VID vs. SPT, AWE, IDEA, CDM, SUMO, TRST, GBG, JDG, DSCV, and LTG
Should you be buying Videndum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Videndum include Spirent Communications (SPT), Alphawave IP Group (AWE), Ideagen (IDEA), Codemasters Group (CDM), Sumo Group (SUMO), Trustpilot Group (TRST), GB Group (GBG), Judges Scientific (JDG), discoverIE Group (DSCV), and Learning Technologies Group (LTG). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Videndum (LON:VID) and Spirent Communications (LON:SPT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Spirent Communications had 3 more articles in the media than Videndum. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Spirent Communications and 1 mentions for Videndum. Videndum's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Spirent Communications' score of 1.13 indicating that Videndum is being referred to more favorably in the media.
76.3% of Videndum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 122.2% of Spirent Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of Videndum shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Spirent Communications 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.
Videndum pays an annual dividend of GBX 40 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.9%. Spirent Communications pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Videndum pays out -16,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Spirent Communications pays out 20,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Videndum is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Spirent Communications has higher revenue and earnings than Videndum. Videndum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spirent Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Videndum has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spirent Communications has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Spirent Communications received 582 more outperform votes than Videndum when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Videndum an outperform vote while only 58.99% of users gave Spirent Communications an outperform vote.
Videndum presently has a consensus price target of GBX 450, suggesting a potential upside of 56.52%. Spirent Communications has a consensus price target of GBX 219.50, suggesting a potential upside of 19.55%. Given Videndum's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Videndum is more favorable than Spirent Communications.
Spirent Communications has a net margin of 5.31% compared to Videndum's net margin of -25.45%. Spirent Communications' return on equity of 5.99% beat Videndum's return on equity.
Summary
Spirent Communications beats Videndum on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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