Darktrace (DARK) Competitors

Darktrace (LON:DARK) and Network International (LON:NETW) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and dividends.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DARK or NETW?

53.8% of Darktrace shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 100.8% of Network International shares are owned by institutional investors. 42.8% of Darktrace shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of Network International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, DARK or NETW?

Darktrace has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Network International has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DARK or NETW?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Darktrace	Outperform Votes 32 76.19%	Underperform Votes 10 23.81%
Network International	Outperform Votes 72 94.74%	Underperform Votes 4 5.26%

Does the media prefer DARK or NETW?

In the previous week, Darktrace's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Network International'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Darktrace	Neutral
Network International	Neutral

Do analysts rate DARK or NETW?

Darktrace currently has a consensus target price of GBX 575, suggesting a potential downside of 1.24%. Given Darktrace's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Darktrace is more favorable than Network International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Darktrace	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Network International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has higher earnings and valuation, DARK or NETW?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Darktrace	£616.47M	6.61	£110.89M	£0.13	4,478.46
Network International	£490.13M	4.27	£65.69M	£0.10	3,930.00

Is DARK or NETW more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Darktrace	17.99%	36.56%	6.74%
Network International	13.40%	10.62%	4.79%

Summary

Darktrace beats Network International on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.