Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos (SST) Competitors GBX 290 -4.00 (-1.36%) As of 09/12/2025 11:51 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsBuy This Stock SST vs. SPT, DOCS, GEN, WIX, YOU, CNIC, SRAD, SLP, NET, and ARBBShould 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), Dr. Martens (DOCS), Genuit Group (GEN), Wickes Group (WIX), YouGov (YOU), CentralNic Group (CNIC), Stelrad Group (SRAD), Sylvania Platinum (SLP), Netcall (NET), and Arbuthnot Banking Group (ARBB). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos vs. Its Competitors Spirent Communications Dr. Martens Genuit Group Wickes Group YouGov CentralNic Group Stelrad Group Sylvania Platinum Netcall Arbuthnot Banking Group Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos (LON:SST) and Spirent Communications (LON:SPT) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability and institutional ownership. Is SST or SPT 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 Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos77.82% 28.42% 8.03% Spirent Communications 2.97%3.54%2.77% Do analysts prefer SST or SPT? Spirent Communications has a consensus price target of GBX 236, indicating a potential upside of 19.90%. 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 Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Spirent Communications 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Does the media favor SST or SPT? In the previous week, Spirent Communications had 1 more articles in the media than Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Spirent Communications and 0 mentions for Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos. Spirent Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos' score of 0.00 indicating that Spirent Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos Neutral Spirent Communications Positive Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SST or SPT? Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioScottish Oriental Smaller Cos£38.69M8.63£60.88M£0.281,042.27Spirent Communications£471M2.43£16.67M£0.0115,874.03 Which has more risk & volatility, SST or SPT? Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spirent Communications has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SST or SPT? 9.5% of Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.4% of Spirent Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.0% of Spirent Communications shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummarySpirent Communications beats Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SST and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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£333.84M£1.43B£6.37B£2.58BDividend Yield0.93%4.58%4.31%5.30%P/E Ratio1,042.274,757.631,776.405,410.66Price / Sales8.631,961.841,352.3396,691.08Price / Cash38.1260.62127.4727.93Price / Book0.171.362.067.76Net Income£60.88M£265.04M£1.23B£5.89B7 Day Performance-3.02%13.26%7.02%6.47%1 Month Performance-2.36%13.27%7.46%55.90%1 Year Performance-79.86%8.42%30.83%147.79% Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SSTScottish Oriental Smaller CosN/AGBX 290-1.4%N/A-79.9%£333.84M£38.69M1,042.27320Dividend IncreaseSPTSpirent Communications2.5916 of 5 starsGBX 195.06+0.4%GBX 236+21.0%+12.9%£1.13B£471M15,730.731,526Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeDOCSDr. Martens2.0289 of 5 starsGBX 92.05+1.8%GBX 6,000+6,418.2%+45.3%£888.82M£787.60M18,410.00890Dividend CutHigh Trading VolumeGENGenuit Group3.1227 of 5 starsGBX 342.50-0.4%GBX 507+48.0%-27.1%£851.33M£586.70M1,765.462,700High Trading VolumeWIXWickes Group2.0482 of 5 starsGBX 199+1.2%GBX 208.33+4.7%+13.8%£462.62M£1.54B2,653.335,930News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeYOUYouGov3.4942 of 5 starsGBX 361.50-0.1%GBX 662.50+83.3%-27.0%£423.37M£383.90M51,642.861,820High Trading VolumeCNICCentralNic GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£339.82M£790.04M-12,660.00100SRADStelrad Group1.8447 of 5 starsGBX 167-2.3%GBX 200+19.8%+5.8%£212.68M£283.94M4,282.052,960News CoverageSLPSylvania Platinum2.2038 of 5 starsGBX 77.60-0.3%GBX 93+19.8%+69.9%£201.85M£88.50M1,843.23160News CoverageAnalyst ForecastNETNetcall1.5716 of 5 starsGBX 114.50+3.2%GBX 138.33+20.8%+29.1%£190.95M£43.18M3,766.453,220ARBBArbuthnot Banking GroupN/AGBX 1,070+0.9%N/A+12.4%£174.62M£227.50M1,067.86799 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Spirent Communications Alternatives Dr. Martens Alternatives Genuit Group Alternatives Wickes Group Alternatives YouGov Alternatives CentralNic Group Alternatives Stelrad Group Alternatives Sylvania Platinum Alternatives Netcall Alternatives Arbuthnot Banking Group 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 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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