dotdigital Group Plc (DOTD.L) (LON:DOTD) and Eckoh plc (ECK.L) (LON:ECK) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares dotdigital Group Plc (DOTD.L) and Eckoh plc (ECK.L)'s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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dotdigital Group Plc (DOTD.L) | £47.40 million | 11.59 | N/A | GBX 3.40 | 54.26 |
Eckoh plc (ECK.L) | £30.85 million | 5.26 | N/A | GBX 1.20 | 53.33 |
Eckoh plc (ECK.L) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than dotdigital Group Plc (DOTD.L), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares dotdigital Group Plc (DOTD.L) and Eckoh plc (ECK.L)'s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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dotdigital Group Plc (DOTD.L) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Eckoh plc (ECK.L) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Dividends
dotdigital Group Plc (DOTD.L) pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Eckoh plc (ECK.L) pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. dotdigital Group Plc (DOTD.L) pays out 29.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eckoh plc (ECK.L) pays out 0.8% 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.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for dotdigital Group Plc (DOTD.L) and Eckoh plc (ECK.L), as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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dotdigital Group Plc (DOTD.L) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
Eckoh plc (ECK.L) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
dotdigital Group Plc (DOTD.L) currently has a consensus target price of GBX 162.50, indicating a potential downside of 11.92%. Eckoh plc (ECK.L) has a consensus target price of GBX 75, indicating a potential upside of 17.19%. Given Eckoh plc (ECK.L)'s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Eckoh plc (ECK.L) is more favorable than dotdigital Group Plc (DOTD.L).
Summary
dotdigital Group Plc (DOTD.L) beats Eckoh plc (ECK.L) on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.