NET vs. WIX, CNIC, YOU, SST, SLP, SRAD, CYN, GVP, ARBB, and APP
Should you be buying Netcall stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Netcall include Wickes Group (WIX), CentralNic Group (CNIC), YouGov (YOU), Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos (SST), Sylvania Platinum (SLP), Stelrad Group (SRAD), CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income (CYN), Gabelli Value Plus+ Trust (GVP), Arbuthnot Banking Group (ARBB), and Appreciate Group (APP). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.
Netcall vs. Its Competitors
Wickes Group (LON:WIX) and Netcall (LON:NET) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.
Wickes Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Netcall pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. 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. Netcall pays out 29.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Wickes Group has higher revenue and earnings than Netcall. Wickes Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Netcall, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
49.9% of Wickes Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.7% of Netcall shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Wickes Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of Netcall shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Netcall had 8 more articles in the media than Wickes Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Netcall and 2 mentions for Wickes Group. Netcall's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Wickes Group's score of 0.30 indicating that Netcall is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Wickes Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 215, indicating a potential downside of 2.27%. Netcall has a consensus target price of GBX 145, indicating a potential upside of 19.83%. Given Netcall's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Netcall is more favorable than Wickes Group.
Netcall has a net margin of 14.99% compared to Wickes Group's net margin of 2.01%. Wickes Group's return on equity of 19.39% beat Netcall's return on equity.
Wickes Group has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Netcall has a beta of 0.23, meaning that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Netcall beats Wickes Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:NET) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
