Filtronic (FTC) Competitors

Filtronic (LON:FTC) and The Vitec Group (LON:VTC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FTC or VTC?

1.2% of Filtronic shares are held by institutional investors. 4.9% of Filtronic shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, FTC or VTC?

Filtronic has higher earnings, but lower revenue than The Vitec Group. The Vitec Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Filtronic, 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
Filtronic	£56.32M	4.80	£3.14M	£0.06	2,033.06
The Vitec Group	£394.30M	0.00	N/A	£54.50	N/A

Does the media favor FTC or VTC?

In the previous week, Filtronic's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled The Vitec Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Filtronic	Neutral
The Vitec Group	Neutral

Is FTC or VTC more profitable?

Filtronic has a net margin of 12.35% compared to The Vitec Group's net margin of 0.00%. Filtronic's return on equity of 24.34% beat The Vitec Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Filtronic	12.35%	24.34%	10.41%
The Vitec Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Filtronic beats The Vitec Group on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.