SWG vs. BYIT, WPS, BOKU, PAY, EPO, WNWD, FNX, BLTG, BKS, and SEE
Should you be buying Shearwater Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Shearwater Group include Bytes Technology Group (BYIT), W.A.G payment solutions (WPS), Boku (BOKU), PayPoint (PAY), Earthport (EPO), Windward (WNWD), Fonix Mobile (FNX), Blancco Technology Group (BLTG), Beeks Financial Cloud Group (BKS), and Seeing Machines (SEE). These companies are all part of the "software - infrastructure" industry.
Shearwater Group vs. Its Competitors
Shearwater Group (LON:SWG) and Bytes Technology Group (LON:BYIT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.
In the previous week, Bytes Technology Group had 1 more articles in the media than Shearwater Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Bytes Technology Group and 0 mentions for Shearwater Group. Shearwater Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Bytes Technology Group'saverage media sentiment score.
Shearwater Group has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bytes Technology Group has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Bytes Technology Group has higher revenue and earnings than Shearwater Group. Shearwater Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bytes Technology Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
10.4% of Shearwater Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.8% of Bytes Technology Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of Shearwater Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Bytes Technology Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Bytes Technology Group has a net margin of 25.47% compared to Shearwater Group's net margin of -9.58%. Bytes Technology Group's return on equity of 66.59% beat Shearwater Group's return on equity.
Bytes Technology Group has a consensus price target of GBX 430, suggesting a potential upside of 4.88%. Given Bytes Technology Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bytes Technology Group is more favorable than Shearwater Group.
Summary
Bytes Technology Group beats Shearwater Group on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:SWG) was last updated on 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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