INSE vs. WIX, YOU, CNIC, SST, SLP, SRAD, NET, CYN, GVP, and ARBB
Should you be buying Inspired stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Inspired include Wickes Group (WIX), YouGov (YOU), CentralNic Group (CNIC), Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos (SST), Sylvania Platinum (SLP), Stelrad Group (SRAD), Netcall (NET), CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income (CYN), Gabelli Value Plus+ Trust (GVP), and Arbuthnot Banking Group (ARBB). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.
Inspired vs. Its Competitors
Wickes Group (LON:WIX) and Inspired (LON:INSE) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Wickes Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Inspired pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Wickes Group pays out 114.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Inspired pays out 33.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Inspired is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Wickes Group has higher revenue and earnings than Inspired. Inspired is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wickes Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Wickes Group has a net margin of 2.01% compared to Inspired's net margin of 1.12%. Wickes Group's return on equity of 19.39% beat Inspired's return on equity.
49.9% of Wickes Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.1% of Inspired shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Wickes Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 55.0% of Inspired shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Wickes Group had 1 more articles in the media than Inspired. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Wickes Group and 0 mentions for Inspired. Inspired's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Wickes Group's score of 0.30 indicating that Inspired is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Wickes Group has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Inspired has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Wickes Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 215, suggesting a potential downside of 0.69%. Given Wickes Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Wickes Group is more favorable than Inspired.
Summary
Wickes Group beats Inspired on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:INSE) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
