Xaar (XAR) Competitors

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

Is XAR or CNC a better dividend stock?

Xaar pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Concurrent Technologies pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Xaar pays out -182.0% 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. Xaar is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer XAR or CNC?

Xaar received 221 more outperform votes than Concurrent Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.52% of users gave Xaar an outperform vote while only 56.67% of users gave Concurrent Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Xaar	Outperform Votes 272 59.52%	Underperform Votes 185 40.48%
Concurrent Technologies	Outperform Votes 51 56.67%	Underperform Votes 39 43.33%

Is XAR or CNC more profitable?

Concurrent Technologies has a net margin of 13.89% compared to Xaar's net margin of -5.32%. Concurrent Technologies' return on equity of 13.89% beat Xaar's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xaar	-5.32%	-4.85%	-3.65%
Concurrent Technologies	13.89%	13.89%	8.31%

Does the media favor XAR or CNC?

In the previous week, Xaar had 8 more articles in the media than Concurrent Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Xaar and 2 mentions for Concurrent Technologies. Concurrent Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Xaar's score of 0.42 indicating that Concurrent Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Xaar	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Concurrent Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, XAR or CNC?

Xaar has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its stock price is 66% 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 institutionals & insiders have more ownership in XAR or CNC?

84.4% of Xaar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of Concurrent Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of Xaar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of Concurrent Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, XAR or CNC?

Concurrent Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Xaar. Xaar 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
Xaar	£65.44M	1.26	-£3.48M	-£4.40	-23.66
Concurrent Technologies	£36.64M	3.98	£5.09M	£5.85	28.86

Summary

Concurrent Technologies beats Xaar on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.