FDP vs. FDM, RCN, KCT, ECK, PBEE, PAY, TTG, IDOX, NCC, and MIDW
Should you be buying FD Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FD Technologies include FDM Group (FDM), Redcentric (RCN), Kin and Carta (KCT), Eckoh (ECK), PensionBee Group (PBEE), PayPoint (PAY), TT Electronics (TTG), IDOX (IDOX), NCC Group (NCC), and Midwich Group (MIDW). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
FDM Group (LON:FDM) and FD Technologies (LON:FDP) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking and risk.
FDM Group has higher revenue and earnings than FD Technologies. FD Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FDM Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
FDM Group has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FD Technologies has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.
FDM Group has a net margin of 11.05% compared to FDM Group's net margin of -3.80%. FD Technologies' return on equity of 49.67% beat FDM Group's return on equity.
FDM Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 840, suggesting a potential upside of 134.31%. FD Technologies has a consensus price target of GBX 2,331, suggesting a potential upside of 78.76%. Given FD Technologies' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe FDM Group is more favorable than FD Technologies.
In the previous week, FDM Group had 3 more articles in the media than FD Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for FDM Group and 0 mentions for FD Technologies. FD Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.21 beat FDM Group's score of 0.00 indicating that FDM Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
80.4% of FDM Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.5% of FD Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 18.0% of FDM Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.3% of FD Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
FD Technologies received 85 more outperform votes than FDM Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.11% of users gave FD Technologies an outperform vote while only 70.57% of users gave FDM Group an outperform vote.
FDM Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 36 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%. FD Technologies pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. FDM Group pays out 9,729.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. FD Technologies pays out -7,179.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Summary
FDM Group beats FD Technologies on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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