Oxford Metrics (OMG) Competitors

Oxford Metrics (LON:OMG) and dotdigital Group (LON:DOTD) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, OMG or DOTD?

dotdigital Group has higher revenue and earnings than Oxford Metrics. Oxford Metrics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than dotdigital Group, 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
Oxford Metrics	£44.06M	1.68	£3.63M	£2.97	20.06
dotdigital Group	£78.69M	3.18	£11.03M	£3.62	22.58

Is OMG or DOTD a better dividend stock?

Oxford Metrics pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. dotdigital Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Oxford Metrics pays out 101.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. dotdigital Group pays out 27.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media refer more to OMG or DOTD?

In the previous week, dotdigital Group had 1 more articles in the media than Oxford Metrics. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for dotdigital Group and 0 mentions for Oxford Metrics. Oxford Metrics' average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat dotdigital Group's score of 0.59 indicating that Oxford Metrics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Oxford Metrics	Positive
dotdigital Group	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OMG or DOTD?

dotdigital Group received 57 more outperform votes than Oxford Metrics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.46% of users gave Oxford Metrics an outperform vote while only 55.47% of users gave dotdigital Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Oxford Metrics	Outperform Votes 166 56.46%	Underperform Votes 128 43.54%
dotdigital Group	Outperform Votes 223 55.47%	Underperform Votes 179 44.53%

Is OMG or DOTD more profitable?

dotdigital Group has a net margin of 14.01% compared to Oxford Metrics' net margin of 8.23%. dotdigital Group's return on equity of 11.80% beat Oxford Metrics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oxford Metrics	8.23%	4.81%	2.41%
dotdigital Group	14.01%	11.80%	8.64%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of OMG or DOTD?

60.6% of Oxford Metrics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.1% of dotdigital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 11.5% of Oxford Metrics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% of dotdigital Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate OMG or DOTD?

Oxford Metrics currently has a consensus price target of GBX 100, suggesting a potential upside of 68.06%. dotdigital Group has a consensus price target of GBX 150, suggesting a potential upside of 83.37%. Given dotdigital Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe dotdigital Group is more favorable than Oxford Metrics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oxford Metrics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
dotdigital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, OMG or DOTD?

Oxford Metrics has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, dotdigital Group has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

dotdigital Group beats Oxford Metrics on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.