SCT vs. MIDW, NAR, SGE, WISE, AVV, AVST, SXS, DARK, SOPH, and CCC
Should you be buying Softcat stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Softcat include Midwich Group (MIDW), Northamber (NAR), The Sage Group (SGE), Wise (WISE), AVEVA Group (AVV), Avast (AVST), Spectris (SXS), Darktrace (DARK), Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) (SOPH), and Computacenter (CCC). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Softcat vs. Its Competitors
Softcat (LON:SCT) and Midwich Group (LON:MIDW) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
Softcat has a net margin of 12.37% compared to Midwich Group's net margin of 1.70%. Softcat's return on equity of 43.79% beat Midwich Group's return on equity.
45.1% of Softcat shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.8% of Midwich Group shares are held by institutional investors. 43.6% of Softcat shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 26.2% of Midwich Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Softcat has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Midwich Group. Midwich Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Softcat, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Softcat had 2 more articles in the media than Midwich Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Softcat and 2 mentions for Midwich Group. Midwich Group's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Softcat's score of -0.32 indicating that Midwich Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Softcat currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,813.80, suggesting a potential upside of 15.02%. Midwich Group has a consensus price target of GBX 350, suggesting a potential upside of 54.87%. Given Midwich Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Midwich Group is more favorable than Softcat.
Softcat pays an annual dividend of GBX 26 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Midwich Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Softcat pays out 43.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Midwich Group pays out 75.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Softcat has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Midwich Group has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Softcat beats Midwich Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:SCT) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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