Bytes Technology Group (BYIT) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BYIT or DARK?

76.3% of Bytes Technology Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.5% of Darktrace shares are held by institutional investors. 9.5% of Bytes Technology Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 36.1% of Darktrace shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, BYIT or DARK?

Bytes Technology Group has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Darktrace has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer BYIT or DARK?

Bytes Technology Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 430, indicating a potential upside of 6.75%. Given Bytes Technology Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Bytes Technology Group is more favorable than Darktrace.

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
Darktrace	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is BYIT or DARK more profitable?

Bytes Technology Group has a net margin of 25.47% compared to Darktrace's net margin of 17.99%. Bytes Technology Group's return on equity of 66.59% beat Darktrace's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bytes Technology Group	25.47%	66.59%	10.12%
Darktrace	17.99%	36.56%	6.74%

Does the media favor BYIT or DARK?

In the previous week, Darktrace had 2 more articles in the media than Bytes Technology Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Darktrace and 0 mentions for Bytes Technology Group. Bytes Technology Group's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Darktrace's score of 0.33 indicating that Bytes Technology Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Bytes Technology Group	Positive
Darktrace	Neutral

Which has higher earnings & valuation, BYIT or DARK?

Darktrace has higher revenue and earnings than Bytes Technology Group. Darktrace 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	4.75	£52.30M	£21.52	18.72
Darktrace	£616.47M	0.00	£110.89M	£0.13	N/A

Summary

Bytes Technology Group beats Darktrace on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.