Touchstar (TST) Competitors

Touchstar (LON:TST) and Concurrent Technologies (LON:CNC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk and valuation.

Does the media prefer TST or CNC?

In the previous week, Touchstar and Touchstar both had 1 articles in the media. Touchstar's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Concurrent Technologies' score of 0.75 indicating that Touchstar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Touchstar	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Concurrent Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TST or CNC more profitable?

Concurrent Technologies has a net margin of 13.89% compared to Touchstar's net margin of 8.71%. Touchstar's return on equity of 17.58% beat Concurrent Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Touchstar	8.71%	17.58%	5.19%
Concurrent Technologies	13.89%	13.89%	8.31%

Is TST or CNC a better dividend stock?

Touchstar pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Concurrent Technologies pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Touchstar pays out 41.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Concurrent Technologies pays out 17.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, TST or CNC?

Concurrent Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Touchstar. Touchstar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Concurrent 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
Touchstar	£7.01M	1.05	£610.87K	£7.16	12.29
Concurrent Technologies	£36.64M	4.36	£5.09M	£5.85	31.63

Which has more volatility & risk, TST or CNC?

Touchstar has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Concurrent Technologies has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TST or CNC?

15.1% of Touchstar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of Concurrent Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 55.3% of Touchstar shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of Concurrent Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Concurrent Technologies beats Touchstar on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.