Getech Group (GTC) Competitors

Plexus (LON:POS) and Getech Group (LON:GTC) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Is POS or GTC a better dividend stock?

Plexus pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.0%. Getech Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 100.2%. Plexus pays out 35.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Getech Group pays out -44.1% 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. Getech Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to POS or GTC?

In the previous week, Plexus' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Getech Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Plexus	Neutral
Getech Group	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, POS or GTC?

Plexus has higher revenue and earnings than Getech Group. Getech Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Plexus, 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
Plexus	£12.72M	0.64	£2.93M	£2.78	2.77
Getech Group	£10.03M	0.31	-£7.27M	-£4.53	-0.44

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of POS or GTC?

41.9% of Getech Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 63.9% of Plexus shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.7% of Getech Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is POS or GTC more profitable?

Plexus has a net margin of 23.05% compared to Getech Group's net margin of -72.42%. Plexus' return on equity of 19.48% beat Getech Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Plexus	23.05%	19.48%	0.01%
Getech Group	-72.42%	-77.95%	-12.19%

Which has more risk & volatility, POS or GTC?

Plexus has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Getech Group has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Plexus beats Getech Group on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.