NETW vs. BYIT, SPT, DARK, BOKU, CCC, KNOS, RSW, OXIG, SCT, and SXS
Should you be buying Network International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Network International include Bytes Technology Group (BYIT), Spirent Communications (SPT), Darktrace (DARK), Boku (BOKU), Computacenter (CCC), Kainos Group (KNOS), Renishaw (RSW), Oxford Instruments (OXIG), Softcat (SCT), and Spectris (SXS). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Network International (LON:NETW) and Bytes Technology Group (LON:BYIT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.
Bytes Technology Group has a consensus price target of GBX 642.67, indicating a potential upside of 32.78%. Given Bytes Technology Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bytes Technology Group is more favorable than Network International.
Network International received 58 more outperform votes than Bytes Technology Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 94.74% of users gave Network International an outperform vote while only 93.33% of users gave Bytes Technology Group an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Network International had 2 more articles in the media than Bytes Technology Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Network International and 0 mentions for Bytes Technology Group. Bytes Technology Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Network International's score of -0.14 indicating that Bytes Technology Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Network International has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bytes Technology Group has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Network International has higher revenue and earnings than Bytes Technology Group. Bytes Technology Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Network International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Network International pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Bytes Technology Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Network International pays out 1,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Bytes Technology Group pays out 4,444.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Bytes Technology Group has a net margin of 22.10% compared to Network International's net margin of 17.41%. Bytes Technology Group's return on equity of 83.16% beat Network International's return on equity.
86.8% of Network International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of Bytes Technology Group shares are held by institutional investors. 11.4% of Network International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.2% of Bytes Technology Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Network International beats Bytes Technology Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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