SAAS vs. ATG, GBG, IMO, NCC, 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 Auction Technology Group (ATG), GB Group (GBG), IMImobile (IMO), NCC Group (NCC), 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 Auction Technology Group (LON:ATG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.
35.2% of Microlise Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.4% of Auction Technology Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 60.0% of Microlise Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Auction Technology Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Auction Technology Group has a net margin of 7.47% compared to Microlise Group's net margin of 2.14%. Auction Technology Group's return on equity of 1.94% beat Microlise Group's return on equity.
Auction Technology Group has higher revenue and earnings than Microlise Group. Auction Technology 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 has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Auction Technology Group has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Auction Technology Group had 38 more articles in the media than Microlise Group. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Auction Technology Group and 4 mentions for Microlise Group. Microlise Group's average media sentiment score of 0.24 beat Auction Technology Group's score of 0.14 indicating that Microlise Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Microlise Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 204.50, suggesting a potential upside of 55.80%. Auction Technology Group has a consensus price target of GBX 625, suggesting a potential upside of 83.82%. Given Auction Technology Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Auction Technology Group is more favorable than Microlise Group.
Summary
Auction Technology Group beats Microlise Group on 12 of the 16 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 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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