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 investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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	£357.06M	1.52	£39.44M	£0.36	1,372.22
FD Technologies	£296.04M	1.40	-£4.01M	-£0.15	-9,831.33

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FDM or FDP?

80.4% of FDM Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.0% of FD Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 17.8% of FDM Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.9% of FD Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor FDM or FDP?

In the previous week, FDM Group and FDM Group both had 1 articles in the media. FD Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat FDM Group's score of -0.02 indicating that FD Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FDM Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
FD Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend FDM or FDP?

FDM Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,030, indicating a potential upside of 111.59%. FD Technologies has a consensus price target of GBX 2,331, indicating a potential upside of 57.74%. Given FDM Group's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
FD Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, FDM or FDP?

FDM Group has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FD Technologies has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FDM or FDP?

FD Technologies received 81 more outperform votes than FDM Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.89% of users gave FD Technologies an outperform vote while only 71.00% of users gave FDM Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
FDM Group	Outperform Votes 235 71.00%	Underperform Votes 96 29.00%
FD Technologies	Outperform Votes 316 76.89%	Underperform Votes 95 23.11%

Is FDM or FDP more profitable?

FDM Group has a net margin of 11.05% compared to FD Technologies' net margin of -1.36%. FDM Group's return on equity of 49.67% beat FD Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FDM Group	11.05%	49.67%	26.45%
FD Technologies	-1.36%	-2.04%	1.23%

Summary

FDM Group beats FD Technologies on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.