The Sage Group (SGE) Competitors

The Sage Group (LON:SGE) and AVEVA Group (LON:AVV) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

Is SGE or AVV a better dividend stock?

The Sage Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. AVEVA Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.38 per share. The Sage Group pays out 6,923.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AVEVA Group pays out -1.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SGE or AVV?

69.7% of The Sage Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of The Sage Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate SGE or AVV?

The Sage Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 818.33, indicating a potential downside of 4.56%. AVEVA Group has a consensus price target of GBX 2,904.33, indicating a potential upside of ∞. Given AVEVA Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AVEVA Group is more favorable than The Sage Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Sage Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
AVEVA Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media refer more to SGE or AVV?

In the previous week, The Sage Group had 5 more articles in the media than AVEVA Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for The Sage Group and 0 mentions for AVEVA Group. The Sage Group's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat AVEVA Group's score of 0.00 indicating that The Sage Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
The Sage Group	Neutral
AVEVA Group	Neutral

Is SGE or AVV more profitable?

The Sage Group's return on equity of 20.73% beat AVEVA Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Sage Group	N/A	20.73%	6.68%
AVEVA Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SGE or AVV?

The Sage Group has higher revenue and earnings than AVEVA Group. AVEVA Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Sage Group, 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
The Sage Group	£1.95 billion	4.48	£260 million	£0.26	3,297.69
AVEVA Group	£1.26 billion	0.00	N/A	-£20.80	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SGE or AVV?

The Sage Group received 200 more outperform votes than AVEVA Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 53.25% of users gave AVEVA Group an outperform vote while only 44.75% of users gave The Sage Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Sage Group	Outperform Votes 511 44.75%	Underperform Votes 631 55.25%
AVEVA Group	Outperform Votes 311 53.25%	Underperform Votes 273 46.75%

Summary

The Sage Group beats AVEVA Group on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.