SAAS vs. APTD, OMG, NET, EYE, GHT, TRB, SPSY, CLBS, ELCO, and TRCS
Should you be buying Microlise Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Microlise Group include Aptitude Software Group (APTD), Oxford Metrics (OMG), Netcall (NET), Eagle Eye Solutions Group (EYE), Gresham Technologies (GHT), Tribal Group (TRB), Spectra Systems (SPSY), Celebrus Technologies (CLBS), Eleco (ELCO), and Tracsis (TRCS). These companies are all part of the "software - application" industry.
Aptitude Software Group (LON:APTD) and Microlise Group (LON:SAAS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and community ranking.
Aptitude Software Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Microlise Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Aptitude Software Group pays out 7,142.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Microlise Group pays out 20,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Aptitude Software Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Aptitude Software Group has higher revenue and earnings than Microlise Group. Aptitude Software Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Microlise Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Aptitude Software Group had 3 more articles in the media than Microlise Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Aptitude Software Group and 0 mentions for Microlise Group. Microlise Group's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Aptitude Software Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Aptitude Software Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Aptitude Software Group received 18 more outperform votes than Microlise Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Microlise Group an outperform vote while only 85.71% of users gave Aptitude Software Group an outperform vote.
Aptitude Software Group has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Microlise Group has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Aptitude Software Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 542.50, indicating a potential upside of 76.08%. Microlise Group has a consensus price target of GBX 210, indicating a potential upside of 36.36%. Given Microlise Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Aptitude Software Group is more favorable than Microlise Group.
75.8% of Aptitude Software Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.1% of Microlise Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.6% of Aptitude Software Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 60.9% of Microlise Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Aptitude Software Group has a net margin of 5.52% compared to Aptitude Software Group's net margin of 2.20%. Microlise Group's return on equity of 6.83% beat Aptitude Software Group's return on equity.
Summary
Aptitude Software Group beats Microlise Group on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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