SCT vs. WISE, CCC, FDM, FDP, RCN, KCT, IBPO, ECK, NASA, and SSY
Should you be buying Softcat stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Softcat include Wise (WISE), Computacenter (CCC), FDM Group (FDM), FD Technologies (FDP), Redcentric (RCN), Kin and Carta (KCT), iEnergizer (IBPO), Eckoh (ECK), Nasstar (NASA), and Scisys Group (SSY). These companies are all part of the "information technology services" industry.
Wise (LON:WISE) and Softcat (LON:SCT) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.
22.1% of Wise shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of Softcat shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.6% of Wise shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 37.9% of Softcat shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Wise has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Softcat has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Softcat had 3 more articles in the media than Wise. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Softcat and 6 mentions for Wise. Softcat's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Wise's score of 0.39 indicating that Wise is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Wise has a net margin of 18.05% compared to Wise's net margin of 12.04%. Wise's return on equity of 50.40% beat Softcat's return on equity.
Wise has higher revenue and earnings than Softcat. Softcat is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wise, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Wise currently has a consensus target price of GBX 896.20, suggesting a potential upside of 10.03%. Softcat has a consensus target price of GBX 1,532.50, suggesting a potential downside of 7.68%. Given Softcat's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Wise is more favorable than Softcat.
Softcat received 293 more outperform votes than Wise when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.29% of users gave Softcat an outperform vote while only 17.24% of users gave Wise an outperform vote.
Summary
Softcat beats Wise on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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