Computacenter (CCC) Competitors

Computacenter (LON:CCC) and FD Technologies (LON:FDP) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Is CCC or FDP a better dividend stock?

Computacenter pays an annual dividend of GBX 71 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. FD Technologies pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Computacenter pays out 47.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FD Technologies pays out -19.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has more volatility & risk, CCC or FDP?

Computacenter has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FD Technologies has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CCC or FDP?

Computacenter currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,824, suggesting a potential upside of 22.89%. Given Computacenter's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Computacenter is more favorable than FD Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Computacenter	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
FD Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CCC or FDP?

40.5% of Computacenter shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.1% of FD Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.4% of Computacenter shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.5% of FD Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CCC or FDP?

Computacenter has higher revenue and earnings than FD Technologies. FD Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Computacenter, 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
Computacenter	£6.00B	0.41	£158.49M	£149.45	15.38
FD Technologies	£196.89M	2.77	-£32.27M	-£144.37	-16.97

Does the media prefer CCC or FDP?

In the previous week, Computacenter's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled FD Technologies'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Computacenter	Neutral
FD Technologies	Neutral

Is CCC or FDP more profitable?

Computacenter has a net margin of 2.64% compared to FD Technologies' net margin of -16.39%. Computacenter's return on equity of 17.61% beat FD Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Computacenter	2.64%	17.61%	4.83%
FD Technologies	-16.39%	-24.32%	0.25%

Summary

Computacenter beats FD Technologies on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.