Videndum (VID) Competitors

Videndum (LON:VID) and IDOX (LON:IDOX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, community ranking, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Is VID or IDOX a better dividend stock?

Videndum pays an annual dividend of GBX 40 per share and has a dividend yield of 51.2%. IDOX pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Videndum pays out -106.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. IDOX pays out 82.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Videndum is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor VID or IDOX?

In the previous week, Videndum had 1 more articles in the media than IDOX. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Videndum and 1 mentions for IDOX. IDOX's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Videndum's score of -0.52 indicating that IDOX is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Videndum	Negative
IDOX	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in VID or IDOX?

94.3% of Videndum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.1% of IDOX shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of Videndum shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of IDOX shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is VID or IDOX more profitable?

IDOX has a net margin of 6.82% compared to Videndum's net margin of -15.04%. IDOX's return on equity of 7.18% beat Videndum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Videndum	-15.04%	-19.28%	-1.38%
IDOX	6.82%	7.18%	4.20%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, VID or IDOX?

IDOX has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Videndum. Videndum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IDOX, 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
Videndum	£234.18M	0.31	-£35.22M	-£37.73	-2.07
IDOX	£81.51M	3.18	£5.56M	£1.21	46.71

Do analysts prefer VID or IDOX?

Videndum currently has a consensus price target of GBX 425, indicating a potential upside of 443.48%. IDOX has a consensus price target of GBX 85.50, indicating a potential upside of 51.06%. Given Videndum's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Videndum is more favorable than IDOX.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Videndum	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
IDOX	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VID or IDOX?

IDOX received 162 more outperform votes than Videndum when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.52% of users gave Videndum an outperform vote while only 49.72% of users gave IDOX an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Videndum	Outperform Votes 13 56.52%	Underperform Votes 10 43.48%
IDOX	Outperform Votes 175 49.72%	Underperform Votes 177 50.28%

Which has more volatility and risk, VID or IDOX?

Videndum has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, IDOX has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

IDOX beats Videndum on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.