Stelrad Group (SRAD) Competitors

Stelrad Group (LON:SRAD) and Wickes Group (LON:WIX) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Is SRAD or WIX a better dividend stock?

Stelrad Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Wickes Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Stelrad Group pays out 199.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Wickes Group pays out 145.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Wickes Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SRAD or WIX?

16.8% of Stelrad Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.1% of Wickes Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.6% of Stelrad Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Wickes Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to SRAD or WIX?

In the previous week, Wickes Group had 9 more articles in the media than Stelrad Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Wickes Group and 1 mentions for Stelrad Group. Wickes Group's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Stelrad Group's score of 0.30 indicating that Wickes Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Stelrad Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Wickes Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer SRAD or WIX?

Stelrad Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 200, suggesting a potential upside of 28.21%. Wickes Group has a consensus target price of GBX 215, suggesting a potential upside of 6.70%. Given Stelrad Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Stelrad Group is more favorable than Wickes Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stelrad Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Wickes Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has more volatility & risk, SRAD or WIX?

Stelrad Group has a beta of 0.25, meaning that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wickes Group has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SRAD or WIX more profitable?

Stelrad Group has a net margin of 5.25% compared to Wickes Group's net margin of 2.01%. Stelrad Group's return on equity of 28.08% beat Wickes Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stelrad Group	5.25%	28.08%	7.46%
Wickes Group	2.01%	19.39%	3.77%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SRAD or WIX?

Wickes Group has higher revenue and earnings than Stelrad Group. Wickes Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stelrad Group, 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
Stelrad Group	£283.94M	0.70	£16.13M	£0.04	4,000.00
Wickes Group	£1.54B	0.30	£29.25M	£0.08	2,686.67

Summary

Wickes Group beats Stelrad Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.