Solid State (SOLI) Competitors

TT Electronics (LON:TTG) and Solid State (LON:SOLI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Is TTG or SOLI more profitable?

Solid State has a net margin of 5.43% compared to TT Electronics' net margin of -2.19%. Solid State's return on equity of 14.05% beat TT Electronics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TT Electronics	-2.19%	-4.73%	0.42%
Solid State	5.43%	14.05%	9.06%

Is TTG or SOLI a better dividend stock?

TT Electronics pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. Solid State pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. TT Electronics pays out -98.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Solid State pays out 5.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. TT Electronics is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, TTG or SOLI?

TT Electronics has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Solid State has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TTG or SOLI?

92.8% of TT Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.0% of Solid State shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.1% of TT Electronics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Solid State shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, TTG or SOLI?

Solid State has higher revenue and earnings than TT Electronics. TT Electronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Solid State, 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
TT Electronics	£585.37M	0.23	-£12.84M	-£7.14	-10.42
Solid State	£814.72M	0.13	£44.26M	£78.22	2.41

Does the media favor TTG or SOLI?

In the previous week, Solid State had 7 more articles in the media than TT Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Solid State and 1 mentions for TT Electronics. Solid State's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat TT Electronics' score of 0.00 indicating that Solid State is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TT Electronics	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Solid State	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TTG or SOLI?

TT Electronics received 373 more outperform votes than Solid State when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.12% of users gave TT Electronics an outperform vote while only 65.54% of users gave Solid State an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TT Electronics	Outperform Votes 548 80.12%	Underperform Votes 136 19.88%
Solid State	Outperform Votes 175 65.54%	Underperform Votes 92 34.46%

Do analysts prefer TTG or SOLI?

TT Electronics currently has a consensus target price of GBX 92.50, indicating a potential upside of 24.33%. Given TT Electronics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe TT Electronics is more favorable than Solid State.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TT Electronics	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Solid State	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Solid State beats TT Electronics on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.