Spectra Systems (SPSY) Competitors

Spectra Systems (LON:SPSY) and Cerillion (LON:CER) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Is SPSY or CER more profitable?

Cerillion has a net margin of 34.15% compared to Spectra Systems' net margin of 29.81%. Cerillion's return on equity of 30.92% beat Spectra Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Spectra Systems	29.81%	20.41%	10.14%
Cerillion	34.15%	30.92%	19.33%

Which has better earnings & valuation, SPSY or CER?

Cerillion has higher revenue and earnings than Spectra Systems. Spectra Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cerillion, 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
Spectra Systems	£27.41M	4.70	£8.17M	£10.63	19.90
Cerillion	£41.39M	9.48	£14.14M	£47.44	27.89

Which has more volatility & risk, SPSY or CER?

Spectra Systems has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cerillion has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend SPSY or CER?

Cerillion has a consensus price target of GBX 1,682.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.17%. Given Cerillion's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cerillion is more favorable than Spectra Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Spectra Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Cerillion	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals believe in SPSY or CER?

46.3% of Spectra Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.2% of Cerillion shares are held by institutional investors. 17.7% of Spectra Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.8% of Cerillion shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SPSY or CER?

Cerillion received 4 more outperform votes than Spectra Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.71% of users gave Spectra Systems an outperform vote while only 65.98% of users gave Cerillion an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Spectra Systems	Outperform Votes 157 73.71%	Underperform Votes 56 26.29%
Cerillion	Outperform Votes 161 65.98%	Underperform Votes 83 34.02%

Is SPSY or CER a better dividend stock?

Spectra Systems pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Cerillion pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Spectra Systems pays out 84.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cerillion pays out 25.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media favor SPSY or CER?

In the previous week, Cerillion had 2 more articles in the media than Spectra Systems. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Cerillion and 1 mentions for Spectra Systems. Spectra Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Cerillion's score of -0.06 indicating that Spectra Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Spectra Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cerillion	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Cerillion beats Spectra Systems on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.