APTD vs. GBG, IMO, CER, NCC, ATG, IQG, IDOX, BIG, DOTD, and NET
Should you be buying Aptitude Software Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aptitude Software Group include GB Group (GBG), IMImobile (IMO), Cerillion (CER), NCC Group (NCC), Auction Technology Group (ATG), IQGeo Group (IQG), IDOX (IDOX), Big Technologies (BIG), dotdigital Group (DOTD), and Netcall (NET). These companies are all part of the "software - application" industry.
Aptitude Software Group vs. Its Competitors
Aptitude Software Group (LON:APTD) and GB Group (LON:GBG) 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 profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and risk.
Aptitude Software Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. GB Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Aptitude Software Group pays out 71.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GB Group pays out 123.5% 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 a net margin of 6.71% compared to GB Group's net margin of -17.52%. Aptitude Software Group's return on equity of 8.16% beat GB Group's return on equity.
Aptitude Software Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 445, indicating a potential upside of 48.33%. GB Group has a consensus target price of GBX 345, indicating a potential upside of 44.96%. Given Aptitude Software Group's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Aptitude Software Group is more favorable than GB Group.
61.7% of Aptitude Software Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.4% of GB Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Aptitude Software Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of GB Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, GB Group had 9 more articles in the media than Aptitude Software Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for GB Group and 1 mentions for Aptitude Software Group. GB Group's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Aptitude Software Group's score of 0.53 indicating that GB Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Aptitude Software Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than GB Group. Aptitude Software Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GB Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Aptitude Software Group has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GB Group has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Aptitude Software Group beats GB Group on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:APTD) was last updated on 10/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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