GHH vs. DSCV, TTG, KETL, SOLI, WPHO, CPX, LST, PPIX, ZYT, and PSL
Should you be buying Gooch & Housego stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gooch & Housego include discoverIE Group (DSCV), TT Electronics (TTG), Strix Group (KETL), Solid State (SOLI), Windar Photonics (WPHO), CAP-XX (CPX), Light Science Technologies (LST), ProPhotonix (PPIX), Zytronic (ZYT), and Photonstar Led Group (PSL). These companies are all part of the "electronic components" industry.
Gooch & Housego vs. Its Competitors
Gooch & Housego (LON:GHH) and discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
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.
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.
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.
Gooch & Housego has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, discoverIE Group has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Gooch & Housego and Gooch & Housego both had 1 articles in the media. Gooch & Housego's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat discoverIE Group's score of 0.59 indicating that Gooch & Housego is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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 insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of discoverIE Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Gooch & Housego presently has a consensus target price of GBX 740, suggesting a potential upside of 34.50%. discoverIE Group has a consensus target price of GBX 766.67, suggesting a potential upside of 25.48%. Given Gooch & Housego's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Gooch & Housego is more favorable than discoverIE Group.
Summary
discoverIE Group beats Gooch & Housego on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:GHH) was last updated on 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
