Arcontech Group (ARC) Competitors

AdEPT Technology Group (LON:ADT) and Arcontech Group (LON:ARC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ADT or ARC?

36.5% of AdEPT Technology Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.9% of Arcontech Group shares are held by institutional investors. 61.8% of AdEPT Technology Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 54.5% of Arcontech Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ADT or ARC more profitable?

Arcontech Group has a net margin of 36.69% compared to AdEPT Technology Group's net margin of -6.28%. Arcontech Group's return on equity of 13.45% beat AdEPT Technology Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AdEPT Technology Group	-6.28%	-29.41%	0.16%
Arcontech Group	36.69%	13.45%	5.55%

Do analysts rate ADT or ARC?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AdEPT Technology Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Arcontech Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ADT or ARC?

Arcontech Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AdEPT Technology Group. AdEPT Technology Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arcontech Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AdEPT Technology Group	£68.03M	0.74	-£4.27M	-£0.17	-1,179.41
Arcontech Group	£2.91M	5.05	£1.07M	£0.08	1,375.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ADT or ARC?

AdEPT Technology Group received 61 more outperform votes than Arcontech Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.22% of users gave AdEPT Technology Group an outperform vote while only 62.17% of users gave Arcontech Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AdEPT Technology Group	Outperform Votes 250 76.22%	Underperform Votes 78 23.78%
Arcontech Group	Outperform Votes 189 62.17%	Underperform Votes 115 37.83%

Which has more risk and volatility, ADT or ARC?

AdEPT Technology Group has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arcontech Group has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ADT or ARC a better dividend stock?

AdEPT Technology Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Arcontech Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. AdEPT Technology Group pays out -588.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Arcontech Group pays out 5,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media prefer ADT or ARC?

In the previous week, Arcontech Group had 3 more articles in the media than AdEPT Technology Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Arcontech Group and 0 mentions for AdEPT Technology Group. Arcontech Group's average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat AdEPT Technology Group's score of -0.15 indicating that Arcontech Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
AdEPT Technology Group	Neutral
Arcontech Group	Neutral

Summary

Arcontech Group beats AdEPT Technology Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.