dotdigital Group (DOTD) Competitors

Kainos Group (LON:KNOS) and dotdigital Group (LON:DOTD) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, KNOS or DOTD?

Kainos Group has higher revenue and earnings than dotdigital Group. Kainos Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than dotdigital Group, 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
Kainos Group	£383.18M	2.53	£48.81M	£38.16	20.12
dotdigital Group	£78.69M	3.06	£11.03M	£3.62	21.75

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KNOS or DOTD?

Kainos Group received 32 more outperform votes than dotdigital Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.07% of users gave Kainos Group an outperform vote while only 55.47% of users gave dotdigital Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kainos Group	Outperform Votes 255 73.07%	Underperform Votes 94 26.93%
dotdigital Group	Outperform Votes 223 55.47%	Underperform Votes 179 44.53%

Is KNOS or DOTD a better dividend stock?

Kainos Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 27 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. dotdigital Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Kainos Group pays out 70.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. dotdigital Group pays out 27.6% 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.

Does the media prefer KNOS or DOTD?

In the previous week, Kainos Group had 1 more articles in the media than dotdigital Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Kainos Group and 0 mentions for dotdigital Group. Kainos Group's average media sentiment score of 0.13 beat dotdigital Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Kainos Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Kainos Group	Neutral
dotdigital Group	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of KNOS or DOTD?

44.7% of Kainos Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.1% of dotdigital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.7% of Kainos Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% of dotdigital Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is KNOS or DOTD more profitable?

dotdigital Group has a net margin of 14.01% compared to Kainos Group's net margin of 12.74%. Kainos Group's return on equity of 33.12% beat dotdigital Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kainos Group	12.74%	33.12%	14.45%
dotdigital Group	14.01%	11.80%	8.64%

Do analysts prefer KNOS or DOTD?

Kainos Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,078.33, suggesting a potential upside of 40.41%. dotdigital Group has a consensus target price of GBX 150, suggesting a potential upside of 90.36%. Given dotdigital Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe dotdigital Group is more favorable than Kainos Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kainos Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
dotdigital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, KNOS or DOTD?

Kainos Group has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, dotdigital Group has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Kainos Group beats dotdigital Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.