Redcentric (RCN) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer FDP or RCN?

In the previous week, FD Technologies and FD Technologies both had 1 articles in the media. Redcentric's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat FD Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that Redcentric is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FD Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Redcentric	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, FDP or RCN?

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

Is FDP or RCN a better dividend stock?

FD Technologies pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Redcentric pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. FD Technologies pays out -19.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Redcentric pays out -181.2% 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 FDP or RCN 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
FD Technologies	-16.39%	-24.32%	0.25%
Redcentric	-2.11%	-6.10%	1.10%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FDP or RCN?

85.1% of FD Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Redcentric shares are held by institutional investors. 16.5% of FD Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.0% of Redcentric 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.

Do analysts rate FDP or RCN?

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FDP or RCN?

Redcentric has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
FD Technologies	£196.89M	2.75	-£32.27M	-£144.37	-16.90
Redcentric	£159.83M	1.21	-£3.37M	-£2.21	-56.16

Summary

Redcentric beats FD Technologies on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.