SDI Group (SDI) Competitors

SDI Group (LON:SDI) and SRT Marine Systems (LON:SRT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Does the media favor SDI or SRT?

In the previous week, SRT Marine Systems had 1 more articles in the media than SDI Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for SRT Marine Systems and 1 mentions for SDI Group. SDI Group's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat SRT Marine Systems' score of 0.00 indicating that SDI Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SDI or SRT?

28.5% of SDI Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.4% of SRT Marine Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of SDI Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of SRT Marine Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SDI or SRT?

SDI Group has higher revenue and earnings than SRT Marine Systems. SRT Marine Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SDI Group, 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
SDI Group	£66.18M	1.28	£4.17M	£3.81	21.26
SRT Marine Systems	£17.17M	12.45	£96.40K	-£3.60	-23.61

Is SDI or SRT 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
SDI Group	6.43%	9.52%	5.49%
SRT Marine Systems	0.23%	0.69%	-13.20%

Which has more risk and volatility, SDI or SRT?

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

Summary

SDI Group beats SRT Marine Systems on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.