Boku (BOKU) Competitors

Boku (LON:BOKU) and Network International (LON:NETW) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, BOKU or NETW?

Boku has a beta of -0.11, meaning that its share price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Network International has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BOKU or NETW?

Boku received 60 more outperform votes than Network International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 94.74% of users gave Network International an outperform vote while only 74.16% of users gave Boku an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Boku	Outperform Votes 132 74.16%	Underperform Votes 46 25.84%
Network International	Outperform Votes 72 94.74%	Underperform Votes 4 5.26%

Do analysts rate BOKU or NETW?

Boku presently has a consensus target price of GBX 230, indicating a potential upside of 18.56%. Given Boku's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Boku is more favorable than Network International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boku	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Network International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has better earnings and valuation, BOKU or NETW?

Network International has higher revenue and earnings than Boku. Network International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boku, 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
Boku	£113.86M	6.32	£9.00M	£1.94	100.24
Network International	£490.13M	0.00	£65.69M	£0.09	N/A

Is BOKU or NETW more profitable?

Network International has a net margin of 13.40% compared to Boku's net margin of 7.90%. Network International's return on equity of 10.62% beat Boku's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boku	7.90%	5.46%	2.67%
Network International	13.40%	10.62%	4.79%

Does the media favor BOKU or NETW?

In the previous week, Boku and Boku both had 1 articles in the media. Network International's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat Boku's score of 0.00 indicating that Network International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Boku	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Network International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BOKU or NETW?

72.4% of Boku shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of Network International shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Boku shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Network International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Network International beats Boku on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.