Quartix Technologies (QTX) Competitors

SRT Marine Systems (LON:SRT) and Quartix Technologies (LON:QTX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Is SRT or QTX more profitable?

SRT Marine Systems has a net margin of 0.23% compared to Quartix Technologies' net margin of -2.45%. SRT Marine Systems' return on equity of 0.69% beat Quartix Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SRT Marine Systems	0.23%	0.69%	-13.20%
Quartix Technologies	-2.45%	-4.50%	3.43%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SRT or QTX?

SRT Marine Systems received 27 more outperform votes than Quartix Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.03% of users gave SRT Marine Systems an outperform vote while only 61.19% of users gave Quartix Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SRT Marine Systems	Outperform Votes 150 63.03%	Underperform Votes 88 36.97%
Quartix Technologies	Outperform Votes 123 61.19%	Underperform Votes 78 38.81%

Which has more risk & volatility, SRT or QTX?

SRT Marine Systems has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quartix Technologies has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SRT or QTX?

SRT Marine Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Quartix Technologies. Quartix Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SRT Marine Systems, 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
SRT Marine Systems	£42.30M	2.49	£96.40K	£0.04	1,095.12
Quartix Technologies	£31.37M	3.11	-£769.16K	-£1.59	-127.03

Does the media refer more to SRT or QTX?

In the previous week, Quartix Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than SRT Marine Systems. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Quartix Technologies and 1 mentions for SRT Marine Systems. SRT Marine Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Quartix Technologies' score of 0.38 indicating that SRT Marine Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SRT Marine Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Quartix Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SRT or QTX?

4.7% of SRT Marine Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.7% of Quartix Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 61.9% of SRT Marine Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.1% of Quartix Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

SRT Marine Systems beats Quartix Technologies on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.