DATA Communications Management (DCM) Competitors

DATA Communications Management (TSE:DCM) and K-Bro Linen (TSE:KBL) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, DCM or KBL?

DATA Communications Management has a beta of 3.42, suggesting that its stock price is 242% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, K-Bro Linen has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DCM or KBL more profitable?

K-Bro Linen has a net margin of 5.19% compared to DATA Communications Management's net margin of -0.71%. K-Bro Linen's return on equity of 10.47% beat DATA Communications Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DATA Communications Management	-0.71%	-9.60%	6.64%
K-Bro Linen	5.19%	10.47%	4.90%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DCM or KBL?

K-Bro Linen received 155 more outperform votes than DATA Communications Management when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.77% of users gave DATA Communications Management an outperform vote while only 66.57% of users gave K-Bro Linen an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DATA Communications Management	Outperform Votes 82 67.77%	Underperform Votes 39 32.23%
K-Bro Linen	Outperform Votes 237 66.57%	Underperform Votes 119 33.43%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DCM or KBL?

K-Bro Linen has lower revenue, but higher earnings than DATA Communications Management. DATA Communications Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than K-Bro Linen, 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
DATA Communications Management	C$501.49M	0.21	-C$3.54M	-C$0.06	-29.81
K-Bro Linen	C$362.25M	1.04	C$18.80M	C$1.79	20.03

Does the media favor DCM or KBL?

In the previous week, K-Bro Linen had 5 more articles in the media than DATA Communications Management. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for K-Bro Linen and 3 mentions for DATA Communications Management. K-Bro Linen's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat DATA Communications Management's score of 0.25 indicating that K-Bro Linen is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DATA Communications Management	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
K-Bro Linen	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer DCM or KBL?

DATA Communications Management currently has a consensus target price of C$7.38, suggesting a potential upside of 298.65%. K-Bro Linen has a consensus target price of C$50.00, suggesting a potential upside of 39.66%. Given DATA Communications Management's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe DATA Communications Management is more favorable than K-Bro Linen.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DATA Communications Management	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
K-Bro Linen	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Do insiders & institutionals believe in DCM or KBL?

8.9% of DATA Communications Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.4% of K-Bro Linen shares are held by institutional investors. 22.4% of DATA Communications Management shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of K-Bro Linen 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.

Summary

K-Bro Linen beats DATA Communications Management on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.