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WIX vs. KNOS, PRSM, KAPE, SPT, and TRST

Should you buy Wickes Group stock or one of its competitors? Wickes Group's main competitors and comparable companies include Kainos Group (KNOS), Blue Prism Group (PRSM), Kape Technologies (KAPE), Spirent Communications (SPT), and Trustpilot Group (TRST). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "application software" industry.

How does Wickes Group compare to Kainos Group?

Kainos Group (LON:KNOS) and Wickes Group (LON:WIX) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Kainos Group has a beta of 0.874, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Wickes Group has a beta of 0.855, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the broader market.

Kainos Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,231.17, suggesting a potential upside of 3.11%. Wickes Group has a consensus target price of GBX 243, suggesting a potential upside of 22.36%. Given Wickes Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Wickes Group is more favorable than Kainos Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kainos Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83
Wickes Group
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Kainos Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 28.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Wickes Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Kainos Group pays out 82.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Wickes Group pays out 66.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wickes Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Kainos Group has a net margin of 9.86% compared to Wickes Group's net margin of 2.23%. Kainos Group's return on equity of 41.45% beat Wickes Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kainos Group9.86% 41.45% 14.45%
Wickes Group 2.23%30.64%3.77%

36.6% of Kainos Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of Wickes Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.7% of Kainos Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Wickes Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Kainos Group and Kainos Group both had 1 articles in the media. Kainos Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Wickes Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Kainos Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Kainos Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Wickes Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Kainos Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Wickes Group. Wickes Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kainos Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Kainos Group£431.10M3.19£48.81M£35.1034.02
Wickes Group£1.64B0.27£29.25M£16.4012.11

Summary

Kainos Group beats Wickes Group on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Wickes Group compare to Blue Prism Group?

Blue Prism Group (LON:PRSM) and Wickes Group (LON:WIX) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Wickes Group has a consensus target price of GBX 243, indicating a potential upside of 22.36%. Given Wickes Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Wickes Group is more favorable than Blue Prism Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Blue Prism Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Wickes Group
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Wickes Group has higher revenue and earnings than Blue Prism Group. Blue Prism Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wickes Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Blue Prism Group£167.30M0.00N/A-£53.80N/A
Wickes Group£1.64B0.27£29.25M£16.4012.11

56.5% of Wickes Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Wickes Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Wickes Group has a net margin of 2.23% compared to Blue Prism Group's net margin of 0.00%. Wickes Group's return on equity of 30.64% beat Blue Prism Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Blue Prism GroupN/A N/A N/A
Wickes Group 2.23%30.64%3.77%

In the previous week, Wickes Group had 1 more articles in the media than Blue Prism Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Wickes Group and 0 mentions for Blue Prism Group. Blue Prism Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Wickes Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Blue Prism Group Neutral
Wickes Group Neutral

Summary

Wickes Group beats Blue Prism Group on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Wickes Group compare to Kape Technologies?

Kape Technologies (LON:KAPE) and Wickes Group (LON:WIX) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Kape Technologies has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Wickes Group has a beta of 0.855, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the broader market.

Kape Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Wickes Group. Kape Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wickes Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Kape Technologies£623.48M0.00£70.92M£0.15N/A
Wickes Group£1.64B0.27£29.25M£16.4012.11

In the previous week, Wickes Group had 1 more articles in the media than Kape Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Wickes Group and 0 mentions for Kape Technologies. Kape Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Wickes Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Kape Technologies Neutral
Wickes Group Neutral

Kape Technologies has a net margin of 11.37% compared to Wickes Group's net margin of 2.23%. Wickes Group's return on equity of 30.64% beat Kape Technologies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kape Technologies11.37% 6.97% 3.47%
Wickes Group 2.23%30.64%3.77%

11.4% of Kape Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of Wickes Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 81.1% of Kape Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Wickes Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Wickes Group has a consensus target price of GBX 243, suggesting a potential upside of 22.36%. Given Wickes Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Wickes Group is more favorable than Kape Technologies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kape Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Wickes Group
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Summary

Wickes Group beats Kape Technologies on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Wickes Group compare to Spirent Communications?

Wickes Group (LON:WIX) and Spirent Communications (LON:SPT) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Wickes Group had 1 more articles in the media than Spirent Communications. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Wickes Group and 0 mentions for Spirent Communications. Wickes Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Spirent Communications'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Wickes Group Neutral
Spirent Communications Neutral

Wickes Group has a beta of 0.855, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Spirent Communications has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the broader market.

56.5% of Wickes Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.4% of Spirent Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Wickes Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.0% of Spirent Communications shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 Ratio
Wickes Group£1.64B0.27£29.25M£16.4012.11
Spirent Communications£471M2.49£16.67M£0.0116,032.26

Wickes Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 243, indicating a potential upside of 22.36%. Given Wickes Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Wickes Group is more favorable than Spirent Communications.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Wickes Group
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Spirent Communications
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Spirent Communications has a net margin of 2.80% compared to Wickes Group's net margin of 2.23%. Wickes Group's return on equity of 30.64% beat Spirent Communications' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Wickes Group2.23% 30.64% 3.77%
Spirent Communications 2.80%3.36%2.77%

Summary

Wickes Group beats Spirent Communications on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Wickes Group compare to Trustpilot Group?

Wickes Group (LON:WIX) and Trustpilot Group (LON:TRST) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Wickes Group has higher revenue and earnings than Trustpilot Group. Wickes Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trustpilot Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Wickes Group£1.64B0.27£29.25M£16.4012.11
Trustpilot Group£289.56M3.07£20.08M£1.80128.56

In the previous week, Trustpilot Group had 3 more articles in the media than Wickes Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Trustpilot Group and 1 mentions for Wickes Group. Trustpilot Group's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Wickes Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Trustpilot Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Wickes Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Trustpilot Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Wickes Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 243, suggesting a potential upside of 22.36%. Trustpilot Group has a consensus target price of GBX 351.25, suggesting a potential upside of 51.79%. Given Trustpilot Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Trustpilot Group 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)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Trustpilot Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Wickes Group has a beta of 0.855, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Trustpilot Group has a beta of 0.507, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the broader market.

56.5% of Wickes Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.9% of Trustpilot Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Wickes Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.5% of Trustpilot Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Wickes Group has a net margin of 2.23% compared to Trustpilot Group's net margin of 1.45%. Wickes Group's return on equity of 30.64% beat Trustpilot Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Wickes Group2.23% 30.64% 3.77%
Trustpilot Group 1.45%-17.84%1.45%

Summary

Wickes Group beats Trustpilot Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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WIX vs. The Competition

MetricWickes GroupSoftware IndustryTechnology SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£434.96M£16.07B£31.67B£2.80B
Dividend Yield5.35%3.43%2.75%6.18%
P/E Ratio12.06143.7481.26366.17
Price / Sales0.271,278.30589.2889,425.29
Price / Cash2.1445.1349.1327.89
Price / Book3.198.818.136.83
Net Income£29.25M£431.57M£702.36M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-1.10%0.30%0.58%-0.75%
1 Month Performance6.92%-1.71%1.06%16.84%
1 Year Performance-10.29%-0.57%168.45%16.40%

Wickes Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WIX
Wickes Group
3.9344 of 5 stars
GBX 197.80
-0.7%
GBX 243
+22.9%
-10.5%£434.96M£1.64B12.065,930
KNOS
Kainos Group
1.7523 of 5 stars
GBX 1,224
-1.9%
GBX 1,231.17
+0.6%
+28.6%£1.41B£431.10M34.873,216
PRSM
Blue Prism Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.24B£167.30MN/A1,025
KAPE
Kape Technologies
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.22B£623.48M1,900.00850
SPT
Spirent Communications
N/AGBX 198.80
flat
N/A+0.2%£1.17B£471M16,032.261,526

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This page (LON:WIX) was last updated on 10/2/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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