Wickes Group (WIX) Competitors GBX 196.20 +1.00 (+0.51%) As of 11:51 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock WIX vs. SPT, DOCS, GEN, YOU, SST, CNIC, SRAD, SLP, NET, and CYNShould you be buying Wickes Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Wickes Group include Spirent Communications (SPT), Dr. Martens (DOCS), Genuit Group (GEN), YouGov (YOU), Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos (SST), CentralNic Group (CNIC), Stelrad Group (SRAD), Sylvania Platinum (SLP), Netcall (NET), and CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income (CYN). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Wickes Group vs. Its Competitors Spirent Communications Dr. Martens Genuit Group YouGov Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos CentralNic Group Stelrad Group Sylvania Platinum Netcall CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income Wickes Group (LON:WIX) and Spirent Communications (LON:SPT) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment and earnings. Is WIX or SPT more profitable? Spirent Communications has a net margin of 2.97% compared to Wickes Group's net margin of 2.01%. Wickes Group's return on equity of 19.39% beat Spirent Communications' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Wickes Group2.01% 19.39% 3.77% Spirent Communications 2.97%3.54%2.77% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in WIX or SPT? 54.1% of Wickes Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.4% of Spirent Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Wickes Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.0% of Spirent Communications shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation and earnings, WIX or SPT? Wickes Group has higher revenue and earnings than Spirent Communications. Wickes Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spirent Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWickes Group£1.54B0.30£29.25M£0.082,616.00Spirent Communications£471M2.43£16.67M£0.0115,874.03 Which has more risk & volatility, WIX or SPT? Wickes Group has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spirent Communications has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate WIX or SPT? Wickes Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 215, indicating a potential upside of 9.58%. Spirent Communications has a consensus target price of GBX 236, indicating a potential upside of 19.90%. Given Spirent Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Spirent Communications is more favorable than Wickes Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Wickes Group 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Spirent Communications 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Does the media refer more to WIX or SPT? In the previous week, Wickes Group had 10 more articles in the media than Spirent Communications. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Wickes Group and 1 mentions for Spirent Communications. Spirent Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Wickes Group's score of 0.54 indicating that Spirent Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Wickes Group 3 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Spirent Communications 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummarySpirent Communications beats Wickes Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Wickes Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WIX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WIX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWickes GroupHome Improvement Retail IndustryCyclical SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£454.51M£1.32B£3.92B£2.58BDividend Yield5.49%3.70%3.53%5.30%P/E Ratio2,616.00878.52517.495,410.66Price / Sales0.3030.23251.4596,691.07Price / Cash2.145.1131.1627.93Price / Book3.164.153.567.76Net Income£29.25M£105.72M£264.31M£5.89B7 Day Performance-1.41%4.78%0.17%6.49%1 Month Performance-10.41%-3.79%0.92%56.20%1 Year Performance13.81%-3.00%35.64%148.15% Wickes Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WIXWickes Group2.0482 of 5 starsGBX 196.20+0.5%GBX 215+9.6%+13.5%£454.51M£1.54B2,616.005,930News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastSPTSpirent Communications2.5996 of 5 starsGBX 196.70-0.2%GBX 236+20.0%+14.6%£1.14B£471M15,862.661,526Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeDOCSDr. Martens2.0289 of 5 starsGBX 90-0.1%GBX 6,000+6,566.7%+43.1%£869.10M£787.60M18,000.00890Dividend CutGENGenuit Group3.1227 of 5 starsGBX 337.50-0.6%GBX 507+50.2%-24.1%£838.90M£586.70M1,739.692,700YOUYouGov3.4942 of 5 starsGBX 350.50-2.5%GBX 662.50+89.0%-25.3%£410.76M£383.90M50,071.431,820SSTScottish Oriental Smaller CosN/AGBX 296flatN/A-79.7%£340.74M£38.69M1,063.83320Dividend IncreaseCNICCentralNic GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£339.82M£790.04M-12,660.00100SRADStelrad Group1.8447 of 5 starsGBX 170+2.1%GBX 200+17.6%+11.0%£216.50M£283.94M4,358.972,960News CoverageGap UpSLPSylvania Platinum2.1975 of 5 starsGBX 77.40-0.3%GBX 90+16.3%+75.1%£201.32M£88.50M1,838.48160News CoverageAnalyst ForecastNETNetcall1.5716 of 5 starsGBX 114.50+1.8%GBX 138.33+20.8%+26.7%£190.95M£43.18M3,766.453,220CYNCQS Natural Resources Growth and IncomeN/AGBX 278+3.0%N/A+61.5%£178.36M-£3.26M-3,711.6240News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Spirent Communications Alternatives Dr. Martens Alternatives Genuit Group Alternatives YouGov Alternatives Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos Alternatives CentralNic Group Alternatives Stelrad Group Alternatives Sylvania Platinum Alternatives Netcall Alternatives CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:WIX) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersForget NVDA. 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