Wise (WISE) Competitors

Wise (LON:WISE) and Computacenter (LON:CCC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate WISE or CCC?

Wise presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,270, suggesting a potential upside of 22.02%. Computacenter has a consensus target price of GBX 2,958.33, suggesting a potential upside of 29.07%. Given Computacenter's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Computacenter is more favorable than Wise.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wise	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Computacenter	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of WISE or CCC?

28.2% of Wise shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.5% of Computacenter shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.7% of Wise shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 36.4% of Computacenter shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is WISE or CCC more profitable?

Wise has a net margin of 25.11% compared to Computacenter's net margin of 2.64%. Wise's return on equity of 41.22% beat Computacenter's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wise	25.11%	41.22%	2.23%
Computacenter	2.64%	17.61%	4.83%

Does the media favor WISE or CCC?

In the previous week, Wise had 20 more articles in the media than Computacenter. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Wise and 1 mentions for Computacenter. Wise's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Computacenter's score of 0.59 indicating that Wise is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Wise	6 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Computacenter	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, WISE or CCC?

Wise has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Computacenter has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WISE or CCC?

Wise has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Computacenter. Computacenter is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wise, 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
Wise	£1.33B	7.95	£335.18M	£33.07	31.47
Computacenter	£6.00B	0.41	£158.49M	£149.45	15.34

Summary

Wise and Computacenter tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.