Bytes Technology Group (BYIT) Competitors

Bytes Technology Group (LON:BYIT) and Network International (LON:NETW) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BYIT or NETW?

76.3% of Bytes Technology Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of Network International shares are held by institutional investors. 9.5% of Bytes Technology Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Network International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BYIT or NETW a better dividend stock?

Bytes Technology Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Network International pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share. Bytes Technology Group pays out 41.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Network International pays out 2,222.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Bytes Technology Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has better earnings and valuation, BYIT or NETW?

Network International has higher revenue and earnings than Bytes Technology Group. Network International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bytes Technology 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
Bytes Technology Group	£205.34M	4.00	£52.30M	£21.52	15.75
Network International	£490.13M	0.00	£65.69M	£0.09	N/A

Do analysts rate BYIT or NETW?

Bytes Technology Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 430, indicating a potential upside of 26.84%. Given Bytes Technology Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Bytes Technology Group is more favorable than Network International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bytes Technology Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Network International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer BYIT or NETW?

In the previous week, Bytes Technology Group had 5 more articles in the media than Network International. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Bytes Technology Group and 2 mentions for Network International. Network International's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Bytes Technology Group's score of 0.08 indicating that Network International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bytes Technology Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Network International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is BYIT or NETW more profitable?

Bytes Technology Group has a net margin of 25.47% compared to Network International's net margin of 13.40%. Bytes Technology Group's return on equity of 66.59% beat Network International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bytes Technology Group	25.47%	66.59%	10.12%
Network International	13.40%	10.62%	4.79%

Which has more risk and volatility, BYIT or NETW?

Bytes Technology Group has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Network International has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Bytes Technology Group beats Network International on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.