ELCO vs. NCC, CER, ATG, IQG, IDOX, BIG, DOTD, NET, ACSO, and APTD
Should you be buying Eleco stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Eleco include NCC Group (NCC), Cerillion (CER), Auction Technology Group (ATG), IQGeo Group (IQG), IDOX (IDOX), Big Technologies (BIG), dotdigital Group (DOTD), Netcall (NET), accesso Technology Group (ACSO), and Aptitude Software Group (APTD). These companies are all part of the "software - application" industry.
Eleco vs. Its Competitors
Eleco (LON:ELCO) and NCC Group (LON:NCC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.
In the previous week, NCC Group had 1 more articles in the media than Eleco. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for NCC Group and 1 mentions for Eleco. NCC Group's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Eleco's score of 0.00 indicating that NCC Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Eleco has higher earnings, but lower revenue than NCC Group. NCC Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eleco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Eleco has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NCC Group has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.
15.3% of Eleco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.4% of NCC Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.2% of Eleco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of NCC Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Eleco has a net margin of 9.46% compared to NCC Group's net margin of -7.68%. Eleco's return on equity of 10.50% beat NCC Group's return on equity.
Eleco presently has a consensus price target of GBX 176, indicating a potential upside of 18.60%. NCC Group has a consensus price target of GBX 175, indicating a potential upside of 19.37%. Given NCC Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NCC Group is more favorable than Eleco.
Eleco pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. NCC Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Eleco pays out 22.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NCC Group pays out -58.1% 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. NCC Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Eleco beats NCC Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (LON:ELCO) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
