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Software Circle (SFT) Competitors

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SFT vs. DLAR, BEG, KEYS, KGH, and GRA

Should you buy Software Circle stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Software Circle with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Software Circle include De La Rue (DLAR), Begbies Traynor Group (BEG), Keystone Law Group (KEYS), Knights Group (KGH), and Grafenia (GRA). These companies are all part of the "specialty business services" industry.

How does Software Circle compare to De La Rue?

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

De La Rue has a net margin of -6.45% compared to Software Circle's net margin of -14.28%. Software Circle's return on equity of -13.36% beat De La Rue's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Software Circle-14.28% -13.36% -4.49%
De La Rue -6.45%-533.33%3.47%

Software Circle has a beta of 0.13, indicating that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, De La Rue has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the broader market.

Software Circle has higher earnings, but lower revenue than De La Rue. Software Circle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than De La Rue, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Software Circle£19.55M3.21-£2.37M-£0.71N/A
De La Rue£307.43M0.82-£19.82M-£10.37N/A

10.1% of Software Circle shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.8% of De La Rue shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.2% of Software Circle shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.8% of De La Rue shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, De La Rue had 1 more articles in the media than Software Circle. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for De La Rue and 0 mentions for Software Circle. De La Rue's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Software Circle's score of 0.00 indicating that De La Rue is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Software Circle Neutral
De La Rue Positive

Summary

De La Rue beats Software Circle on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Software Circle compare to Begbies Traynor Group?

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

Begbies Traynor Group has higher revenue and earnings than Software Circle. Software Circle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Begbies Traynor Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Begbies Traynor Group£159.40M1.22£1.46M£6.0020.25
Software Circle£19.55M3.21-£2.37M-£0.71N/A

19.6% of Begbies Traynor Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.1% of Software Circle shares are held by institutional investors. 19.8% of Begbies Traynor Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Software Circle shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Begbies Traynor Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Software Circle'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Begbies Traynor Group Neutral
Software Circle Neutral

Begbies Traynor Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 155, indicating a potential upside of 27.57%. Given Begbies Traynor Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Begbies Traynor Group is more favorable than Software Circle.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Begbies Traynor Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Software Circle
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Begbies Traynor Group has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Software Circle has a beta of 0.13, suggesting that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the broader market.

Begbies Traynor Group has a net margin of 6.21% compared to Software Circle's net margin of -14.28%. Begbies Traynor Group's return on equity of 12.15% beat Software Circle's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Begbies Traynor Group6.21% 12.15% 7.40%
Software Circle -14.28%-13.36%-4.49%

Summary

Begbies Traynor Group beats Software Circle on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Software Circle compare to Keystone Law Group?

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

Keystone Law Group has higher revenue and earnings than Software Circle. Software Circle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Keystone Law Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Software Circle£19.55M3.21-£2.37M-£0.71N/A
Keystone Law Group£115.17M1.48£7.97M£34.3015.74

In the previous week, Software Circle's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Keystone Law Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Software Circle Neutral
Keystone Law Group Neutral

Software Circle has a beta of 0.13, meaning that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Keystone Law Group has a beta of 0.262, meaning that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the broader market.

Keystone Law Group has a net margin of 9.59% compared to Software Circle's net margin of -14.28%. Keystone Law Group's return on equity of 59.02% beat Software Circle's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Software Circle-14.28% -13.36% -4.49%
Keystone Law Group 9.59%59.02%14.36%

10.1% of Software Circle shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.2% of Keystone Law Group shares are held by institutional investors. 8.2% of Software Circle shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.3% of Keystone Law Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Keystone Law Group beats Software Circle on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Software Circle compare to Knights Group?

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

Knights Group has higher revenue and earnings than Software Circle. Software Circle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Knights Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Software Circle£19.55M3.21-£2.37M-£0.71N/A
Knights Group£186.02M0.86£9.81M£1.26148.41

10.1% of Software Circle shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.4% of Knights Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.2% of Software Circle shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.7% of Knights Group 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.

In the previous week, Software Circle's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Knights Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Software Circle Neutral
Knights Group Neutral

Software Circle has a beta of 0.13, meaning that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Knights Group has a beta of 1.417, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the broader market.

Knights Group has a net margin of 0.65% compared to Software Circle's net margin of -14.28%. Knights Group's return on equity of 1.15% beat Software Circle's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Software Circle-14.28% -13.36% -4.49%
Knights Group 0.65%1.15%4.91%

Knights Group has a consensus target price of GBX 258.33, indicating a potential upside of 38.15%. Given Knights Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Knights Group 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
Knights Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Knights Group beats Software Circle on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Software Circle compare to Grafenia?

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

Grafenia has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its share price is 67% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Software Circle has a beta of 0.13, meaning that its share price is 87% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Grafenia's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Software Circle'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Grafenia Neutral
Software Circle Neutral

43.6% of Grafenia shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.1% of Software Circle shares are held by institutional investors. 44.9% of Grafenia shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Software Circle shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Grafenia has a net margin of -11.78% compared to Software Circle's net margin of -14.28%. Software Circle's return on equity of -13.36% beat Grafenia's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Grafenia-11.78% -82.44% -4.07%
Software Circle -14.28%-13.36%-4.49%

Grafenia has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Software Circle. Software Circle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grafenia, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Grafenia£11.68M0.00-£1.41M-£0.01N/A
Software Circle£19.55M3.21-£2.37M-£0.71N/A

Summary

Grafenia beats Software Circle on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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SFT vs. The Competition

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MetricSoftware CircleSpecialty Business Services IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£62.80M£5.05B£9.30B£2.72B
Dividend Yield14.29%4.75%3.55%6.13%
P/E Ratio-22.6828.3024.86366.57
Price / Sales3.2196.115,196.9586,640.48
Price / CashN/A40.5427.6527.87
Price / Book2.687.454.697.62
Net Income-£2.37M£144.67M£793.53M£5.89B
7 Day Performance4.55%0.20%-1.93%-1.31%
1 Month Performance0.63%0.51%-1.39%0.85%
1 Year Performance-46.33%1.49%23.17%70.33%

Software Circle Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SFT
Software Circle
N/AGBX 16.10
-0.9%		N/A-44.0%£62.80M£19.55MN/A131
DLAR
De La Rue
N/AGBX 130
flat		N/AN/A£251.69M£307.43MN/A1,841
BEG
Begbies Traynor Group
N/AGBX 121.50
flat		GBX 155
+27.6%		+14.1%£195.09M£159.40M20.251,051
KEYS
Keystone Law Group
N/AGBX 542.50
-1.0%		N/A-11.8%£172.07M£115.17M15.8276
KGH
Knights Group
N/AGBX 190
-0.5%		GBX 258.33
+36.0%		+16.8%£163.34M£186.02M150.791,353

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This page (LON:SFT) was last updated on 6/10/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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