K3 Business Technology Group (KBT) Competitors

Eckoh (LON:ECK) and K3 Business Technology Group (LON:KBT) 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 risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ECK or KBT?

Eckoh received 49 more outperform votes than K3 Business Technology Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.96% of users gave Eckoh an outperform vote while only 53.10% of users gave K3 Business Technology Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Eckoh	Outperform Votes 186 65.96%	Underperform Votes 96 34.04%
K3 Business Technology Group	Outperform Votes 137 53.10%	Underperform Votes 121 46.90%

Is ECK or KBT more profitable?

Eckoh has a net margin of 5.38% compared to K3 Business Technology Group's net margin of -6.25%. Eckoh's return on equity of 4.16% beat K3 Business Technology Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eckoh	5.38%	4.16%	5.18%
K3 Business Technology Group	-6.25%	-9.46%	5.02%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ECK or KBT?

61.2% of Eckoh shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.5% of K3 Business Technology Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.8% of Eckoh shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 35.5% of K3 Business Technology Group shares are owned 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.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ECK or KBT?

Eckoh has higher earnings, but lower revenue than K3 Business Technology Group. K3 Business Technology Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eckoh, 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
Eckoh	£37.97M	0.00	£2.04M	£0.65	N/A
K3 Business Technology Group	£39.51M	0.94	-£2.47M	-£5.53	-15.03

Which has more volatility & risk, ECK or KBT?

Eckoh has a beta of 0.09, suggesting that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, K3 Business Technology Group has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ECK or KBT a better dividend stock?

Eckoh pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share. K3 Business Technology Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Eckoh pays out 153.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. K3 Business Technology Group pays out -36.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. K3 Business Technology Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor ECK or KBT?

In the previous week, Eckoh's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled K3 Business Technology Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Eckoh	Neutral
K3 Business Technology Group	Neutral

Summary

Eckoh beats K3 Business Technology Group on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.