Checkit (CKT) Competitors

1Spatial (LON:SPA) and Checkit (LON:CKT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, SPA or CKT?

1Spatial has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Checkit has a beta of 0.35, meaning that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SPA or CKT more profitable?

1Spatial has a net margin of 4.54% compared to Checkit's net margin of -36.15%. 1Spatial's return on equity of 8.11% beat Checkit's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
1Spatial	4.54%	8.11%	3.34%
Checkit	-36.15%	-35.21%	-12.31%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SPA or CKT?

1Spatial received 111 more outperform votes than Checkit when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.00% of users gave 1Spatial an outperform vote while only 54.55% of users gave Checkit an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
1Spatial	Outperform Votes 117 65.00%	Underperform Votes 63 35.00%
Checkit	Outperform Votes 6 54.55%	Underperform Votes 5 45.45%

Does the media refer more to SPA or CKT?

In the previous week, 1Spatial had 2 more articles in the media than Checkit. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for 1Spatial and 0 mentions for Checkit. Checkit's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat 1Spatial's score of -0.52 indicating that Checkit is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
1Spatial	Negative
Checkit	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SPA or CKT?

1Spatial has higher revenue and earnings than Checkit. Checkit is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 1Spatial, 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
1Spatial	£33.67M	1.61	£1.53M	£1.33	36.05
Checkit	£13.00M	1.12	-£4.70M	-£4.35	-3.10

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SPA or CKT?

74.2% of 1Spatial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.1% of Checkit shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of 1Spatial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 55.4% of Checkit shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate SPA or CKT?

1Spatial currently has a consensus target price of GBX 105, indicating a potential upside of 118.75%. Given 1Spatial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe 1Spatial is more favorable than Checkit.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
1Spatial	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Checkit	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

1Spatial beats Checkit on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.