Northamber (NAR) Competitors

Softcat (LON:SCT) and Northamber (LON:NAR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Which has better earnings & valuation, SCT or NAR?

Softcat has higher revenue and earnings than Northamber. Northamber is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Softcat, 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
Softcat	£958.56M	3.62	£118.54M	£59.73	29.20
Northamber	£55.06M	0.16	-£1.31M	-£4.99	-6.52

Does the media refer more to SCT or NAR?

In the previous week, Softcat's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Northamber'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Softcat	Neutral
Northamber	Neutral

Is SCT or NAR a better dividend stock?

Softcat pays an annual dividend of GBX 26 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Northamber pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Softcat pays out 43.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Northamber pays out -20.1% 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. Northamber is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, SCT or NAR?

Softcat has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northamber has a beta of -0.1, suggesting that its stock price is 110% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SCT or NAR?

Softcat currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,616.33, suggesting a potential downside of 7.32%. Given Softcat's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Softcat is more favorable than Northamber.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Softcat	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Northamber	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SCT or NAR?

Softcat received 268 more outperform votes than Northamber when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.49% of users gave Softcat an outperform vote while only 61.11% of users gave Northamber an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Softcat	Outperform Votes 301 70.49%	Underperform Votes 126 29.51%
Northamber	Outperform Votes 33 61.11%	Underperform Votes 21 38.89%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SCT or NAR?

45.1% of Softcat shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.3% of Northamber shares are held by institutional investors. 43.6% of Softcat shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 78.3% of Northamber shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SCT or NAR more profitable?

Softcat has a net margin of 12.37% compared to Northamber's net margin of -2.37%. Softcat's return on equity of 43.79% beat Northamber's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Softcat	12.37%	43.79%	13.64%
Northamber	-2.37%	-5.73%	-1.38%

Summary

Softcat beats Northamber on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.