SFT vs. RST, RWS, DWF, CPI, FRAN, DLAR, BEG, KEYS, KGH, and INSE
Should you be buying Software Circle stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Software Circle include Restore (RST), RWS (RWS), DWF Group (DWF), Capita (CPI), Franchise Brands (FRAN), De La Rue (DLAR), Begbies Traynor Group (BEG), Keystone Law Group (KEYS), Knights Group (KGH), and Inspired (INSE). These companies are all part of the "specialty business services" industry.
Software Circle vs. Its Competitors
Restore (LON:RST) and Software Circle (LON:SFT) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and media sentiment.
Restore has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Software Circle has a beta of 0.13, indicating that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Restore has a net margin of 1.37% compared to Software Circle's net margin of -14.66%. Restore's return on equity of 1.64% beat Software Circle's return on equity.
44.1% of Restore shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.0% of Software Circle shares are held by institutional investors. 15.9% of Restore shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Software Circle shares are held 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.
Restore currently has a consensus price target of GBX 362.75, suggesting a potential upside of 37.87%. Given Restore's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Restore is more favorable than Software Circle.
Restore has higher revenue and earnings than Software Circle. Software Circle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Restore, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Restore had 4 more articles in the media than Software Circle. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Restore and 0 mentions for Software Circle. Restore's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Software Circle's score of 0.00 indicating that Restore is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Restore beats Software Circle on 15 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:SFT) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
