Eckoh (ECK) Competitors

Eckoh (LON:ECK) and FDM Group (LON:FDM) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and earnings.

Does the media refer more to ECK or FDM?

In the previous week, FDM Group had 5 more articles in the media than Eckoh. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for FDM Group and 0 mentions for Eckoh. FDM Group's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Eckoh's score of 0.00 indicating that FDM Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Eckoh	Neutral
FDM Group	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ECK or FDM?

FDM Group received 49 more outperform votes than Eckoh when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.15% of users gave FDM Group an outperform vote while only 65.96% of users gave Eckoh an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Eckoh	Outperform Votes 186 65.96%	Underperform Votes 96 34.04%
FDM Group	Outperform Votes 235 70.15%	Underperform Votes 100 29.85%

Do analysts recommend ECK or FDM?

FDM Group has a consensus price target of GBX 430, indicating a potential upside of 10.36%. Given FDM Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FDM Group is more favorable than Eckoh.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eckoh	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
FDM Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is ECK or FDM a better dividend stock?

Eckoh pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. FDM Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 29 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Eckoh pays out 5,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. FDM Group pays out 10,357.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is ECK or FDM more profitable?

Eckoh has a net margin of 12.21% compared to FDM Group's net margin of 10.34%. FDM Group's return on equity of 41.51% beat Eckoh's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eckoh	12.21%	10.44%	5.18%
FDM Group	10.34%	41.51%	21.43%

Which has more risk & volatility, ECK or FDM?

Eckoh has a beta of 0.09, suggesting that its share price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FDM Group has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ECK or FDM?

FDM Group has higher revenue and earnings than Eckoh. FDM Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eckoh, 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
Eckoh	£37.20M	3.34	£4.54M	£0.02	2,140.00
FDM Group	£294.27M	1.45	£30.43M	£0.28	1,391.52

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ECK or FDM?

61.2% of Eckoh shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.1% of FDM Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.8% of Eckoh shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of FDM Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

FDM Group beats Eckoh on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.