CKT vs. SMRT, CHSS, ING, S247, ALT, BIRD, SKL, SYME, FADL, and ARC
Should you be buying Checkit stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Checkit include Smartspace Software (SMRT), World Chess (CHSS), Ingenta (ING), Smarttech247 Group (S247), Altitude Group (ALT), Blackbird (BIRD), Skillcast Group (SKL), Supply@ME Capital (SYME), Fadel Partners (FADL), and Arcontech Group (ARC). These companies are all part of the "software - application" industry.
Smartspace Software (LON:SMRT) and Checkit (LON:CKT) 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 community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and earnings.
Smartspace Software has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Checkit has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Smartspace Software has a net margin of -38.40% compared to Smartspace Software's net margin of -90.18%. Checkit's return on equity of -14.38% beat Smartspace Software's return on equity.
Smartspace Software received 21 more outperform votes than Checkit when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.14% of users gave Smartspace Software an outperform vote while only 54.55% of users gave Checkit an outperform vote.
43.7% of Smartspace Software shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.2% of Checkit shares are held by institutional investors. 32.4% of Smartspace Software shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 52.9% of Checkit shares are held 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.
Smartspace Software presently has a consensus target price of GBX 125, suggesting a potential upside of 32.98%. Given Checkit's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Smartspace Software is more favorable than Checkit.
Smartspace Software has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Checkit. Smartspace Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Checkit, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Checkit had 5 more articles in the media than Smartspace Software. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Checkit and 0 mentions for Smartspace Software. Checkit's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Smartspace Software's score of -0.01 indicating that Smartspace Software is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Smartspace Software beats Checkit on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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