Crimson Tide (TIDE) Competitors

Crimson Tide (LON:TIDE) and Arcontech Group (LON:ARC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Is TIDE or ARC more profitable?

Arcontech Group has a net margin of 36.69% compared to Crimson Tide's net margin of -1.36%. Arcontech Group's return on equity of 13.37% beat Crimson Tide's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crimson Tide	-1.36%	-1.14%	-2.62%
Arcontech Group	36.69%	13.37%	5.55%

Which has more risk and volatility, TIDE or ARC?

Crimson Tide has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arcontech Group has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of TIDE or ARC?

40.8% of Crimson Tide shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.9% of Arcontech Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.1% of Crimson Tide shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 54.5% of Arcontech Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer TIDE or ARC?

In the previous week, Arcontech Group had 1 more articles in the media than Crimson Tide. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Arcontech Group and 0 mentions for Crimson Tide. Crimson Tide's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Arcontech Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Crimson Tide	Neutral
Arcontech Group	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, TIDE or ARC?

Arcontech Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Crimson Tide. Crimson Tide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arcontech 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
Crimson Tide	£6.25M	0.52	-£85.00K	-£1.29	-37.90
Arcontech Group	£2.97M	3.98	£1.09M	£7.77	11.11

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TIDE or ARC?

Arcontech Group received 99 more outperform votes than Crimson Tide when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.38% of users gave Crimson Tide an outperform vote while only 62.17% of users gave Arcontech Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Crimson Tide	Outperform Votes 90 63.38%	Underperform Votes 52 36.62%
Arcontech Group	Outperform Votes 189 62.17%	Underperform Votes 115 37.83%

Summary

Arcontech Group beats Crimson Tide on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.