SLP vs. DOCS, WIX, YOU, CNIC, SRAD, NET, ARBB, GVP, CYN, and INSE
Should you be buying Sylvania Platinum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sylvania Platinum include Dr. Martens (DOCS), Wickes Group (WIX), YouGov (YOU), CentralNic Group (CNIC), Stelrad Group (SRAD), Netcall (NET), Arbuthnot Banking Group (ARBB), Gabelli Value Plus+ Trust (GVP), CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income (CYN), and Inspired (INSE). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.
Sylvania Platinum vs. Its Competitors
Dr. Martens (LON:DOCS) and Sylvania Platinum (LON:SLP) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment and dividends.
Dr. Martens pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Sylvania Platinum pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Dr. Martens pays out 42.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sylvania Platinum pays out 93.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Dr. Martens is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Dr. Martens has a beta of 0.11, suggesting that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sylvania Platinum has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Dr. Martens has higher revenue and earnings than Sylvania Platinum. Dr. Martens is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sylvania Platinum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
69.5% of Dr. Martens shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.8% of Sylvania Platinum shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of Dr. Martens shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.2% of Sylvania Platinum shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Sylvania Platinum has a net margin of 8.55% compared to Dr. Martens' net margin of 7.89%. Dr. Martens' return on equity of 18.91% beat Sylvania Platinum's return on equity.
In the previous week, Dr. Martens had 3 more articles in the media than Sylvania Platinum. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Dr. Martens and 0 mentions for Sylvania Platinum. Dr. Martens' average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Sylvania Platinum's score of 0.00 indicating that Dr. Martens is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Dr. Martens presently has a consensus target price of GBX 6,000, indicating a potential upside of 7,702.34%. Sylvania Platinum has a consensus target price of GBX 93, indicating a potential upside of 19.23%. Given Dr. Martens' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Dr. Martens is more favorable than Sylvania Platinum.
Summary
Dr. Martens beats Sylvania Platinum on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:SLP) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
