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Bytes Technology Group has a consensus price target of £620.17, suggesting a potential upside of 15,220.45%. Given Bytes Technology Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bytes Technology Group is more favorable than Network International. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Network International 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Bytes Technology Group 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33

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BYIT vs. DARK, NETW, SPT, WPS, and MNO

Should you buy Bytes Technology Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Bytes Technology Group with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Bytes Technology Group include Darktrace (DARK), Network International (NETW), Spirent Communications (SPT), W.A.G payment solutions (WPS), and Maestrano Group (MNO). These companies are all part of the "software - infrastructure" industry.

How does Bytes Technology Group compare to Darktrace?

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

Bytes Technology Group has a net margin of 23.25% compared to Darktrace's net margin of 17.99%. Bytes Technology Group's return on equity of 64.69% beat Darktrace's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bytes Technology Group	23.25%	64.69%	10.12%
Darktrace	17.99%	36.56%	6.74%

Bytes Technology Group currently has a consensus target price of £620.17, indicating a potential upside of 15,220.45%. Given Bytes Technology Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Darktrace	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

44.9% of Bytes Technology Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.5% of Darktrace shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Bytes Technology Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.1% of Darktrace shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Bytes Technology Group has a beta of 0.708, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Darktrace has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the broader market.

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	£220.56M	4.28	£52.30M	£20.74	19.52
Darktrace	£616.47M	0.00	£110.89M	£0.13	N/A

In the previous week, Bytes Technology Group had 2 more articles in the media than Darktrace. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Bytes Technology Group and 0 mentions for Darktrace. Bytes Technology Group's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Darktrace's score of 0.00 indicating that Bytes Technology Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Bytes Technology Group	Positive
Darktrace	Neutral

Summary

Bytes Technology Group beats Darktrace on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Bytes Technology Group compare to Network International?

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

Bytes Technology Group has a consensus price target of £620.17, suggesting a potential upside of 15,220.45%. Given Bytes Technology Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bytes Technology Group is more favorable than Network International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Network International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Bytes Technology Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Network International has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Bytes Technology Group has a beta of 0.708, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the broader market.

Bytes Technology Group has a net margin of 23.25% compared to Network International's net margin of 13.40%. Bytes Technology Group's return on equity of 64.69% beat Network International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Network International	13.40%	10.62%	4.79%
Bytes Technology Group	23.25%	64.69%	10.12%

99.8% of Network International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.9% of Bytes Technology Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.4% of Network International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Bytes Technology Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Bytes Technology Group had 2 more articles in the media than Network International. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Bytes Technology Group and 0 mentions for Network International. Network International's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Bytes Technology Group's score of 0.79 indicating that Network International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Network International	Positive
Bytes Technology Group	Positive

Network International pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share. Bytes Technology Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. 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 pays out 48.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bytes Technology Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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
Network International	£490.13M	0.00	£65.69M	£0.09	N/A
Bytes Technology Group	£220.56M	4.28	£52.30M	£20.74	19.52

Summary

Bytes Technology Group beats Network International on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Bytes Technology Group compare to Spirent Communications?

Bytes Technology Group (LON:BYIT) and Spirent Communications (LON:SPT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Bytes Technology Group has a beta of 0.708, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Spirent Communications has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the broader market.

Bytes Technology Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Spirent Communications. Bytes Technology Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spirent Communications, 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	£220.56M	4.28	£52.30M	£20.74	19.52
Spirent Communications	£471M	2.49	£16.67M	£0.01	16,032.26

Bytes Technology Group has a net margin of 23.25% compared to Spirent Communications' net margin of 2.80%. Bytes Technology Group's return on equity of 64.69% beat Spirent Communications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bytes Technology Group	23.25%	64.69%	10.12%
Spirent Communications	2.80%	3.36%	2.77%

44.9% of Bytes Technology Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.4% of Spirent Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Bytes Technology Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.0% of Spirent Communications shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Bytes Technology Group had 2 more articles in the media than Spirent Communications. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Bytes Technology Group and 0 mentions for Spirent Communications. Bytes Technology Group's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Spirent Communications' score of 0.00 indicating that Bytes Technology Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Bytes Technology Group	Positive
Spirent Communications	Neutral

Bytes Technology Group presently has a consensus price target of £620.17, suggesting a potential upside of 15,220.45%. Spirent Communications has a consensus price target of GBX 199, suggesting a potential upside of 0.10%. Given Bytes Technology Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bytes Technology Group is more favorable than Spirent Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bytes Technology Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Spirent Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Bytes Technology Group beats Spirent Communications on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Bytes Technology Group compare to W.A.G payment solutions?

Bytes Technology Group (LON:BYIT) and W.A.G payment solutions (LON:WPS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Bytes Technology Group has a net margin of 23.25% compared to W.A.G payment solutions' net margin of 0.12%. Bytes Technology Group's return on equity of 64.69% beat W.A.G payment solutions' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bytes Technology Group	23.25%	64.69%	10.12%
W.A.G payment solutions	0.12%	1.04%	1.86%

Bytes Technology Group has a beta of 0.708, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, W.A.G payment solutions has a beta of 0.13, suggesting that its share price is 87% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Bytes Technology Group had 2 more articles in the media than W.A.G payment solutions. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Bytes Technology Group and 0 mentions for W.A.G payment solutions. Bytes Technology Group's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat W.A.G payment solutions' score of 0.00 indicating that Bytes Technology Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Bytes Technology Group	Positive
W.A.G payment solutions	Neutral

Bytes Technology Group presently has a consensus target price of £620.17, suggesting a potential upside of 15,220.45%. W.A.G payment solutions has a consensus target price of GBX 120, suggesting a potential upside of 13.21%. Given Bytes Technology Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Bytes Technology Group is more favorable than W.A.G payment solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bytes Technology Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
W.A.G payment solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Bytes Technology Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than W.A.G payment solutions. Bytes Technology Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than W.A.G payment solutions, 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	£220.56M	4.28	£52.30M	£20.74	19.52
W.A.G payment solutions	£2.24B	0.33	-£49.24M	£0.00	27,179.49

44.9% of Bytes Technology Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.0% of W.A.G payment solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Bytes Technology Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 47.7% of W.A.G payment solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Bytes Technology Group beats W.A.G payment solutions on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Bytes Technology Group compare to Maestrano Group?

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

Bytes Technology Group has higher revenue and earnings than Maestrano Group. Maestrano Group 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
Maestrano Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	-£6.00	N/A
Bytes Technology Group	£220.56M	4.28	£52.30M	£20.74	19.52

Maestrano Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 144, suggesting a potential upside of 95.65%. Bytes Technology Group has a consensus price target of £620.17, suggesting a potential upside of 15,220.45%. Given Bytes Technology Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bytes Technology Group is more favorable than Maestrano Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Maestrano Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Bytes Technology Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Bytes Technology Group has a net margin of 23.25% compared to Maestrano Group's net margin of 0.00%. Bytes Technology Group's return on equity of 64.69% beat Maestrano Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maestrano Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bytes Technology Group	23.25%	64.69%	10.12%

In the previous week, Bytes Technology Group had 2 more articles in the media than Maestrano Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Bytes Technology Group and 0 mentions for Maestrano Group. Bytes Technology Group's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Maestrano Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Bytes Technology Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Maestrano Group	Neutral
Bytes Technology Group	Positive

26.0% of Maestrano Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.9% of Bytes Technology Group shares are held by institutional investors. 26.3% of Maestrano Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Bytes Technology Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Bytes Technology Group beats Maestrano Group on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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BYIT vs. The Competition

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Metric	Bytes Technology Group	Software Industry	Computer Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£943.78M	£652.43M	£36.45B	£2.82B
Dividend Yield	2.45%	4.13%	3.19%	6.15%
P/E Ratio	19.52	676.91	75.73	367.99
Price / Sales	4.28	15,313.15	590.46	83,997.84
Price / Cash	26.67	15.46	42.47	27.89
Price / Book	12.53	5.58	8.91	7.31
Net Income	£52.30M	-£24.99M	£1.07B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-3.11%	-1.03%	-2.42%	0.30%
1 Month Performance	7.03%	-2.70%	-3.59%	0.31%
1 Year Performance	16.99%	-9.17%	130.18%	67.61%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
BYIT Bytes Technology Group	4.4809 of 5 stars	GBX 404.40 +0.1%	£620.17 +15,235.6%	+18.8%	£942.84M	£220.56M	19.50	930	Positive News
DARK Darktrace	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£3.69B	£616.47M	4,436.92	2,300
NETW Network International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£2.13B	£490.13M	4,437.78	2,133
SPT Spirent Communications	0.275 of 5 stars	GBX 198.80 flat	GBX 199 +0.1%	+2.1%	£1.17B	£471M	16,032.26	1,526
WPS W.A.G payment solutions	N/A	GBX 106 +8.4%	GBX 120 +13.2%	+22.4%	£733.72M	£2.24B	27,179.49	1,329

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Bytes Technology Group (BYIT) Competitors

BYIT vs. DARK, NETW, SPT, WPS, and MNO

How does Bytes Technology Group compare to Darktrace?

Is BYIT or DARK more profitable?

Do analysts rate BYIT or DARK?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BYIT or DARK?

Which has more risk and volatility, BYIT or DARK?

Which has better earnings and valuation, BYIT or DARK?

Does the media prefer BYIT or DARK?

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How does Bytes Technology Group compare to Network International?

Do analysts recommend NETW or BYIT?

Which has more risk & volatility, NETW or BYIT?

Is NETW or BYIT more profitable?

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

Does the media favor NETW or BYIT?

Is NETW or BYIT a better dividend stock?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, NETW or BYIT?

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How does Bytes Technology Group compare to Spirent Communications?

Which has more risk and volatility, BYIT or SPT?

Which has better earnings and valuation, BYIT or SPT?

Is BYIT or SPT more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BYIT or SPT?

Does the media prefer BYIT or SPT?

Do analysts prefer BYIT or SPT?

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How does Bytes Technology Group compare to W.A.G payment solutions?

Is BYIT or WPS more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, BYIT or WPS?

Does the media refer more to BYIT or WPS?

Do analysts recommend BYIT or WPS?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BYIT or WPS?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BYIT or WPS?

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How does Bytes Technology Group compare to Maestrano Group?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MNO or BYIT?

Do analysts recommend MNO or BYIT?

Is MNO or BYIT more profitable?

Does the media prefer MNO or BYIT?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MNO or BYIT?

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