Redcentric (RCN) Competitors

Redcentric (LON:RCN) and FD Technologies (LON:FDP) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Do analysts rate RCN or FDP?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Redcentric	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
FD Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, RCN or FDP?

Redcentric has higher earnings, but lower revenue than FD Technologies. Redcentric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FD Technologies, 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
Redcentric	£159.83M	1.22	-£3.37M	-£2.21	-56.61
FD Technologies	£196.89M	2.74	-£32.27M	-£144.37	-16.80

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RCN or FDP?

FD Technologies received 122 more outperform votes than Redcentric when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.14% of users gave FD Technologies an outperform vote while only 54.01% of users gave Redcentric an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Redcentric	Outperform Votes 202 54.01%	Underperform Votes 172 45.99%
FD Technologies	Outperform Votes 324 77.14%	Underperform Votes 96 22.86%

Does the media favor RCN or FDP?

In the previous week, FD Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than Redcentric. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for FD Technologies and 0 mentions for Redcentric. FD Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Redcentric's score of 0.00 indicating that FD Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Redcentric	Neutral
FD Technologies	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in RCN or FDP?

75.1% of Redcentric shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.1% of FD Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 22.0% of Redcentric shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.5% of FD Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is RCN or FDP a better dividend stock?

Redcentric pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. FD Technologies pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Redcentric pays out -181.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FD Technologies pays out -19.4% 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.

Is RCN or FDP more profitable?

Redcentric has a net margin of -2.11% compared to FD Technologies' net margin of -16.39%. Redcentric's return on equity of -6.10% beat FD Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Redcentric	-2.11%	-6.10%	1.10%
FD Technologies	-16.39%	-24.32%	0.25%

Which has more risk & volatility, RCN or FDP?

Redcentric has a beta of 0.13, suggesting that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FD Technologies has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

FD Technologies beats Redcentric on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.