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Aptitude Software Group (APTD) Competitors

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GBX 300 +5.00 (+1.69%)
As of 09/5/2025 11:57 AM Eastern

APTD vs. GBG, IMO, NCC, ATG, CER, IQG, IDOX, BIG, ACSO, and DOTD

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), NCC Group (NCC), Auction Technology Group (ATG), Cerillion (CER), IQGeo Group (IQG), IDOX (IDOX), Big Technologies (BIG), accesso Technology Group (ACSO), and dotdigital Group (DOTD). 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 business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings.

Aptitude Software Group has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GB Group has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.

61.7% of Aptitude Software Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.4% of GB Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Aptitude Software Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of GB Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, GB Group had 1 more articles in the media than Aptitude Software Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for GB Group and 2 mentions for Aptitude Software Group. Aptitude Software Group's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat GB Group's score of 1.23 indicating that Aptitude Software Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Aptitude Software Group
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
GB Group
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Aptitude Software Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 445, indicating a potential upside of 48.33%. GB Group has a consensus price target of GBX 390, indicating a potential upside of 81.82%. Given GB Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GB Group is more favorable than Aptitude Software Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Aptitude Software Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
GB Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Aptitude Software Group6.71% 8.16% 3.49%
GB Group -17.52%-7.73%-2.57%

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 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Aptitude Software Group£67.61M2.45£4.65M£0.083,947.37
GB Group£282.72M1.88-£48.52M£0.036,308.82

Summary

Aptitude Software Group beats GB Group on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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APTD vs. The Competition

MetricAptitude Software GroupSoftware IndustryComputer SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£165.89M£7.39B£30.73B£2.57B
Dividend Yield1.84%3.77%3.17%5.31%
P/E Ratio3,947.371,218.53440.225,361.54
Price / Sales2.45252.551,945.7595,775.89
Price / Cash8.5417.2136.7227.93
Price / Book2.9611.067.037.02
Net Income£4.65M£49.83M£808.51M£5.89B
7 Day Performance3.45%0.99%-0.23%0.63%
1 Month Performance7.14%-0.62%2.93%55.19%
1 Year Performance-10.98%11.76%24,153.28%182.01%

Aptitude Software Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
APTD
Aptitude Software Group
2.4017 of 5 stars
GBX 300
+1.7%
GBX 445
+48.3%
-11.0%£165.89M£67.61M3,947.37452Positive News
GBG
GB Group
3.4114 of 5 stars
GBX 214
+0.5%
GBX 390
+82.2%
-31.7%£539.76M£276.95M-11.111,183News Coverage
IMO
IMImobile
N/AN/AN/AN/A£490.40M£164.04M123.755,300
NCC
NCC Group
2.1538 of 5 stars
GBX 147.20
-0.4%
GBX 175
+18.9%
-2.0%£464.09M£326.70M-18.542,200Positive News
Dividend Cut
ATG
Auction Technology Group
2.4848 of 5 stars
GBX 339
-2.0%
GBX 625
+84.4%
-9.6%£418.78M£136.68M41.41396
CER
Cerillion
1.9271 of 5 stars
GBX 1,408
-0.8%
GBX 2,350
+66.9%
-24.6%£417.55M£41.39M29.68321News Coverage
Dividend Increase
IQG
IQGeo Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£295.50M£44.48M-20,700.00217
IDOX
IDOX
1.878 of 5 stars
GBX 60.40
+1.7%
GBX 85.50
+41.6%
-6.6%£276.21M£81.51M49.85626News Coverage
BIG
Big Technologies
0.1777 of 5 stars
GBX 90.80
+3.2%
GBX 80
-11.9%
-16.7%£257.92M£53.85M20.3336,200
ACSO
accesso Technology Group
3.3473 of 5 stars
GBX 423
-0.2%
GBX 562.50
+33.0%
-17.7%£210.87M£188.60M24.69672
DOTD
dotdigital Group
2.4227 of 5 stars
GBX 68.40
-1.4%
GBX 150
+119.3%
-22.8%£209.05M£78.69M18.88400News Coverage
Dividend Increase

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