KCT vs. RCN, FDP, ECK, FDM, FNX, IQG, ACSO, TRCS, SAAS, and SEE
Should you be buying Kin and Carta stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kin and Carta include Redcentric (RCN), FD Technologies (FDP), Eckoh (ECK), FDM Group (FDM), Fonix Mobile (FNX), IQGeo Group (IQG), accesso Technology Group (ACSO), Tracsis (TRCS), Microlise Group (SAAS), and Seeing Machines (SEE). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Kin and Carta (LON:KCT) and Redcentric (LON:RCN) 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 media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, dividends and earnings.
96.5% of Kin and Carta shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.5% of Redcentric shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.4% of Kin and Carta shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.1% of Redcentric 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.
In the previous week, Kin and Carta and Kin and Carta both had 1 articles in the media. Kin and Carta's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Redcentric'saverage media sentiment score.
Redcentric received 148 more outperform votes than Kin and Carta when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 84.38% of users gave Kin and Carta an outperform vote while only 54.01% of users gave Redcentric an outperform vote.
Kin and Carta has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Redcentric has a beta of 0.16, indicating that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Kin and Carta pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Redcentric pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Kin and Carta pays out -1,818.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Redcentric pays out -20,000.0% 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. Redcentric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Kin and Carta presently has a consensus price target of GBX 250, suggesting a potential upside of 92.90%. Given Kin and Carta's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Kin and Carta is more favorable than Redcentric.
Redcentric has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kin and Carta. Redcentric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kin and Carta, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Redcentric has a net margin of -2.12% compared to Kin and Carta's net margin of -9.77%. Redcentric's return on equity of -5.27% beat Kin and Carta's return on equity.
Summary
Redcentric beats Kin and Carta on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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