SRT Marine Systems (SRT) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in SRT or QTX?

4.7% of SRT Marine Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.7% of Quartix Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 61.9% of SRT Marine Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 48.1% of Quartix Technologies shares are owned by 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.

Does the media refer more to SRT or QTX?

In the previous week, SRT Marine Systems had 1 more articles in the media than Quartix Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for SRT Marine Systems and 1 mentions for Quartix Technologies. Quartix Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat SRT Marine Systems' score of 0.63 indicating that Quartix Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SRT Marine Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Quartix Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SRT or QTX more profitable?

Quartix Technologies has a net margin of -2.45% compared to SRT Marine Systems' net margin of -38.85%. Quartix Technologies' return on equity of -4.06% beat SRT Marine Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SRT Marine Systems	-38.85%	-58.19%	-13.20%
Quartix Technologies	-2.45%	-4.06%	3.43%

Which has more risk and volatility, SRT or QTX?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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 preferable valuation and earnings, SRT or QTX?

Quartix Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than SRT Marine Systems. 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	£17.17M	7.00	-£6.67M	-£0.04	-1,350.00
Quartix Technologies	£31.36M	2.79	£4.82M	-£0.02	-9,025.00

Summary

Quartix Technologies beats SRT Marine Systems on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.