Skillcast Group (SKL) Competitors

Spectra Systems (LON:SPSY) and Skillcast Group (LON:SKL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SPSY or SKL?

Spectra Systems received 157 more outperform votes than Skillcast Group when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Spectra Systems	Outperform Votes 157 73.71%	Underperform Votes 56 26.29%
Skillcast Group	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk & volatility, SPSY or SKL?

Spectra Systems has a beta of 0.22, meaning that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Skillcast Group has a beta of 0.26, meaning that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer SPSY or SKL?

In the previous week, Spectra Systems had 1 more articles in the media than Skillcast Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Spectra Systems and 1 mentions for Skillcast Group. Skillcast Group's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Spectra Systems' score of 0.55 indicating that Skillcast Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Spectra Systems	Positive
Skillcast Group	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SPSY or SKL?

46.3% of Spectra Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.5% of Skillcast Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.7% of Spectra Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 87.4% of Skillcast Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, SPSY or SKL?

Spectra Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Skillcast Group. Spectra Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Skillcast 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
Spectra Systems	£27.41M	4.45	£8.17M	£10.63	18.84
Skillcast Group	£12.53M	3.06	£108.33K	£0.12	354.27

Is SPSY or SKL a better dividend stock?

Spectra Systems pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Skillcast Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Spectra Systems pays out 84.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Skillcast Group pays out 825.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Spectra Systems is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is SPSY or SKL more profitable?

Spectra Systems has a net margin of 29.81% compared to Skillcast Group's net margin of 0.86%. Spectra Systems' return on equity of 20.41% beat Skillcast Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Spectra Systems	29.81%	20.41%	10.14%
Skillcast Group	0.86%	1.90%	-0.56%

Summary

Spectra Systems beats Skillcast Group on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.