Gooch & Housego (GHH) Competitors

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

Is GHH or TTG more profitable?

Gooch & Housego has a net margin of 0.78% compared to TT Electronics' net margin of -2.19%. Gooch & Housego's return on equity of 1.02% beat TT Electronics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gooch & Housego	0.78%	1.02%	1.88%
TT Electronics	-2.19%	-4.73%	0.42%

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

64.1% of Gooch & Housego shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.8% of TT Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. 24.1% of Gooch & Housego shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.1% of TT Electronics shares are held by company 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.

Is GHH or TTG a better dividend stock?

Gooch & Housego pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. TT Electronics pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Gooch & Housego pays out 300.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. TT Electronics pays out -98.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TT Electronics is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, GHH or TTG?

Gooch & Housego has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TT Electronics has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to GHH or TTG?

In the previous week, Gooch & Housego and Gooch & Housego both had 1 articles in the media. TT Electronics' average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Gooch & Housego's score of 0.00 indicating that TT Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GHH or TTG?

Gooch & Housego has higher earnings, but lower revenue than TT Electronics. TT Electronics 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	£138.27M	1.02	£1.07M	£4.32	129.38
TT Electronics	£585.37M	0.29	-£12.84M	-£7.14	-13.39

Do analysts prefer GHH or TTG?

Gooch & Housego presently has a consensus target price of GBX 740, indicating a potential upside of 32.38%. TT Electronics has a consensus target price of GBX 91.50, indicating a potential downside of 4.29%. Given Gooch & Housego's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Gooch & Housego is more favorable than TT Electronics.

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
TT Electronics	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Gooch & Housego beats TT Electronics on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.