K3 Business Technology Group (KBT) Competitors

K3 Business Technology Group (LON:KBT) and Eckoh (LON:ECK) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Is KBT or ECK a better dividend stock?

K3 Business Technology Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Eckoh pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. K3 Business Technology Group pays out -4,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eckoh pays out 10,000.0% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to KBT or ECK?

In the previous week, K3 Business Technology Group had 1 more articles in the media than Eckoh. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for K3 Business Technology Group and 0 mentions for Eckoh. Eckoh's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat K3 Business Technology Group's score of -0.68 indicating that Eckoh is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
K3 Business Technology Group	Negative
Eckoh	Neutral

Do analysts rate KBT or ECK?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
K3 Business Technology Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Eckoh	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has higher valuation & earnings, KBT or ECK?

Eckoh has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
K3 Business Technology Group	£43.78M	0.87	-£2.38M	-£0.05	-1,710.00
Eckoh	£38M	3.29	£3.65M	£0.01	4,300.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of KBT or ECK?

55.1% of K3 Business Technology Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.5% of Eckoh shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.5% of K3 Business Technology Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Eckoh shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is KBT or ECK more profitable?

Eckoh has a net margin of 9.61% compared to K3 Business Technology Group's net margin of -5.45%. Eckoh's return on equity of 8.56% beat K3 Business Technology Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
K3 Business Technology Group	-5.45%	-8.25%	3.11%
Eckoh	9.61%	8.56%	5.51%

Which has more risk and volatility, KBT or ECK?

K3 Business Technology Group has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eckoh has a beta of 0.12, meaning that its share price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KBT or ECK?

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

Summary

Eckoh beats K3 Business Technology Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.