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Aptitude Software Group (APTD) Competitors

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GBX 340 +10.00 (+3.03%)
(As of 12/20/2024 12:31 PM ET)

APTD vs. ATG, ALFA, IMO, NCC, BIG, IQG, IDOX, DOTD, ACSO, and NET

Should you be buying Aptitude Software Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aptitude Software Group include Auction Technology Group (ATG), Alfa Financial Software (ALFA), IMImobile (IMO), NCC Group (NCC), Big Technologies (BIG), IQGeo Group (IQG), IDOX (IDOX), dotdigital Group (DOTD), accesso Technology Group (ACSO), and Netcall (NET). These companies are all part of the "software - application" industry.

Aptitude Software Group vs.

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

Aptitude Software Group received 4 more outperform votes than Auction Technology Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 86.67% of users gave Aptitude Software Group an outperform vote while only 70.97% of users gave Auction Technology Group an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Auction Technology GroupOutperform Votes
22
70.97%
Underperform Votes
9
29.03%
Aptitude Software GroupOutperform Votes
26
86.67%
Underperform Votes
4
13.33%

Auction Technology Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 648.33, indicating a potential upside of 17.24%. Aptitude Software Group has a consensus price target of GBX 470, indicating a potential upside of 38.24%. Given Aptitude Software Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Aptitude Software Group is more favorable than Auction Technology Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Auction Technology Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Aptitude Software Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Auction Technology Group has a net margin of 7.88% compared to Aptitude Software Group's net margin of 6.71%. Aptitude Software Group's return on equity of 8.21% beat Auction Technology Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Auction Technology Group7.88% 2.14% 2.07%
Aptitude Software Group 6.71%8.21%3.49%

81.4% of Auction Technology Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.0% of Aptitude Software Group shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Auction Technology Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of Aptitude Software Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Auction Technology Group£176.01M3.83£13.87M£0.086,912.50
Aptitude Software Group£72.41M2.65£4.86M£0.084,250.00

Auction Technology Group has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aptitude Software Group has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Auction Technology Group had 2 more articles in the media than Aptitude Software Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Auction Technology Group and 1 mentions for Aptitude Software Group. Aptitude Software Group's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Auction Technology Group's score of 0.34 indicating that Aptitude Software Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Auction Technology Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Aptitude Software Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Auction Technology Group beats Aptitude Software Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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APTD vs. The Competition

MetricAptitude Software GroupSoftware IndustryComputer SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£192.03M£5.72B£25.91B£1.82B
Dividend Yield1.59%3.22%2.78%10.55%
P/E Ratio4,250.00749.39238.111,750.98
Price / Sales2.655,412.033,337.48371,908.98
Price / Cash8.5416.4735.6827.69
Price / Book3.3315.448.112.87
Net Income£4.86M£61.87M£681.16M£154.63M
7 Day Performance2.10%-0.56%0.41%-1.89%
1 Month PerformanceN/A3.21%7.00%17.22%
1 Year Performance18.06%43.62%23.09%28.44%

Aptitude Software Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
APTD
Aptitude Software Group
2.2843 of 5 stars
GBX 340
+3.0%
GBX 470
+38.2%
+18.1%£192.03M£72.41M4,250.00452News Coverage
Gap Up
ATG
Auction Technology Group
1.0551 of 5 stars
GBX 565
-1.7%
GBX 648.33
+14.7%
+8.4%£688.28M£176.01M7,187.50396
ALFA
Alfa Financial Software
N/AGBX 217.33
-1.5%
N/A+53.4%£641.60M£101.40M3,142.86475
IMO
IMImobile
N/AGBX 594
+0.3%
N/AN/A£490.40M£164.04M123.755,300
NCC
NCC Group
N/AGBX 144.20
+1.6%
N/A+14.0%£452.59M£324.40M-1,770.002,200High Trading Volume
BIG
Big Technologies
1.951 of 5 stars
GBX 138.50
-0.4%
GBX 345
+149.1%
-17.9%£405.78M£54.45M3,475.0036,200
IQG
IQGeo Group
N/AGBX 478
+0.2%
N/AN/A£295.50M£44.48M-20,700.00217
IDOX
IDOX
1.8896 of 5 stars
GBX 59.80
-0.3%
GBX 80.50
+34.6%
-9.4%£275.19M£80.64M6,274.60626News Coverage
DOTD
dotdigital Group
2.6416 of 5 stars
GBX 89.60
+2.6%
GBX 150
+67.4%
-12.7%£274.94M£74.15M2,182.50400Dividend Increase
News Coverage
Positive News
ACSO
accesso Technology Group
N/AGBX 568
-1.0%
N/A-9.7%£228.73M£152.93M3,826.67672News Coverage
NET
Netcall
2.3443 of 5 stars
GBX 101.50
+0.5%
GBX 130
+28.1%
+15.5%£167.38M£37.42M3,414.803,220Analyst Forecast
News Coverage

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This page (LON:APTD) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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