SKL vs. APTD, SAAS, SPSY, GHT, ELCO, TRCS, AOM, SPE, TRB, and TAX
Should you be buying Skillcast Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Skillcast Group include Aptitude Software Group (APTD), Microlise Group (SAAS), Spectra Systems (SPSY), Gresham Technologies (GHT), Eleco (ELCO), Tracsis (TRCS), ActiveOps (AOM), Sopheon (SPE), Tribal Group (TRB), and Tax Systems (TAX). These companies are all part of the "software - application" industry.
Skillcast Group vs. Its Competitors
Skillcast Group (LON:SKL) and Aptitude Software Group (LON:APTD) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, dividends and valuation.
Aptitude Software Group has higher revenue and earnings than Skillcast Group. Aptitude Software Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Skillcast Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
9.5% of Skillcast Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.0% of Aptitude Software Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 87.4% of Skillcast Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of Aptitude Software Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Aptitude Software Group had 1 more articles in the media than Skillcast Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Aptitude Software Group and 0 mentions for Skillcast Group. Aptitude Software Group's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Skillcast Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Aptitude Software Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Skillcast Group has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aptitude Software Group has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Aptitude Software Group has a net margin of 6.71% compared to Skillcast Group's net margin of 0.86%. Aptitude Software Group's return on equity of 8.16% beat Skillcast Group's return on equity.
Aptitude Software Group has a consensus target price of GBX 470, suggesting a potential upside of 63.76%. Given Aptitude Software Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Aptitude Software Group is more favorable than Skillcast Group.
Skillcast Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Aptitude Software Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. 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. Aptitude Software Group pays out 59.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Summary
Aptitude Software Group beats Skillcast Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:SKL) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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