The Sage Group (SGE) Competitors

AVEVA Group (LON:AVV) and The Sage Group (LON:SGE) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and community ranking.

Does the media refer more to AVV or SGE?

In the previous week, The Sage Group had 3 more articles in the media than AVEVA Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for The Sage Group and 1 mentions for AVEVA Group. The Sage Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat AVEVA Group's score of 0.38 indicating that AVEVA Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AVEVA Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
The Sage Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate AVV or SGE?

The Sage Group has a consensus target price of GBX 1,108.33, suggesting a potential upside of 4.07%. Given AVEVA Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe The Sage Group is more favorable than AVEVA Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AVEVA Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
The Sage Group	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AVV or SGE?

68.3% of The Sage Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of The Sage Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AVV or SGE?

The Sage Group received 209 more outperform votes than AVEVA Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 53.25% of users gave AVEVA Group an outperform vote while only 44.87% of users gave The Sage Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AVEVA Group	Outperform Votes 311 53.25%	Underperform Votes 273 46.75%
The Sage Group	Outperform Votes 520 44.87%	Underperform Votes 639 55.13%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AVV or SGE?

The Sage Group has higher revenue and earnings than AVEVA Group. AVEVA Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Sage Group, 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
AVEVA Group	£1.26B	7.74	N/A	-£20.80	-154.76
The Sage Group	£2.25B	4.73	£267M	£0.26	4,096.15

Is AVV or SGE more profitable?

The Sage Group has a net margin of 11.87% compared to The Sage Group's net margin of 0.00%. AVEVA Group's return on equity of 22.31% beat The Sage Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AVEVA Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
The Sage Group	11.87%	22.31%	7.58%

Is AVV or SGE a better dividend stock?

AVEVA Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. The Sage Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. AVEVA Group pays out -1.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Sage Group pays out 7,692.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

The Sage Group beats AVEVA Group on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.