GetBusy (GETB) Competitors

GetBusy (LON:GETB) and ActiveOps (LON:AOM) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Which has more volatility and risk, GETB or AOM?

GetBusy has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ActiveOps has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GETB or AOM more profitable?

ActiveOps has a net margin of 4.41% compared to GetBusy's net margin of 2.48%. ActiveOps' return on equity of 0.01% beat GetBusy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GetBusy	2.48%	-17.71%	2.80%
ActiveOps	4.41%	0.01%	2.27%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, GETB or AOM?

ActiveOps has lower revenue, but higher earnings than GetBusy. GetBusy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ActiveOps, 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
GetBusy	£21.38M	1.42	£531.26K	£1.05	57.25
ActiveOps	£18.60M	6.83	£820.59K	£1.15	154.78

Does the media prefer GETB or AOM?

In the previous week, ActiveOps had 3 more articles in the media than GetBusy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for ActiveOps and 0 mentions for GetBusy. ActiveOps' average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat GetBusy's score of 0.00 indicating that ActiveOps is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
GetBusy	Neutral
ActiveOps	Very Positive

Do analysts recommend GETB or AOM?

ActiveOps has a consensus target price of GBX 185, suggesting a potential upside of 3.94%. Given ActiveOps' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ActiveOps is more favorable than GetBusy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GetBusy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
ActiveOps	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GETB or AOM?

34.0% of GetBusy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.3% of ActiveOps shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.2% of GetBusy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 26.6% of ActiveOps shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

ActiveOps beats GetBusy on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.