Darktrace (DARK) Competitors

Darktrace (LON:DARK) and Murray International (LON:MYI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, community ranking, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has better valuation & earnings, DARK or MYI?

Murray International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Darktrace. Murray International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Darktrace, 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
Darktrace	£616.47M	5.99	£110.89M	£0.13	4,436.92
Murray International	£205.20M	7.56	£184.74M	£0.30	845.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DARK or MYI?

Murray International received 96 more outperform votes than Darktrace when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.19% of users gave Darktrace an outperform vote while only 65.98% of users gave Murray International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Darktrace	Outperform Votes 32 76.19%	Underperform Votes 10 23.81%
Murray International	Outperform Votes 128 65.98%	Underperform Votes 66 34.02%

Which has more volatility & risk, DARK or MYI?

Darktrace has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Murray International has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend DARK or MYI?

Darktrace currently has a consensus price target of GBX 575, suggesting a potential downside of 0.31%. Given Darktrace's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Darktrace is more favorable than Murray International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Darktrace	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Murray International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders believe in DARK or MYI?

61.5% of Darktrace shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.8% of Murray International shares are held by institutional investors. 36.1% of Darktrace shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Murray International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is DARK or MYI more profitable?

Murray International has a net margin of 90.03% compared to Darktrace's net margin of 17.99%. Darktrace's return on equity of 36.56% beat Murray International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Darktrace	17.99%	36.56%	6.74%
Murray International	90.03%	11.15%	6.89%

Does the media prefer DARK or MYI?

In the previous week, Darktrace had 2 more articles in the media than Murray International. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Darktrace and 3 mentions for Murray International. Murray International's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Darktrace's score of 0.12 indicating that Murray International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Darktrace	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Murray International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Darktrace beats Murray International on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.