SRT Marine Systems (SRT) Competitors

Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) and SRT Marine Systems (LON:SRT) 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 media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Does the media favor JDG or SRT?

In the previous week, SRT Marine Systems had 2 more articles in the media than Judges Scientific. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for SRT Marine Systems and 0 mentions for Judges Scientific. SRT Marine Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Judges Scientific's score of 0.00 indicating that SRT Marine Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Judges Scientific	Neutral
SRT Marine Systems	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JDG or SRT?

SRT Marine Systems received 20 more outperform votes than Judges Scientific when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.03% of users gave SRT Marine Systems an outperform vote while only 58.30% of users gave Judges Scientific an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Judges Scientific	Outperform Votes 130 58.30%	Underperform Votes 93 41.70%
SRT Marine Systems	Outperform Votes 150 63.03%	Underperform Votes 88 36.97%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of JDG or SRT?

51.6% of Judges Scientific shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.7% of SRT Marine Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 18.8% of Judges Scientific shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 61.9% of SRT Marine Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, JDG or SRT?

Judges Scientific has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SRT Marine Systems has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, JDG or SRT?

Judges Scientific has higher revenue and earnings than SRT Marine Systems. Judges Scientific 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
Judges Scientific	£134.28M	4.00	£14.75M	£227.46	35.96
SRT Marine Systems	£42.30M	2.79	£96.40K	£0.04	1,228.41

Is JDG or SRT more profitable?

Judges Scientific has a net margin of 10.99% compared to SRT Marine Systems' net margin of 0.23%. Judges Scientific's return on equity of 17.56% beat SRT Marine Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Judges Scientific	10.99%	17.56%	7.35%
SRT Marine Systems	0.23%	0.69%	-13.20%

Do analysts recommend JDG or SRT?

Judges Scientific currently has a consensus target price of £117.70, indicating a potential upside of 43.89%. Given Judges Scientific's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Judges Scientific is more favorable than SRT Marine Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Judges Scientific	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
SRT Marine Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Judges Scientific beats SRT Marine Systems on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.