Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos (SST) Competitors GBX 283 +1.00 (+0.35%) As of 11:54 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsBuy This Stock SST vs. SPT, GEN, DOCS, WIX, YOU, CNIC, SLP, NET, SRAD, and CYNShould you be buying Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos include Spirent Communications (SPT), Genuit Group (GEN), Dr. Martens (DOCS), Wickes Group (WIX), YouGov (YOU), CentralNic Group (CNIC), Sylvania Platinum (SLP), Netcall (NET), Stelrad Group (SRAD), and CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income (CYN). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos vs. Its Competitors Spirent Communications Genuit Group Dr. Martens Wickes Group YouGov CentralNic Group Sylvania Platinum Netcall Stelrad Group CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income Spirent Communications (LON:SPT) and Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos (LON:SST) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Which has better earnings & valuation, SPT or SST? Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Spirent Communications. Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spirent Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSpirent Communications£471M2.48£16.67M£0.0115,983.87Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos£38.69M8.38£60.88M£0.281,017.11 Do institutionals and insiders believe in SPT or SST? 57.4% of Spirent Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.5% of Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.0% of Spirent Communications shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is SPT or SST more profitable? Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos has a net margin of 77.82% compared to Spirent Communications' net margin of 2.97%. Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos' return on equity of 28.42% beat Spirent Communications' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Spirent Communications2.97% 3.54% 2.77% Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos 77.82%28.42%8.03% Does the media prefer SPT or SST? In the previous week, Spirent Communications had 2 more articles in the media than Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Spirent Communications and 0 mentions for Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos. Spirent Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos' score of 0.00 indicating that Spirent Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Spirent Communications Neutral Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos Neutral Which has more volatility and risk, SPT or SST? Spirent Communications has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer SPT or SST? Spirent Communications currently has a consensus price target of GBX 207.67, indicating a potential upside of 4.78%. Given Spirent Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Spirent Communications is more favorable than Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Spirent Communications 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummarySpirent Communications beats Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SST and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SST vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricScottish Oriental Smaller CosAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£324.02M£1.48B£6.46B£2.61BDividend Yield0.99%4.59%4.31%5.28%P/E Ratio1,017.113,116.271,345.554,442.02Price / Sales8.381,964.351,359.91100,236.46Price / Cash38.1260.47127.6527.90Price / Book0.171.373.539.02Net Income£60.88M£264.59M£1.22B£5.89B7 Day Performance1.80%0.42%1.14%0.49%1 Month Performance-5.67%1.44%7.09%5.62%1 Year Performance-80.94%9.30%39.97%164.56% Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SSTScottish Oriental Smaller CosN/AGBX 283+0.4%N/A-81.3%£324.02M£38.69M1,017.11320Dividend IncreaseSPTSpirent Communications1.8385 of 5 starsGBX 198.30-0.1%GBX 207.67+4.7%+15.0%£1.15B£471M15,991.941,526Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeGENGenuit Group3.2917 of 5 starsGBX 369.50+1.1%GBX 517.75+40.1%-23.0%£918.44M£586.70M1,904.642,700DOCSDr. Martens1.8559 of 5 starsGBX 93.35-1.3%GBX 6,000+6,327.4%+58.7%£901.45M£787.60M18,670.00890Dividend CutWIXWickes Group2.2306 of 5 starsGBX 224+1.6%GBX 215-4.0%+37.6%£518.91M£1.54B2,986.675,930YOUYouGov3.8562 of 5 starsGBX 298+0.3%GBX 662.50+122.3%-34.3%£349.24M£383.90M42,571.431,820Trending NewsCNICCentralNic GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£339.82M£790.04M-12,660.00100SLPSylvania Platinum2.192 of 5 starsGBX 91flatGBX 90-1.1%+88.5%£236.70M£104.23M2,161.52160News CoverageAnalyst ForecastNETNetcall1.8482 of 5 starsGBX 125.25+0.2%GBX 138.33+10.4%+41.5%£208.88M£43.18M4,120.073,220News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeSRADStelrad Group1.4204 of 5 starsGBX 163-2.7%GBX 200+22.7%+6.9%£207.59M£283.94M4,179.492,960CYNCQS Natural Resources Growth and IncomeN/AGBX 310+1.0%N/A+74.3%£198.89M-£3.26M-4,138.8540Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Spirent Communications Alternatives Genuit Group Alternatives Dr. Martens Alternatives Wickes Group Alternatives YouGov Alternatives CentralNic Group Alternatives Sylvania Platinum Alternatives Netcall Alternatives Stelrad Group Alternatives CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:SST) was last updated on 10/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersClaim Your Share of $5.39 BILLION in AI Equity ChecksThe U.S. government just took advantage of Public Law 81-774 to crack down on AI companies... 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