DARK vs. NETW, BYIT, SPT, BOKU, WPS, PAY, EPO, FNX, SEE, and BLTG
Should you be buying Darktrace stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Darktrace include Network International (NETW), Bytes Technology Group (BYIT), Spirent Communications (SPT), Boku (BOKU), W.A.G payment solutions (WPS), PayPoint (PAY), Earthport (EPO), Fonix Mobile (FNX), Seeing Machines (SEE), and Blancco Technology Group (BLTG). These companies are all part of the "software - infrastructure" industry.
Darktrace (LON:DARK) and Network International (LON:NETW) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, valuation and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Darktrace had 3 more articles in the media than Network International. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Darktrace and 4 mentions for Network International. Darktrace's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat Network International's score of 0.37 indicating that Darktrace is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Darktrace has a net margin of 17.99% compared to Network International's net margin of 13.40%. Darktrace's return on equity of 36.56% beat Network International's return on equity.
Darktrace has higher revenue and earnings than Network International. Network International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Darktrace, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Darktrace has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Network International has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Darktrace presently has a consensus target price of GBX 575, suggesting a potential downside of 1.78%. Given Darktrace's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Darktrace is more favorable than Network International.
53.8% of Darktrace shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 100.8% of Network International shares are held by institutional investors. 42.8% of Darktrace shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of Network International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Network International received 40 more outperform votes than Darktrace when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 94.74% of users gave Network International an outperform vote while only 76.19% of users gave Darktrace an outperform vote.
Summary
Darktrace beats Network International on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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