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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment and profitability.

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

40.5% of Computacenter shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.1% of FD Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 36.4% of Computacenter shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.5% of FD Technologies 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.

Does the media prefer CCC or FDP?

In the previous week, Computacenter had 2 more articles in the media than FD Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Computacenter and 0 mentions for FD Technologies. Computacenter's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat FD Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that Computacenter is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Computacenter	Positive
FD Technologies	Neutral

Do analysts recommend CCC or FDP?

Computacenter presently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,958.33, suggesting a potential upside of 28.85%. Given Computacenter's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
FD Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has preferable valuation and 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	15.36
FD Technologies	£196.89M	2.75	-£32.27M	-£144.37	-16.90

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%

Which has more volatility and risk, CCC or FDP?

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

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.

Summary

Computacenter beats FD Technologies on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.