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 better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and dividends.

Does the media favor FDM or FDP?

In the previous week, FDM Group had 1 more articles in the media than FD Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for FDM Group and 0 mentions for FD Technologies. FD Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat FDM Group's score of -0.60 indicating that FD Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
FDM Group	Negative
FD Technologies	Neutral

Which has higher valuation & 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	£214.80M	0.70	£30.43M	£0.14	971.63
FD Technologies	£196.89M	2.77	-£32.27M	-£144.37	-16.97

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

62.0% 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 16.5% of FD Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer FDM or FDP?

FDM Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 145, indicating a potential upside of 5.84%. Given FDM Group's higher possible upside, equities 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

Is FDM or FDP a better dividend stock?

FDM Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. FD Technologies pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. FDM Group pays out 159.6% 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. FD Technologies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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%

Which has more volatility and risk, 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 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.