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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.

Which has preferable 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	2.38	£48.81M	£38.16	18.88
dotdigital Group	£78.69M	2.80	£11.03M	£3.62	19.88

Do analysts rate KNOS or DOTD?

Kainos Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,070, indicating a potential upside of 48.51%. dotdigital Group has a consensus price target of GBX 150, indicating a potential upside of 108.33%. Given dotdigital Group's higher probable 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

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 3.7%. dotdigital Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. 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.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% of dotdigital Group shares are owned 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.

Does the media refer more to KNOS or DOTD?

In the previous week, Kainos Group and Kainos Group both had 1 articles in the media. Kainos Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled dotdigital Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kainos Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
dotdigital Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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%

Which has more risk & 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 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.