SCT vs. CCC, WISE, SXS, RSW, DARK, FBT, NETW, KNOS, OXIG, and BYIT
Should you be buying Softcat stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Softcat include Computacenter (CCC), Wise (WISE), Spectris (SXS), Renishaw (RSW), Darktrace (DARK), First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF Class A USD Accumulation (FBT), Network International (NETW), Kainos Group (KNOS), Oxford Instruments (OXIG), and Bytes Technology Group (BYIT). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Softcat (LON:SCT) and Computacenter (LON:CCC) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.
Softcat has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Computacenter has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Softcat has a net margin of 12.04% compared to Computacenter's net margin of 2.85%. Softcat's return on equity of 50.40% beat Computacenter's return on equity.
41.3% of Softcat shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.6% of Computacenter shares are held by institutional investors. 37.9% of Softcat shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.5% of Computacenter shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Computacenter had 1 more articles in the media than Softcat. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Computacenter and 0 mentions for Softcat. Softcat's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Computacenter's score of 0.25 indicating that Softcat is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Computacenter has higher revenue and earnings than Softcat. Computacenter is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Softcat, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Softcat currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,393.33, suggesting a potential downside of 10.68%. Computacenter has a consensus target price of GBX 3,625, suggesting a potential upside of 45.23%. Given Computacenter's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Computacenter is more favorable than Softcat.
Computacenter received 16 more outperform votes than Softcat when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.15% of users gave Softcat an outperform vote while only 68.72% of users gave Computacenter an outperform vote.
Softcat pays an annual dividend of GBX 26 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Computacenter pays an annual dividend of GBX 70 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Softcat pays out 4,642.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Computacenter pays out 4,046.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Computacenter is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Softcat and Computacenter tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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