SFT vs. RWS, DWF, RST, FRAN, DLAR, CPI, KEYS, BEG, KGH, and INSE
Should you be buying Software Circle stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Software Circle include RWS (RWS), DWF Group (DWF), Restore (RST), Franchise Brands (FRAN), De La Rue (DLAR), Capita (CPI), Keystone Law Group (KEYS), Begbies Traynor Group (BEG), Knights Group (KGH), and Inspired (INSE). These companies are all part of the "specialty business services" industry.
Software Circle vs.
RWS (LON:RWS) and Software Circle (LON:SFT) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.
RWS has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Software Circle has a beta of 0.13, meaning that its share price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, RWS had 20 more articles in the media than Software Circle. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for RWS and 0 mentions for Software Circle. RWS's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Software Circle's score of 0.00 indicating that RWS is being referred to more favorably in the media.
RWS presently has a consensus price target of GBX 330, suggesting a potential upside of 392.54%. Given RWS's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe RWS is more favorable than Software Circle.
RWS received 207 more outperform votes than Software Circle when rated by MarketBeat users.
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.
Software Circle has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
69.3% of RWS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.6% of Software Circle shares are held by institutional investors. 46.2% of RWS shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 76.1% of Software Circle shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
RWS pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.9%. Software Circle pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. RWS pays out -119.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Software Circle pays out -10,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Summary
RWS beats Software Circle on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:SFT) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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