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LON:SOPH

Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) (SOPH) Competitors

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Today's Range
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50-Day Range
580.40
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580.40
52-Week Range
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Volume
68,853 shs
Average Volume
1.18 million shs
Market Capitalization
£2.99 billion
P/E Ratio
341.41
Dividend Yield
0.72%
Price Target
N/A
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SOPH vs. FBT, PRSM, KAPE, AVST, AVV, DARK, CCC, SCT, RSW, and SXS

Should you be buying Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) include First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF (FBT), Blue Prism Group (PRSM), Kape Technologies (KAPE), Avast (AVST), AVEVA Group (AVV), Darktrace (DARK), Computacenter (CCC), Softcat (SCT), Renishaw (RSW), and Spectris (SXS). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) vs.

First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF (LON:FBT) and Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) (LON:SOPH) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

In the previous week, First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF and First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF both had 1 articles in the media. Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)'s average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF's score of 0.67 indicating that First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A
Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETFN/A N/A N/A
Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) N/A N/A N/A

First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF£870.31K4,923.69N/A-£1.10-1,318.36
Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)£726.90M0.00N/A£1.70N/A

Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) received 345 more outperform votes than First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.19% of users gave Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) an outperform vote while only 66.67% of users gave First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETFOutperform Votes
72
66.67%
Underperform Votes
36
33.33%
Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)Outperform Votes
417
80.19%
Underperform Votes
103
19.81%

Summary

Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) beats First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF on 5 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.


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Media Sentiment Over Time

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SOPH vs. The Competition

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MetricSophos Group plc (SOPH.L)Software IndustryComputer SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£2.99B£630.58M£15.54B£1.38B
Dividend Yield0.72%4.46%2.61%13.13%
P/E Ratio341.41261.65251.681,533.14
Price / SalesN/A16,131.70558.3350,966.98
Price / Cash31.0416.2327.0833.72
Price / BookN/A30.739.022.48
Net IncomeN/A£11.92M£540.08M£199.13M

Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FBT
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF
0 of 5 stars		GBX 1,469.90
+0.7%		N/A+0.4%£4.34B£870,310.00-1,336.2720Positive News
PRSM
Blue Prism Group
0 of 5 stars		GBX 1,274
flat		N/A+0.0%£1.24B£167.30M-23.681,025High Trading Volume
KAPE
Kape Technologies
0 of 5 stars		GBX 285
+0.7%		GBX 270
-5.3%		+5.4%£1.22B£623.48M1,900.00850Gap Down
AVST
Avast
0 of 5 stars		GBX 716.60
-0.5%		N/A+0.0%£7.49B£940.10M3,115.651,800High Trading Volume
AVV
AVEVA Group
0 of 5 stars		GBX 3,219
+9,900.0%		GBX 3,106.50
-3.5%		N/A£9.72B£1.26B-154.766,250Gap Up
DARK
Darktrace
0 of 5 stars		GBX 414
-0.9%		GBX 466
+12.6%		+25.2%£2.90B£545.43M5,914.292,200Positive News
CCC
Computacenter
1.681 of 5 stars		GBX 2,536
-1.9%		GBX 2,775
+9.4%		+30.6%£2.89B£7.23B1,509.5220,097Positive News
SCT
Softcat
2.1577 of 5 stars		GBX 1,408
-3.2%		GBX 1,755
+24.6%		+17.9%£2.81B£1.01B2,607.411,921Gap Down
RSW
Renishaw
0 of 5 stars		GBX 3,506
-1.2%		GBX 3,360
-4.2%		-5.5%£2.55B£688.57M2,191.255,150
SXS
Spectris
2.0952 of 5 stars		GBX 3,350
-1.2%		GBX 5,821.25
+73.8%		+20.3%£3.45B£1.46B2,596.907,300

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This page (LON:SOPH) was last updated on 10/4/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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