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DSCV vs. GHH, TTG, SOLI, KETL, and WPHO

Should you buy discoverIE Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares discoverIE Group with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with discoverIE Group include Gooch & Housego (GHH), TT Electronics (TTG), Solid State (SOLI), Strix Group (KETL), and Windar Photonics (WPHO).

How does discoverIE Group compare to Gooch & Housego?

Gooch & Housego (LON:GHH) and discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and profitability.

Gooch & Housego pays an annual dividend of GBX 13.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. discoverIE Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 12.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Gooch & Housego pays out 92.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. discoverIE Group pays out 43.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. discoverIE Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Gooch & Housego has a beta of 0.892, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, discoverIE Group has a beta of 1.276, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the broader market.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Gooch & Housego£161.48M2.07£1.07M£14.3085.31
discoverIE Group£443.30M1.68£15.66M£29.4026.43

In the previous week, discoverIE Group had 2 more articles in the media than Gooch & Housego. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for discoverIE Group and 0 mentions for Gooch & Housego. discoverIE Group's average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat Gooch & Housego's score of 0.00 indicating that discoverIE Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Gooch & Housego Neutral
discoverIE Group Neutral

Gooch & Housego currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,150, suggesting a potential downside of 5.74%. discoverIE Group has a consensus target price of GBX 894.38, suggesting a potential upside of 15.11%. Given discoverIE Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe discoverIE Group is more favorable than Gooch & Housego.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Gooch & Housego
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
discoverIE Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

discoverIE Group has a net margin of 6.54% compared to Gooch & Housego's net margin of 2.44%. discoverIE Group's return on equity of 9.04% beat Gooch & Housego's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Gooch & Housego2.44% 3.33% 1.88%
discoverIE Group 6.54%9.04%4.17%

21.7% of Gooch & Housego shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of discoverIE Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Gooch & Housego shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of discoverIE Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

discoverIE Group beats Gooch & Housego on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does discoverIE Group compare to TT Electronics?

TT Electronics (LON:TTG) and discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.

In the previous week, discoverIE Group had 2 more articles in the media than TT Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for discoverIE Group and 0 mentions for TT Electronics. discoverIE Group's average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat TT Electronics' score of 0.00 indicating that discoverIE Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
TT Electronics Neutral
discoverIE Group Neutral

TT Electronics presently has a consensus target price of GBX 127.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.59%. discoverIE Group has a consensus target price of GBX 894.38, suggesting a potential upside of 15.11%. Given discoverIE Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe discoverIE Group is more favorable than TT Electronics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
TT Electronics
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
discoverIE Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

discoverIE Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than TT Electronics. TT Electronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than discoverIE Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
TT Electronics£481.40M0.46-£12.84M-£28.50N/A
discoverIE Group£443.30M1.68£15.66M£29.4026.43

60.3% of TT Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of discoverIE Group shares are held by institutional investors. 8.8% of TT Electronics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of discoverIE Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

discoverIE Group has a net margin of 6.54% compared to TT Electronics' net margin of -10.51%. discoverIE Group's return on equity of 9.04% beat TT Electronics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
TT Electronics-10.51% -31.21% 0.42%
discoverIE Group 6.54%9.04%4.17%

TT Electronics has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, discoverIE Group has a beta of 1.276, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

discoverIE Group beats TT Electronics on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does discoverIE Group compare to Solid State?

Solid State (LON:SOLI) and discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Solid State currently has a consensus target price of GBX 275, indicating a potential upside of 42.87%. discoverIE Group has a consensus target price of GBX 894.38, indicating a potential upside of 15.11%. Given Solid State's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Solid State is more favorable than discoverIE Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Solid State
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
discoverIE Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Solid State has higher earnings, but lower revenue than discoverIE Group. discoverIE Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Solid State, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Solid State£154.14M0.71£44.26M£7.1027.11
discoverIE Group£443.30M1.68£15.66M£29.4026.43

In the previous week, Solid State had 3 more articles in the media than discoverIE Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Solid State and 2 mentions for discoverIE Group. discoverIE Group's average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat Solid State's score of 0.13 indicating that discoverIE Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Solid State
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
discoverIE Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

9.7% of Solid State shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of discoverIE Group shares are held by institutional investors. 9.3% of Solid State shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of discoverIE Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Solid State pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. discoverIE Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 12.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Solid State pays out 36.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. discoverIE Group pays out 43.0% 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.

Solid State has a beta of 0.879, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, discoverIE Group has a beta of 1.276, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the broader market.

discoverIE Group has a net margin of 6.54% compared to Solid State's net margin of 2.65%. discoverIE Group's return on equity of 9.04% beat Solid State's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Solid State2.65% 6.51% 9.06%
discoverIE Group 6.54%9.04%4.17%

Summary

discoverIE Group beats Solid State on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does discoverIE Group compare to Strix Group?

discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) and Strix Group (LON:KETL) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk and media sentiment.

discoverIE Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 894.38, indicating a potential upside of 15.11%. Strix Group has a consensus price target of GBX 56.67, indicating a potential upside of 64.63%. Given Strix Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Strix Group is more favorable than discoverIE Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
discoverIE Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Strix Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

52.4% of discoverIE Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.5% of Strix Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of discoverIE Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Strix Group shares are held by 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.

discoverIE Group has a net margin of 6.54% compared to Strix Group's net margin of -0.97%. discoverIE Group's return on equity of 9.04% beat Strix Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
discoverIE Group6.54% 9.04% 4.17%
Strix Group -0.97%-3.15%10.07%

discoverIE Group has a beta of 1.276, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Strix Group has a beta of 0.953, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

Strix Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than discoverIE Group. Strix Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than discoverIE Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
discoverIE Group£443.30M1.68£15.66M£29.4026.43
Strix Group£138.37M0.49£266.97M£3.4010.12

In the previous week, discoverIE Group had 1 more articles in the media than Strix Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for discoverIE Group and 1 mentions for Strix Group. Strix Group's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat discoverIE Group's score of 0.27 indicating that Strix Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
discoverIE Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Strix Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

discoverIE Group beats Strix Group on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does discoverIE Group compare to Windar Photonics?

discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) and Windar Photonics (LON:WPHO) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

discoverIE Group has a net margin of 6.54% compared to Windar Photonics' net margin of -19.87%. discoverIE Group's return on equity of 9.04% beat Windar Photonics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
discoverIE Group6.54% 9.04% 4.17%
Windar Photonics -19.87%-16.16%0.62%

discoverIE Group has a beta of 1.276, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Windar Photonics has a beta of 1.999, suggesting that its stock price is 100% more volatile than the broader market.

52.4% of discoverIE Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.4% of Windar Photonics shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of discoverIE Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.2% of Windar Photonics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
discoverIE Group£443.30M1.68£15.66M£29.4026.43
Windar Photonics£4.98M5.33-£153.52K-£1.50N/A

In the previous week, discoverIE Group had 2 more articles in the media than Windar Photonics. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for discoverIE Group and 0 mentions for Windar Photonics. discoverIE Group's average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat Windar Photonics' score of 0.00 indicating that discoverIE Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
discoverIE Group Neutral
Windar Photonics Neutral

discoverIE Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 894.38, suggesting a potential upside of 15.11%. Given discoverIE Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe discoverIE Group is more favorable than Windar Photonics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
discoverIE Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Windar Photonics
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

discoverIE Group beats Windar Photonics on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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DSCV vs. The Competition

MetricdiscoverIE GroupElectronic Equipment, Instruments & Components IndustryTechnology SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£746.91M£13.02B£27.96B£2.82B
Dividend Yield1.68%2.28%2.77%6.15%
P/E Ratio26.4350.5379.90368.45
Price / Sales1.6847.78595.6283,500.12
Price / Cash22.2830.1945.0527.89
Price / Book2.474.907.607.06
Net Income£15.66M£196.14M£662.12M£5.89B
7 Day Performance2.10%0.35%0.11%6.48%
1 Month Performance13.76%-5.27%-4.47%0.22%
1 Year Performance14.82%602.29%147.95%64.32%

discoverIE Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DSCV
discoverIE Group
3.0232 of 5 stars
GBX 777
+0.3%
GBX 894.38
+15.1%
+14.5%£746.91M£443.30M26.434,500
GHH
Gooch & Housego
N/AGBX 1,220
-0.4%
GBX 1,150
-5.7%
+96.8%£333.93M£161.48M85.311,030
TTG
TT Electronics
N/AGBX 118
flat
GBX 127.50
+8.1%
+34.6%£210.54M£481.40MN/A4,945
SOLI
Solid State
3.2494 of 5 stars
GBX 183.65
-2.1%
GBX 275
+49.7%
+14.0%£104.19M£154.14M25.87400
KETL
Strix Group
3.5835 of 5 stars
GBX 33
+1.4%
GBX 56.67
+71.7%
-15.6%£65.26M£138.37M9.711,000

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