Videndum (VID) Competitors

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

Does the media favor VID or DOTD?

In the previous week, Videndum and Videndum both had 1 articles in the media. dotdigital Group's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Videndum's score of 0.00 indicating that dotdigital Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Videndum	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
dotdigital Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is VID or DOTD a better dividend stock?

Videndum pays an annual dividend of GBX 40 per share and has a dividend yield of 53.2%. dotdigital Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Videndum pays out -106.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. dotdigital Group pays out 27.6% 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. Videndum is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has better earnings and valuation, VID or DOTD?

dotdigital Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Videndum. Videndum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than dotdigital 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
Videndum	£234.18M	0.30	-£35.22M	-£37.73	-1.99
dotdigital Group	£78.69M	3.18	£11.03M	£3.62	22.58

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VID or DOTD?

dotdigital Group received 210 more outperform votes than Videndum when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.52% of users gave Videndum an outperform vote while only 55.47% of users gave dotdigital Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Videndum	Outperform Votes 13 56.52%	Underperform Votes 10 43.48%
dotdigital Group	Outperform Votes 223 55.47%	Underperform Votes 179 44.53%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in VID or DOTD?

94.3% of Videndum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.1% of dotdigital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of Videndum shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% of dotdigital Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is VID or DOTD more profitable?

dotdigital Group has a net margin of 14.01% compared to Videndum's net margin of -15.04%. dotdigital Group's return on equity of 11.80% beat Videndum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Videndum	-15.04%	-19.28%	-1.38%
dotdigital Group	14.01%	11.80%	8.64%

Which has more volatility & risk, VID or DOTD?

Videndum has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, dotdigital Group has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend VID or DOTD?

Videndum currently has a consensus price target of GBX 425, indicating a potential upside of 464.77%. dotdigital Group has a consensus price target of GBX 150, indicating a potential upside of 83.37%. Given Videndum's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Videndum is more favorable than dotdigital Group.

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
dotdigital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

dotdigital Group beats Videndum on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.