Aptitude Software Group (APTD) Competitors

Aptitude Software Group (LON:APTD) and Learning Technologies Group (LON:LTG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, community ranking, risk and media sentiment.

Is APTD or LTG a better dividend stock?

Aptitude Software Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Learning Technologies Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Aptitude Software Group pays out 6,250.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Learning Technologies Group pays out 5,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Learning Technologies Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer APTD or LTG?

In the previous week, Learning Technologies Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Aptitude Software Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Learning Technologies Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Aptitude Software Group	Neutral
Learning Technologies Group	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in APTD or LTG?

76.0% of Aptitude Software Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.7% of Learning Technologies Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.6% of Aptitude Software Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 31.5% of Learning Technologies Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer APTD or LTG?

Aptitude Software Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 470, indicating a potential upside of 38.24%. Learning Technologies Group has a consensus price target of GBX 90, indicating a potential downside of 0.22%. Given Aptitude Software Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Aptitude Software Group is more favorable than Learning Technologies Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aptitude Software Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Learning Technologies Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the MarketBeat Community favor APTD or LTG?

Learning Technologies Group received 238 more outperform votes than Aptitude Software Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 86.67% of users gave Aptitude Software Group an outperform vote while only 72.73% of users gave Learning Technologies Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aptitude Software Group	Outperform Votes 26 86.67%	Underperform Votes 4 13.33%
Learning Technologies Group	Outperform Votes 264 72.73%	Underperform Votes 99 27.27%

Is APTD or LTG more profitable?

Learning Technologies Group has a net margin of 8.56% compared to Aptitude Software Group's net margin of 6.71%. Learning Technologies Group's return on equity of 10.93% beat Aptitude Software Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aptitude Software Group	6.71%	8.21%	3.49%
Learning Technologies Group	8.56%	10.93%	6.36%

Which has better valuation and earnings, APTD or LTG?

Learning Technologies Group has higher revenue and earnings than Aptitude Software Group. Learning Technologies Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aptitude Software Group, 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
Aptitude Software Group	£72.41M	2.65	£4.86M	£0.08	4,250.00
Learning Technologies Group	£528.05M	1.35	£47.20M	£0.04	2,255.00

Which has more volatility and risk, APTD or LTG?

Aptitude Software Group has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Learning Technologies Group has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Learning Technologies Group beats Aptitude Software Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.