DSW Capital (DSW) Competitors

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GBX 36.55 -3.45 (-8.63%)
As of 06/24/2026 05:50 AM Eastern

DSW vs. GRA, WATR, CTG, VNET, and INSE

Should you buy DSW Capital stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares DSW Capital 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 DSW Capital include Grafenia (GRA), Water Intelligence (WATR), Christie Group (CTG), Vianet Group (VNET), and Inspired (INSE). These companies are all part of the "specialty business services" industry.

How does DSW Capital compare to Grafenia?

Grafenia (LON:GRA) and DSW Capital (LON:DSW) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

In the previous week, Grafenia's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled DSW Capital'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Grafenia Neutral
DSW Capital Neutral

DSW Capital has a net margin of 16.14% compared to Grafenia's net margin of -11.78%. DSW Capital's return on equity of 10.45% beat Grafenia's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Grafenia-11.78% -82.44% -4.07%
DSW Capital 16.14%10.45%-0.38%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Grafenia£11.68M0.00-£1.41M-£0.01N/A
DSW Capital£6.56M1.40£97.05K£4.208.70

43.6% of Grafenia shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.8% of DSW Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.9% of Grafenia shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.6% of DSW Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Grafenia has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, DSW Capital has a beta of 0.469, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

DSW Capital beats Grafenia on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DSW Capital compare to Water Intelligence?

DSW Capital (LON:DSW) and Water Intelligence (LON:WATR) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and earnings.

1.8% of DSW Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.7% of Water Intelligence shares are held by institutional investors. 25.6% of DSW Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 55.7% of Water Intelligence shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

DSW Capital has a net margin of 16.14% compared to Water Intelligence's net margin of 5.50%. DSW Capital's return on equity of 10.45% beat Water Intelligence's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
DSW Capital16.14% 10.45% -0.38%
Water Intelligence 5.50%7.54%4.88%

Water Intelligence has higher revenue and earnings than DSW Capital. DSW Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Water Intelligence, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
DSW Capital£6.56M1.40£97.05K£4.208.70
Water Intelligence£90.43M0.48£6.65M£24.9010.44

DSW Capital has a beta of 0.469, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Water Intelligence has a beta of 0.978, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, DSW Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Water Intelligence'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
DSW Capital Neutral
Water Intelligence Neutral

Water Intelligence has a consensus target price of GBX 515, suggesting a potential upside of 98.08%. Given Water Intelligence's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Water Intelligence is more favorable than DSW Capital.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
DSW Capital
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Water Intelligence
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Water Intelligence beats DSW Capital on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DSW Capital compare to Christie Group?

DSW Capital (LON:DSW) and Christie Group (LON:CTG) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
DSW Capital£6.56M1.40£97.05K£4.208.70
Christie Group£70.60M0.50-£3.31M£5.0627.17

In the previous week, Christie Group had 1 more articles in the media than DSW Capital. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Christie Group and 0 mentions for DSW Capital. Christie Group's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat DSW Capital's score of 0.00 indicating that Christie Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
DSW Capital Neutral
Christie Group Positive

DSW Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. Christie Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. DSW Capital pays out 71.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Christie Group pays out 49.4% 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.

DSW Capital has a beta of 0.469, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Christie Group has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the broader market.

1.8% of DSW Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Christie Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.6% of DSW Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 61.4% of Christie Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

DSW Capital has a net margin of 16.14% compared to Christie Group's net margin of -4.87%. DSW Capital's return on equity of 10.45% beat Christie Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
DSW Capital16.14% 10.45% -0.38%
Christie Group -4.87%-80.44%0.37%

Summary

Christie Group beats DSW Capital on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DSW Capital compare to Vianet Group?

DSW Capital (LON:DSW) and Vianet Group (LON:VNET) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

DSW Capital has a net margin of 16.14% compared to Vianet Group's net margin of 2.69%. DSW Capital's return on equity of 10.45% beat Vianet Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
DSW Capital16.14% 10.45% -0.38%
Vianet Group 2.69%1.53%2.22%

1.8% of DSW Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.8% of Vianet Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.6% of DSW Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.4% of Vianet Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
DSW Capital£6.56M1.40£97.05K£4.208.70
Vianet Group£15.02M1.26£791.11K£3.5918.61

DSW Capital has a beta of 0.469, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Vianet Group has a beta of 0.651, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, DSW Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Vianet Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
DSW Capital Neutral
Vianet Group Neutral

DSW Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. Vianet Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. DSW Capital pays out 71.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vianet Group pays out 36.2% 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.

Summary

Vianet Group beats DSW Capital on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does DSW Capital compare to Inspired?

Inspired (LON:INSE) and DSW Capital (LON:DSW) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

DSW Capital has a net margin of 16.14% compared to Inspired's net margin of 10.27%. Inspired's return on equity of 16.09% beat DSW Capital's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Inspired10.27% 16.09% 8.75%
DSW Capital 16.14%10.45%-0.38%

Inspired has higher revenue and earnings than DSW Capital. Inspired is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DSW Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Inspired£93.79M0.12£1.74M£8.720.79
DSW Capital£6.56M1.40£97.05K£4.208.70

28.1% of Inspired shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.8% of DSW Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 55.0% of Inspired shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.6% of DSW Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Inspired pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 42.9%. DSW Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. Inspired pays out 33.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DSW Capital pays out 71.4% 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. Inspired is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Inspired had 2 more articles in the media than DSW Capital. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Inspired and 0 mentions for DSW Capital. Inspired's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat DSW Capital's score of 0.00 indicating that Inspired is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Inspired Neutral
DSW Capital Neutral

Inspired has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, DSW Capital has a beta of 0.469, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Inspired beats DSW Capital on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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DSW vs. The Competition

MetricDSW CapitalSpecialty Business Services IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£9.19M£4.98B£9.51B£2.77B
Dividend Yield8.00%4.85%3.55%6.16%
P/E Ratio8.7027.8125.67366.61
Price / Sales1.4093.154,857.4286,103.13
Price / Cash5.6840.5427.8327.87
Price / Book1.067.224.617.85
Net Income£97.05K£144.67M£792.16M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-10.64%-0.38%-0.84%-0.98%
1 Month Performance-26.90%-2.59%0.01%-0.79%
1 Year Performance-38.05%0.62%23.09%70.20%

DSW Capital Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DSW
DSW Capital
N/AGBX 36.55
-8.6%
N/A-34.7%£9.19M£6.56M8.7015
GRA
Grafenia
N/AN/AN/AN/A£41.93M£11.68MN/A92
WATR
Water Intelligence
N/AGBX 247
-0.2%
GBX 515
+108.5%
-25.7%£41.59M£86.79M9.92436
CTG
Christie Group
N/AGBX 142.50
-1.7%
N/A+25.0%£36.52M£70.60M28.163,450
VNET
Vianet Group
N/AGBX 68
+0.7%
N/A-31.8%£19.33M£15.02M18.943,220

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This page (LON:DSW) was last updated on 6/25/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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