Frontier Developments (FDEV) Competitors

Devolver Digital (LON:DEVO) and Frontier Developments (LON:FDEV) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Is DEVO or FDEV more profitable?

Devolver Digital has a net margin of -7.11% compared to Frontier Developments' net margin of -24.05%. Devolver Digital's return on equity of -4.54% beat Frontier Developments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Devolver Digital	-7.11%	-4.54%	-1.48%
Frontier Developments	-24.05%	-30.43%	-4.87%

Do analysts rate DEVO or FDEV?

Frontier Developments has a consensus price target of GBX 315, suggesting a potential upside of 8.25%. Given Frontier Developments' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Frontier Developments is more favorable than Devolver Digital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Devolver Digital	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Frontier Developments	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DEVO or FDEV?

12.7% of Devolver Digital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.2% of Frontier Developments shares are held by institutional investors. 18.0% of Devolver Digital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 49.5% of Frontier Developments 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.

Which has better earnings & valuation, DEVO or FDEV?

Devolver Digital has higher revenue and earnings than Frontier Developments. Devolver Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Frontier Developments, 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
Devolver Digital	£134.61M	1.00	-£9.57M	-£1.29	-17.68
Frontier Developments	£88.80M	1.26	-£21.36M	-£55.87	-5.21

Does the media favor DEVO or FDEV?

In the previous week, Devolver Digital had 6 more articles in the media than Frontier Developments. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Devolver Digital and 2 mentions for Frontier Developments. Devolver Digital's average media sentiment score of 0.17 beat Frontier Developments' score of 0.00 indicating that Devolver Digital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Devolver Digital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Frontier Developments	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DEVO or FDEV?

Frontier Developments received 326 more outperform votes than Devolver Digital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.73% of users gave Frontier Developments an outperform vote while only 23.81% of users gave Devolver Digital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Devolver Digital	Outperform Votes 5 23.81%	Underperform Votes 16 76.19%
Frontier Developments	Outperform Votes 331 60.73%	Underperform Votes 214 39.27%

Which has more risk and volatility, DEVO or FDEV?

Devolver Digital has a beta of -0.43, meaning that its share price is 143% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Frontier Developments has a beta of 0.03, meaning that its share price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Frontier Developments beats Devolver Digital on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.