Spectra Systems (SPSY) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BIG or SPSY?

Big Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Spectra Systems. Spectra Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Big Technologies, 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
Big Technologies	£54.45M	7.18	£12.53M	£0.04	3,337.50
Spectra Systems	£31.41M	3.96	£6.58M	£0.10	2,610.00

Do analysts recommend BIG or SPSY?

Big Technologies presently has a consensus target price of GBX 345, indicating a potential upside of 158.43%. Given Big Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Big Technologies is more favorable than Spectra Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Big Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Spectra Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is BIG or SPSY more profitable?

Big Technologies has a net margin of 23.01% compared to Spectra Systems' net margin of 20.97%. Spectra Systems' return on equity of 21.52% beat Big Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Big Technologies	23.01%	9.96%	5.60%
Spectra Systems	20.97%	21.52%	10.14%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BIG or SPSY?

Spectra Systems received 154 more outperform votes than Big Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Big Technologies an outperform vote while only 73.71% of users gave Spectra Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Big Technologies	Outperform Votes 3 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Spectra Systems	Outperform Votes 157 73.71%	Underperform Votes 56 26.29%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BIG or SPSY?

40.4% of Big Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.3% of Spectra Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.5% of Big Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.7% of Spectra Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor BIG or SPSY?

In the previous week, Big Technologies had 14 more articles in the media than Spectra Systems. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Big Technologies and 0 mentions for Spectra Systems. Big Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.08 beat Spectra Systems' score of 0.00 indicating that Big Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Big Technologies	Neutral
Spectra Systems	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, BIG or SPSY?

Big Technologies has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spectra Systems has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Big Technologies beats Spectra Systems on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.