FDM Group (FDM) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer FDM or FDP?

In the previous week, FDM Group had 11 more articles in the media than FD Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for FDM Group and 0 mentions for FD Technologies. FDM Group's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat FD Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that FDM Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
FDM Group	Positive
FD Technologies	Neutral

Is FDM or FDP more profitable?

FDM Group has a net margin of 10.34% compared to FD Technologies' net margin of -16.39%. FDM Group's return on equity of 42.26% beat FD Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FDM Group	10.34%	42.26%	21.43%
FD Technologies	-16.39%	-24.32%	0.25%

Do analysts prefer FDM or FDP?

FDM Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 145, indicating a potential upside of 14.12%. Given FDM Group's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe FDM Group is more favorable than FD Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FDM Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
FD Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FDM or FDP?

79.1% of FDM Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.1% of FD Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 17.8% of FDM Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.5% of FD Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FDM or FDP a better dividend stock?

FDM Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 29 per share and has a dividend yield of 22.8%. FD Technologies pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. FDM Group pays out 104.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. FD Technologies pays out -19.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, FDM or FDP?

FDM Group has higher revenue and earnings than FD Technologies. FD Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FDM Group, 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
FDM Group	£294.27M	0.47	£30.43M	£27.87	4.56
FD Technologies	£196.89M	2.77	-£32.27M	-£144.37	-16.97

Which has more risk and volatility, FDM or FDP?

FDM Group has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FD Technologies has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

FDM Group beats FD Technologies on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.