TT Electronics (TTG) Competitors

discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) and TT Electronics (LON:TTG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and dividends.

Is DSCV or TTG a better dividend stock?

discoverIE Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. TT Electronics pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. discoverIE Group pays out 48.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TT Electronics pays out -22.8% 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. TT Electronics is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer DSCV or TTG?

discoverIE Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 766.67, indicating a potential upside of 28.17%. TT Electronics has a consensus target price of GBX 91.50, indicating a potential downside of 6.63%. Given discoverIE Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe discoverIE Group is more favorable than TT Electronics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
discoverIE Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
TT Electronics	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is DSCV or TTG more profitable?

discoverIE Group has a net margin of 3.55% compared to TT Electronics' net margin of -2.19%. discoverIE Group's return on equity of 5.10% beat TT Electronics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
discoverIE Group	3.55%	5.10%	4.17%
TT Electronics	-2.19%	-4.73%	0.42%

Does the media prefer DSCV or TTG?

In the previous week, discoverIE Group and discoverIE Group both had 1 articles in the media. TT Electronics' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat discoverIE Group's score of 0.30 indicating that TT Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
discoverIE Group	Neutral
TT Electronics	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, DSCV or TTG?

discoverIE Group has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TT Electronics has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, DSCV or TTG?

discoverIE Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than TT Electronics. TT Electronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than discoverIE 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
discoverIE Group	£422.90M	1.36	£15.66M	£0.25	2,392.63
TT Electronics	£521.10M	0.33	-£12.84M	-£0.30	-324.50

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DSCV or TTG?

53.0% of discoverIE Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.3% of TT Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of discoverIE Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.8% of TT Electronics 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.

Summary

discoverIE Group beats TT Electronics on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.