Filtronic (FTC) Competitors

Filtronic (LON:FTC) and The Vitec Group (LON:VTC) 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.

Which has better valuation and 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	5.01	£3.14M	£0.06	2,122.98
The Vitec Group	£394.30M	0.00	N/A	£54.50	N/A

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

Does the media prefer FTC or VTC?

In the previous week, Filtronic had 1 more articles in the media than The Vitec Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Filtronic and 0 mentions for The Vitec Group. Filtronic's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat The Vitec Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Filtronic is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Filtronic	Positive
The Vitec Group	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders believe in FTC or VTC?

1.2% of Filtronic shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.6% of Filtronic shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Filtronic beats The Vitec Group on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.