SCT vs. MIDW, NAR, WISE, SGE, 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), Wise (WISE), The Sage Group (SGE), 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, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.
Softcat has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Midwich Group. Softcat is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Midwich Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
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.
Softcat presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,813.80, suggesting a potential upside of 15.31%. Midwich Group has a consensus price target of GBX 350, suggesting a potential upside of 92.84%. Given Midwich Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Midwich Group is more favorable than Softcat.
41.5% of Softcat shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.0% of Midwich Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Softcat shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.4% of Midwich Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Softcat has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Midwich Group has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Midwich Group had 2 more articles in the media than Softcat. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Midwich Group and 2 mentions for Softcat. Softcat's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Midwich Group's score of -0.58 indicating that Softcat is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Softcat pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Midwich Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Softcat pays out 42.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Midwich Group pays out 202.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Summary
Softcat beats Midwich Group on 11 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 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
