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Cirata (CRTA) Competitors

GBX 26.45 -1.05 (-3.82%)
As of 07/4/2025

CRTA vs. APTD, SPSY, GHT, ELCO, SAAS, TRCS, SPE, AOM, IGP, and TAX

Should you be buying Cirata stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cirata include Aptitude Software Group (APTD), Spectra Systems (SPSY), Gresham Technologies (GHT), Eleco (ELCO), Microlise Group (SAAS), Tracsis (TRCS), Sopheon (SPE), ActiveOps (AOM), Intercede Group (IGP), and Tax Systems (TAX). These companies are all part of the "software - application" industry.

Cirata vs. Its Competitors

Aptitude Software Group (LON:APTD) and Cirata (LON:CRTA) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Aptitude Software Group had 3 more articles in the media than Cirata. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Aptitude Software Group and 0 mentions for Cirata. Aptitude Software Group's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Cirata's score of 0.00 indicating that Aptitude Software Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Aptitude Software Group Positive
Cirata Neutral

Aptitude Software Group has a net margin of 6.71% compared to Cirata's net margin of -331.91%. Aptitude Software Group's return on equity of 8.16% beat Cirata's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Aptitude Software Group6.71% 8.16% 3.49%
Cirata -331.91%-179.97%-126.55%

Aptitude Software Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 470, indicating a potential upside of 43.73%. Given Aptitude Software Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Aptitude Software Group is more favorable than Cirata.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Aptitude Software Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Cirata
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

76.0% of Aptitude Software Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.4% of Cirata shares are held by institutional investors. 8.6% of Aptitude Software Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.1% of Cirata shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Aptitude Software Group has higher revenue and earnings than Cirata. Cirata is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aptitude Software Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Aptitude Software Group£69.26M2.62£4.65M£8.4438.72
Cirata£13.52M3.39-£44.87M-£18.92-1.40

Aptitude Software Group has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cirata has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Aptitude Software Group beats Cirata on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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CRTA vs. The Competition

MetricCirataSoftware IndustryComputer SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£45.78M£5.43B£27.72B£2.96B
Dividend YieldN/A3.24%3.12%5.02%
P/E Ratio-1.4028.7037.24147.88
Price / Sales3.39320.832,028.42258,917.23
Price / CashN/A16.6338.5127.97
Price / Book1.849.337.224.61
Net Income-£44.87M£64.18M£763.57M£5.90B
7 Day Performance-2.04%1.96%2.80%1.04%
1 Month Performance-8.89%3.75%5.52%4.36%
1 Year Performance-48.19%11.05%52,212.03%82.36%

Cirata Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CRTA
Cirata
N/AGBX 26.45
-3.8%
N/A-48.2%£45.78M£13.52M-1.40112Gap Down
APTD
Aptitude Software Group
2.4297 of 5 stars
GBX 327
+0.6%
GBX 470
+43.7%
-9.9%£181.40M£69.26M38.72452News Coverage
SPSY
Spectra Systems
N/AGBX 225
flat
N/A+0.7%£137.01M£27.41M21.1728
GHT
Gresham Technologies
N/AN/AN/AN/A£136.21M£49.01M4,062.50216High Trading Volume
ELCO
Eleco
0.5621 of 5 stars
GBX 162.50
flat
GBX 176
+8.3%
+47.9%£135.38M£31.11M46.00255Positive News
SAAS
Microlise Group
2.751 of 5 stars
GBX 114
flat
GBX 204.50
+79.4%
-15.6%£132.01M£63.13M97.57715Positive News
Insider Trade
TRCS
Tracsis
1.4844 of 5 stars
GBX 415
+1.2%
GBX 550
+32.5%
-41.9%£126.05M£81.57M256.39550Dividend Increase
SPE
Sopheon
N/AN/AN/AN/A£106.03M£38.12M-9,500.00174
AOM
ActiveOps
2.319 of 5 stars
GBX 147.50
+1.0%
GBX 185
+25.4%
+31.7%£105.26M£18.60M128.28180
IGP
Intercede Group
N/AGBX 184
-1.3%
N/A+23.5%£104.17M£19.41M17.2399
TAX
Tax Systems
N/AN/AN/AN/A£97.51M£16.08M375.00N/A

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This page (LON:CRTA) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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