Software Circle (SFT) Competitors

Software Circle (LON:SFT) and RWS (LON:RWS) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to SFT or RWS?

In the previous week, RWS had 1 more articles in the media than Software Circle. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for RWS and 1 mentions for Software Circle. Software Circle's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat RWS's score of 0.11 indicating that Software Circle is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Software Circle	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
RWS	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is SFT or RWS more profitable?

RWS has a net margin of -5.22% compared to Software Circle's net margin of -14.66%. RWS's return on equity of -4.15% beat Software Circle's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Software Circle	-14.66%	-20.96%	-4.49%
RWS	-5.22%	-4.15%	3.42%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in SFT or RWS?

5.0% of Software Circle shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.5% of RWS shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.1% of Software Circle shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 25.0% of RWS shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, SFT or RWS?

Software Circle has higher earnings, but lower revenue than RWS. Software Circle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RWS, 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
Software Circle	£18.27M	4.81	-£2.37M	-£0.00	-28,137.50
RWS	£712.20M	0.46	-£36.98M	£0.07	1,325.37

Which has more volatility and risk, SFT or RWS?

Software Circle has a beta of 0.13, suggesting that its share price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RWS has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend SFT or RWS?

RWS has a consensus target price of GBX 240, indicating a potential upside of 170.27%. Given RWS's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe RWS is more favorable than Software Circle.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Software Circle	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
RWS	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

RWS beats Software Circle on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.