SDI Group (SDI) Competitors

SRT Marine Systems (LON:SRT) and SDI Group (LON:SDI) 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 profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Does the media favor SRT or SDI?

In the previous week, SRT Marine Systems had 2 more articles in the media than SDI Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for SRT Marine Systems and 1 mentions for SDI Group. SRT Marine Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat SDI Group's score of 0.12 indicating that SRT Marine Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SRT Marine Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
SDI Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SRT or SDI?

SDI Group has higher revenue and earnings than SRT Marine Systems. SDI Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SRT Marine Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SRT Marine Systems	£42.30M	4.42	£96.40K	£0.04	1,947.17
SDI Group	£64.90M	1.45	£4.17M	£4.13	22.18

Is SRT or SDI more profitable?

SDI Group has a net margin of 6.43% compared to SRT Marine Systems' net margin of 0.23%. SDI Group's return on equity of 9.52% beat SRT Marine Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SRT Marine Systems	0.23%	0.69%	-13.20%
SDI Group	6.43%	9.52%	5.49%

Which has more risk & volatility, SRT or SDI?

SRT Marine Systems has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SDI Group has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SRT or SDI?

4.7% of SRT Marine Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.0% of SDI Group shares are held by institutional investors. 61.9% of SRT Marine Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of SDI 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.

Summary

SDI Group beats SRT Marine Systems on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.