Gooch & Housego (GHH) Competitors

Gooch & Housego (LON:GHH) and discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk and valuation.

Which has more volatility & risk, GHH or DSCV?

Gooch & Housego has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, discoverIE Group has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GHH or DSCV a better dividend stock?

Gooch & Housego pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. discoverIE Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Gooch & Housego pays out 72.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. discoverIE Group pays out 48.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do analysts prefer GHH or DSCV?

Gooch & Housego presently has a consensus price target of GBX 740, indicating a potential upside of 25.42%. discoverIE Group has a consensus price target of GBX 766.67, indicating a potential upside of 30.16%. Given discoverIE Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe discoverIE Group is more favorable than Gooch & Housego.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gooch & Housego	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
discoverIE Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is GHH or DSCV more profitable?

discoverIE Group has a net margin of 3.55% compared to Gooch & Housego's net margin of 0.78%. discoverIE Group's return on equity of 5.10% beat Gooch & Housego's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gooch & Housego	0.78%	1.02%	1.88%
discoverIE Group	3.55%	5.10%	4.17%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GHH or DSCV?

20.3% of Gooch & Housego shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.0% of discoverIE Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Gooch & Housego shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of discoverIE Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor GHH or DSCV?

In the previous week, discoverIE Group had 1 more articles in the media than Gooch & Housego. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for discoverIE Group and 1 mentions for Gooch & Housego. Gooch & Housego's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat discoverIE Group's score of -0.02 indicating that Gooch & Housego is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gooch & Housego	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
discoverIE Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, GHH or DSCV?

discoverIE Group has higher revenue and earnings than Gooch & Housego. discoverIE Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gooch & Housego, 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
Gooch & Housego	£143.25M	1.12	£1.07M	£0.18	3,259.67
discoverIE Group	£422.90M	1.34	£15.66M	£0.25	2,356.00

Summary

discoverIE Group beats Gooch & Housego on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.