland & Wolff Group Velocity Composites Strat Aero QinetiQ Group (LON:QQ) and Cobham (LON:COB) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in QQ or COB? Cobham received 24 more outperform votes than QinetiQ Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 54.47% of users gave QinetiQ Group an outperform vote while only 41.93% of users gave Cobham an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformQinetiQ GroupOutperform Votes38454.47% Underperform Votes32145.53% CobhamOutperform Votes40841.93% Underperform Votes56558.07% Do analysts recommend QQ or COB? QinetiQ Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 533.75, suggesting a potential upside of 41.43%. Given QinetiQ Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe QinetiQ Group is more favorable than Cobham.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score QinetiQ Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Cobham 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has higher earnings and valuation, QQ or COB? QinetiQ Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cobham. Cobham is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than QinetiQ Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioQinetiQ Group£1.89B1.10£132.62M£24.1515.63Cobham£1.97B0.00N/A-£1.90N/A Is QQ or COB more profitable? QinetiQ Group has a net margin of 7.03% compared to Cobham's net margin of 0.00%. QinetiQ Group's return on equity of 14.98% beat Cobham's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets QinetiQ Group7.03% 14.98% 6.47% Cobham N/A N/A N/A Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in QQ or COB? 59.5% of QinetiQ Group shares are held by institutional investors. 12.1% of QinetiQ Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer QQ or COB? In the previous week, Cobham had 9 more articles in the media than QinetiQ Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Cobham and 0 mentions for QinetiQ Group. Cobham's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat QinetiQ Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Cobham is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment QinetiQ Group Neutral Cobham Neutral SummaryQinetiQ Group beats Cobham on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get QinetiQ Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for QQ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart QQ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricQinetiQ GroupAerospace & Defense IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£2.08B£10.17B£6.27B£2.41BDividend Yield2.29%2.61%3.55%4.95%P/E Ratio15.6357.0819.48127.23Price / Sales1.1073.6071.43259,673.22Price / Cash9.1221.4026.8728.02Price / Book2.353.673.454.35Net Income£132.62M£235.10M£796.18M£5.80B7 Day Performance-3.92%-6.09%-3.61%2.02%1 Month Performance-16.84%-5.70%-5.81%0.11%1 Year Performance5.71%47.36%5.47%95.41% QinetiQ Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)QQQinetiQ Group2.8652 of 5 starsGBX 377.40-3.9%GBX 533.75+41.4%+9.1%£2.08B£1.89B15.638,588Dividend CutHigh Trading VolumeCOBCobhamN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.96B£1.97B-86.5810,898BOEBoeingN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.32B£70.54B-30.77156,000Gap UpGECGeneral ElectricN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.14B£69.52B27.63125,000Gap UpCHGChemring Group1.1273 of 5 starsGBX 370-1.3%GBX 429.50+16.1%+2.8%£993.99M£340.84M453.022,600Dividend IncreaseSNRSenior3.3036 of 5 starsGBX 148.80-3.0%GBX 191.50+28.7%-26.3%£623.36M£994.77M20.256,679Gap DownCHRTCohortN/AGBX 1,195-1.2%N/A+61.3%£542.41M£227.26M31.561,243Dividend CutNews CoverageGap UpAVONAvon Protection0.6723 of 5 starsGBX 1,444-2.6%GBX 1,295-10.3%+25.8%£540.35M£256.92M-49.80928Dividend IncreaseHARLHarland & Wolff GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£14.49M£86.91M-34.9081VELVelocity Composites1.6117 of 5 starsGBX 24-0.8%GBX 60+150.0%-29.0%£12.96M£20.40M-5.38102AEROStrat AeroN/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.00N/AGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cobham Alternatives Boeing Alternatives General Electric Alternatives Chemring Group Alternatives Senior Alternatives Cohort Alternatives Avon Protection Alternatives Harland & Wolff Group Alternatives Velocity Composites Alternatives Strat Aero Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:QQ) was last updated on 4/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFeds Just Admitted It—They Can Take Your CashThe Government Just Said Your Money Isn't Yours That's right—According to the DOJ, YOUR hard-earned money i...Priority Gold | Sponsored“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredAmerica’s Retirement Accounts Are at Risk—Here’s WhyWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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