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Software Circle (SFT) Competitors

GBX 26.40 +0.40 (+1.54%)
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SFT vs. RST, DWF, RWS, 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), DWF Group (DWF), RWS (RWS), 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

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Software Circle£18.27M5.64-£2.37M-£0.08-330.00
Restore£296M1.19£3.74M£0.073,891.79

Software Circle has a beta of 0.13, suggesting that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Restore has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

5.0% of Software Circle shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.1% of Restore shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.1% of Software Circle shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.9% of Restore shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Software Circle-14.66% -20.96% -4.49%
Restore 1.37%1.64%3.37%

Restore has a consensus price target of GBX 362.75, indicating a potential upside of 39.12%. Given Restore's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Restore 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
Restore
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, Restore had 1 more articles in the media than Software Circle. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Restore and 1 mentions for Software Circle. Software Circle's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Restore's score of 0.69 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
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Restore
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Restore beats Software Circle on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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SFT vs. The Competition

MetricSoftware CircleSpecialty Business Services IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£102.98M£7.39B£7.62B£2.56B
Dividend Yield14.29%4.82%4.55%5.30%
P/E Ratio-330.00699.45308.155,193.49
Price / Sales5.64112.03214.2495,747.30
Price / CashN/A40.5427.7627.93
Price / Book4.407.434.116.53
Net Income-£2.37M£144.67M£798.53M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-2.22%-1.02%-0.27%0.51%
1 Month Performance-5.71%-1.45%1.19%45.66%
1 Year Performance41.55%35.90%28.95%155.22%

Software Circle Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SFT
Software Circle
N/AGBX 26.40
+1.5%
N/A+40.5%£102.98M£18.27M-330.00131News Coverage
Positive News
RST
Restore
2.984 of 5 stars
GBX 261.40
+2.1%
GBX 363.67
+39.1%
-7.1%£354.56M£296M3,901.492,700Analyst Forecast
DWF
DWF Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£340.61M£451.64M2,490.004,340
RWS
RWS
2.3128 of 5 stars
GBX 87.90
-1.7%
GBX 240
+173.0%
-46.6%£325.06M£712.20M1,311.947,040News Coverage
Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
CPI
Capita
2.9539 of 5 stars
GBX 238.41
-2.7%
GBX 405
+69.9%
+1,224.0%£271.19M£2.34B360.4143,000
FRAN
Franchise Brands
N/AGBX 137.30
+0.2%
N/A-21.9%£264.21M£139.35M3,415.42715
DLAR
De La Rue
N/AGBX 130
flat
N/AN/A£251.69M£307.43M-12.541,841
BEG
Begbies Traynor Group
2.6324 of 5 stars
GBX 117.93
+0.8%
GBX 152.33
+29.2%
+16.8%£187.20M£153.70M3,103.291,051News Coverage
Dividend Cut
Analyst Forecast
KEYS
Keystone Law Group
N/AGBX 580
-3.3%
N/A-11.4%£183.96M£97.70M2,180.4576
KGH
Knights Group
N/AGBX 176.50
+0.6%
N/A+45.5%£151.81M£154.08M1,382.151,353Gap Up
INSE
Inspired
N/AGBX 80.50
+0.1%
N/A+22.0%£128.52M£93.79M923.171,600Trending News
Insider Trade

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