Solid State (SOLI) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, SOLI or TTG?

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

Do analysts prefer SOLI or TTG?

TT Electronics has a consensus price target of GBX 92.50, indicating a potential downside of 13.71%. Given TT Electronics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe TT Electronics is more favorable than Solid State.

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

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

12.0% of Solid State shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.8% of TT Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Solid State shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.1% of TT Electronics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SOLI or TTG a better dividend stock?

Solid State pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. TT Electronics pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Solid State pays out 5.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TT Electronics pays out -98.0% 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.

Does the media prefer SOLI or TTG?

In the previous week, Solid State had 10 more articles in the media than TT Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Solid State and 1 mentions for TT Electronics. Solid State's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat TT Electronics' score of 0.00 indicating that Solid State is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Solid State	2 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SOLI or TTG?

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
Solid State	£814.72M	0.13	£44.26M	£78.22	2.37
TT Electronics	£585.37M	0.33	-£12.84M	-£7.14	-15.01

Is SOLI or TTG 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
Solid State	5.43%	14.05%	9.06%
TT Electronics	-2.19%	-4.73%	0.42%

Summary

Solid State beats TT Electronics on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.