SFT vs. WATR, INSE, MIND, VNET, KGH, CTG, BEG, DLAR, KEYS, and CPI
Should you be buying Software Circle stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Software Circle include Water Intelligence (WATR), Inspired (INSE), Mind Gym (MIND), Vianet Group (VNET), Knights Group (KGH), Christie Group (CTG), Begbies Traynor Group (BEG), De La Rue (DLAR), Keystone Law Group (KEYS), and Capita (CPI). These companies are all part of the "specialty business services" industry.
Water Intelligence (LON:WATR) and Software Circle (LON:SFT) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and community ranking.
Water Intelligence has a net margin of 5.39% compared to Water Intelligence's net margin of -16.76%. Software Circle's return on equity of 7.54% beat Water Intelligence's return on equity.
In the previous week, Water Intelligence had 9 more articles in the media than Software Circle. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Water Intelligence and 0 mentions for Software Circle. Software Circle's average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat Water Intelligence's score of 0.00 indicating that Water Intelligence is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Water Intelligence received 159 more outperform votes than Software Circle when rated by MarketBeat users.
Water Intelligence has higher revenue and earnings than Software Circle. Software Circle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Water Intelligence, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
29.5% of Water Intelligence shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.0% of Software Circle shares are owned by institutional investors. 55.5% of Water Intelligence shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 76.3% of Software Circle shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Water Intelligence has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Software Circle has a beta of 0.24, suggesting that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Water Intelligence beats Software Circle on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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