Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos (SST) Competitors

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SST vs. SPT, VTY, GEN, DOCS, and WIX

Should you buy Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos include Spirent Communications (SPT), Vistry Group (VTY), Genuit Group (GEN), Dr. Martens (DOCS), and Wickes Group (WIX). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.

How does Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos compare to Spirent Communications?

Spirent Communications (LON:SPT) and Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos (LON:SST) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.

57.4% of Spirent Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.7% 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Spirent Communications	£471M	2.49	£16.67M	£0.01	16,032.26
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	-£11.48M	-26.86	£60.88M	-£12.03	N/A

Spirent Communications presently has a consensus target price of GBX 199, suggesting a potential upside of 0.10%. Given Spirent Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly 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)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

In the previous week, Spirent Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Spirent Communications	Neutral
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	Neutral

Spirent Communications has a net margin of 1.53% compared to Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos' net margin of -30.11%. Spirent Communications' return on equity of 1.82% beat Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Spirent Communications	1.53%	1.82%	2.77%
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	-30.11%	-3.55%	8.03%

Spirent Communications has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos has a beta of 0.34391055, suggesting that its share price is 66% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Spirent Communications beats Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos compare to Vistry Group?

Vistry Group (LON:VTY) and Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos (LON:SST) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Vistry Group had 6 more articles in the media than Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Vistry Group and 0 mentions for Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos. Vistry Group's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos' score of 0.00 indicating that Vistry Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Vistry Group	Neutral
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	Neutral

Vistry Group has higher revenue and earnings than Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos. Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vistry 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
Vistry Group	£3.61B	0.23	£245.05M	£42.00	6.23
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	-£11.48M	-26.86	£60.88M	-£12.03	N/A

Vistry Group has a net margin of 3.82% compared to Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos' net margin of -30.11%. Vistry Group's return on equity of 4.20% beat Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vistry Group	3.82%	4.20%	3.43%
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	-30.11%	-3.55%	8.03%

Vistry Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 541.80, suggesting a potential upside of 107.11%. Given Vistry Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Vistry Group is more favorable than Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vistry Group	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Vistry Group has a beta of 1.883, suggesting that its share price is 88% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos has a beta of 0.34391055, suggesting that its share price is 66% less volatile than the broader market.

68.4% of Vistry Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.7% of Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.0% of Vistry Group 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Vistry Group beats Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos on 15 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos compare to Genuit Group?

Genuit Group (LON:GEN) and Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos (LON:SST) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and profitability.

In the previous week, Genuit Group had 1 more articles in the media than Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Genuit Group and 0 mentions for Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos. Genuit Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Genuit Group	Neutral
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	Neutral

Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Genuit Group. Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genuit 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
Genuit Group	£602.10M	1.03	£23.57M	£17.80	13.87
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	-£11.48M	-26.86	£60.88M	-£12.03	N/A

Genuit Group has a net margin of 7.51% compared to Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos' net margin of -30.11%. Genuit Group's return on equity of 6.89% beat Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Genuit Group	7.51%	6.89%	4.59%
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	-30.11%	-3.55%	8.03%

Genuit Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 12.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Genuit Group pays out 70.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos pays out -24.1% 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.

Genuit Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 463.25, suggesting a potential upside of 87.70%. Given Genuit Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Genuit Group is more favorable than Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Genuit Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Genuit Group has a beta of 1.492, indicating that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos has a beta of 0.34391055, indicating that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market.

74.4% of Genuit Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.7% of Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Genuit Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Genuit Group beats Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos compare to Dr. Martens?

Dr. Martens (LON:DOCS) and Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos (LON:SST) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and profitability.

32.2% of Dr. Martens shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.7% of Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Dr. Martens shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dr. Martens presently has a consensus target price of GBX 3,057, suggesting a potential upside of 4,806.90%. Given Dr. Martens' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dr. Martens is more favorable than Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dr. Martens	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Dr. Martens has a beta of 0.241, indicating that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos has a beta of 0.34391055, indicating that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market.

Dr. Martens pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Dr. Martens pays out 150.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos pays out -24.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Dr. Martens has higher revenue and earnings than Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos. Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dr. Martens, 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
Dr. Martens	£785M	0.77	£68.97M	£1.70	36.65
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	-£11.48M	-26.86	£60.88M	-£12.03	N/A

In the previous week, Dr. Martens had 4 more articles in the media than Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Dr. Martens and 0 mentions for Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos. Dr. Martens' average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos' score of 0.00 indicating that Dr. Martens is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Dr. Martens	Positive
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	Neutral

Dr. Martens has a net margin of 1.95% compared to Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos' net margin of -30.11%. Dr. Martens' return on equity of 4.40% beat Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dr. Martens	1.95%	4.40%	8.12%
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	-30.11%	-3.55%	8.03%

Summary

Dr. Martens beats Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos compare to Wickes Group?

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

8.7% of Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.4% of Wickes Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Wickes Group 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.

Wickes Group has a consensus target price of GBX 249.17, suggesting a potential upside of 45.48%. Given Wickes Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Wickes Group 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)	0.00
Wickes Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos has a beta of 0.34391055, suggesting that its share price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Wickes Group has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the broader market.

Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Wickes Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos pays out -24.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wickes Group pays out 66.5% 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.

Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Wickes Group. Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wickes 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
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	-£11.48M	-26.86	£60.88M	-£12.03	N/A
Wickes Group	£1.64B	0.23	£29.25M	£16.40	10.44

In the previous week, Wickes Group had 2 more articles in the media than Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Wickes Group and 0 mentions for Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos. Wickes Group's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos' score of 0.00 indicating that Wickes Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	Neutral
Wickes Group	Neutral

Wickes Group has a net margin of 2.35% compared to Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos' net margin of -30.11%. Wickes Group's return on equity of 29.52% beat Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	-30.11%	-3.55%	8.03%
Wickes Group	2.35%	29.52%	3.77%

Summary

Wickes Group beats Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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SST vs. The Competition

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Metric	Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	Asset Management Industry	Financial Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£308.26M	£2.33B	£5.72B	£2.74B
Dividend Yield	1.05%	5.97%	5.25%	6.15%
P/E Ratio	-22.82	25.13	15.90	365.72
Price / Sales	-26.86	2,031.58	1,280.38	88,197.72
Price / Cash	38.12	60.17	48.59	27.89
Price / Book	0.16	1.35	6.63	7.63
Net Income	£60.88M	£265.53M	£1.15B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-1.24%	13.60%	5.72%	6.37%
1 Month Performance	4.00%	0.95%	0.60%	0.57%
1 Year Performance	-5.33%	11.86%	17.91%	77.05%

Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
SST Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	N/A	GBX 274.56 -0.9%	N/A	-4.8%	£308.26M	-£11.48M	N/A	320
SPT Spirent Communications	0.2628 of 5 stars	GBX 198.80 flat	GBX 199 +0.1%	+2.9%	£1.17B	£471M	16,032.26	1,526
VTY Vistry Group	4.4158 of 5 stars	GBX 330.01 -4.2%	GBX 556.60 +68.7%	-54.5%	£1.05B	£3.61B	7.86	4,400	Gap Down
GEN Genuit Group	4.448 of 5 stars	GBX 245.40 -2.5%	GBX 463.25 +88.8%	-37.7%	£617.70M	£602.10M	13.79	2,700	Analyst Forecast
DOCS Dr. Martens	4.0535 of 5 stars	GBX 61.80 -2.2%	GBX 3,057 +4,846.6%	+2.2%	£597.73M	£785M	36.35	890	Gap Down

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Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos (SST) Competitors

SST vs. SPT, VTY, GEN, DOCS, and WIX

How does Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos compare to Spirent Communications?

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How does Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos compare to Dr. Martens?

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How does Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos compare to Wickes Group?

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Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos (SST) Competitors

SST vs. SPT, VTY, GEN, DOCS, and WIX

How does Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos compare to Spirent Communications?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SPT or SST?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SPT or SST?

Do analysts rate SPT or SST?

Does the media prefer SPT or SST?

Is SPT or SST more profitable?

Which has more risk and volatility, SPT or SST?

Summary

How does Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos compare to Vistry Group?

Does the media prefer VTY or SST?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, VTY or SST?

Is VTY or SST more profitable?

Do analysts rate VTY or SST?

Which has more risk and volatility, VTY or SST?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of VTY or SST?

Summary

How does Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos compare to Genuit Group?

Does the media favor GEN or SST?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GEN or SST?

Is GEN or SST more profitable?

Is GEN or SST a better dividend stock?

Do analysts prefer GEN or SST?

Which has more risk and volatility, GEN or SST?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GEN or SST?

Summary

How does Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos compare to Dr. Martens?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DOCS or SST?

Do analysts prefer DOCS or SST?

Which has more risk and volatility, DOCS or SST?

Is DOCS or SST a better dividend stock?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, DOCS or SST?

Does the media favor DOCS or SST?

Is DOCS or SST more profitable?

Summary

How does Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos compare to Wickes Group?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SST or WIX?

Do analysts recommend SST or WIX?

Which has more volatility & risk, SST or WIX?

Is SST or WIX a better dividend stock?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SST or WIX?

Does the media favor SST or WIX?

Is SST or WIX more profitable?

Summary

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