SAAS vs. GBG, IMO, NCC, ATG, CER, IQG, IDOX, BIG, DOTD, and ACSO
Should you be buying Microlise Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Microlise Group include GB Group (GBG), IMImobile (IMO), NCC Group (NCC), Auction Technology Group (ATG), Cerillion (CER), IQGeo Group (IQG), IDOX (IDOX), Big Technologies (BIG), dotdigital Group (DOTD), and accesso Technology Group (ACSO). These companies are all part of the "software - application" industry.
Microlise Group vs. Its Competitors
Microlise Group (LON:SAAS) and GB Group (LON:GBG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.
Microlise Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. GB Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Microlise Group pays out 171.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. GB Group pays out -20.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GB Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Microlise Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than GB Group. GB Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Microlise Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Microlise Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 204.50, suggesting a potential upside of 56.11%. GB Group has a consensus target price of GBX 390, suggesting a potential upside of 74.50%. Given GB Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GB Group is more favorable than Microlise Group.
In the previous week, GB Group had 2 more articles in the media than Microlise Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for GB Group and 0 mentions for Microlise Group. GB Group's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Microlise Group's score of 0.00 indicating that GB Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Microlise Group has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GB Group has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Microlise Group has a net margin of 2.14% compared to GB Group's net margin of -17.52%. Microlise Group's return on equity of 1.87% beat GB Group's return on equity.
35.2% of Microlise Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.6% of GB Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 60.0% of Microlise Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of GB Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Microlise Group beats GB Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:SAAS) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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