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 better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.

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 and volatility, SRT or SDI?

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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	4.98	£96.40K	£0.04	2,195.46
SDI Group	£64.90M	1.50	£4.17M	£4.13	23.03

Does the media prefer SRT or SDI?

In the previous week, SRT Marine Systems had 2 more articles in the media than SDI Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for SRT Marine Systems and 2 mentions for SDI Group. SDI Group's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat SRT Marine Systems' score of 0.16 indicating that SDI Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of SDI 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.

Summary

SDI Group beats SRT Marine Systems on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.