CCC vs. SCT, WISE, SXS, RSW, DARK, NETW, FBT, KNOS, OXIG, and BYIT
Should you be buying Computacenter stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Computacenter include Softcat (SCT), Wise (WISE), Spectris (SXS), Renishaw (RSW), Darktrace (DARK), Network International (NETW), First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF Class A USD Accumulation (FBT), Kainos Group (KNOS), Oxford Instruments (OXIG), and Bytes Technology Group (BYIT). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Softcat (LON:SCT) and Computacenter (LON:CCC) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Softcat has a net margin of 12.04% compared to Softcat's net margin of 2.85%. Computacenter's return on equity of 50.40% beat Softcat's return on equity.
Computacenter received 15 more outperform votes than Softcat when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.22% of users gave Softcat an outperform vote while only 68.72% of users gave Computacenter an outperform vote.
41.7% of Softcat shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of Computacenter shares are held by institutional investors. 37.9% of Softcat shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 35.0% of Computacenter shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Softcat currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,393.33, indicating a potential downside of 17.65%. Computacenter has a consensus price target of GBX 3,625, indicating a potential upside of 29.84%. Given Softcat's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Computacenter is more favorable than Softcat.
In the previous week, Softcat and Softcat both had 3 articles in the media. Softcat's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Computacenter's score of 0.00 indicating that Computacenter is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Softcat has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Computacenter has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Computacenter has higher revenue and earnings than Softcat. Computacenter is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Softcat, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Softcat pays an annual dividend of GBX 26 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Computacenter pays an annual dividend of GBX 70 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Softcat pays out 4,642.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Computacenter pays out 4,046.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Computacenter is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Softcat and Computacenter tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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