Aptitude Software Group (APTD) Competitors GBX 299 -2.00 (-0.66%) As of 08/1/2025 11:50 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock APTD vs. ALFA, FBT, ATG, GBG, IMO, NCC, CER, IQG, IDOX, and BIGShould you be buying Aptitude Software Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aptitude Software Group include Alfa Financial Software (ALFA), First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF Class A USD Accumulation (FBT), Auction Technology Group (ATG), GB Group (GBG), IMImobile (IMO), NCC Group (NCC), Cerillion (CER), IQGeo Group (IQG), IDOX (IDOX), and Big Technologies (BIG). These companies are all part of the "software - application" industry. Aptitude Software Group vs. Its Competitors Alfa Financial Software First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF Class A USD Accumulation Auction Technology Group GB Group IMImobile NCC Group Cerillion IQGeo Group IDOX Big Technologies Alfa Financial Software (LON:ALFA) and Aptitude Software Group (LON:APTD) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ALFA or APTD? 42.5% of Alfa Financial Software shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.0% of Aptitude Software Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 58.4% of Alfa Financial Software shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of Aptitude Software Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ALFA or APTD? Alfa Financial Software has higher revenue and earnings than Aptitude Software Group. Alfa Financial Software 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlfa Financial Software£103.11M6.56£22.47M£7.4030.55Aptitude Software Group£69.26M2.40£4.65M£8.4435.41 Do analysts recommend ALFA or APTD? Alfa Financial Software presently has a consensus price target of GBX 270, suggesting a potential upside of 19.47%. Aptitude Software Group has a consensus price target of GBX 445, suggesting a potential upside of 48.83%. Given Aptitude Software Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Aptitude Software Group is more favorable than Alfa Financial Software.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alfa Financial Software 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Aptitude Software Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is ALFA or APTD more profitable? Alfa Financial Software has a net margin of 21.79% compared to Aptitude Software Group's net margin of 6.71%. Alfa Financial Software's return on equity of 51.52% beat Aptitude Software Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alfa Financial Software21.79% 51.52% 22.20% Aptitude Software Group 6.71%8.16%3.49% Does the media refer more to ALFA or APTD? In the previous week, Alfa Financial Software had 2 more articles in the media than Aptitude Software Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Alfa Financial Software and 2 mentions for Aptitude Software Group. Aptitude Software Group's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Alfa Financial Software's score of 0.36 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 Alfa Financial Software 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Aptitude Software Group 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ALFA or APTD a better dividend stock? Alfa Financial Software pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Aptitude Software Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Alfa Financial Software pays out 13.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aptitude Software Group pays out 59.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Which has more risk and volatility, ALFA or APTD? Alfa Financial Software has a beta of 0.08, meaning that its stock price is 92% less 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. SummaryAlfa Financial Software beats Aptitude Software Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Aptitude Software Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for APTD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Media Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart APTD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAptitude Software GroupSoftware IndustryComputer SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£165.87M£6.16B£28.67B£3.03BDividend Yield1.63%3.24%3.09%5.02%P/E Ratio35.4129.4148.09176.75Price / Sales2.40292.651,541.81264,362.45Price / Cash8.5417.1636.0127.97Price / Book2.9522.138.424.53Net Income£4.65M£48.92M£783.53M£5.90B7 Day Performance0.34%55.96%3.32%12.58%1 Month Performance-8.00%-0.85%-1.08%4.67%1 Year Performance-17.40%7.94%53,283.36%72.88% Aptitude Software Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APTDAptitude Software Group3.0106 of 5 starsGBX 299-0.7%GBX 445+48.8%-17.4%£165.87M£69.26M35.41452Positive NewsALFAAlfa Financial Software2.1655 of 5 starsGBX 228.50+4.3%N/A+21.4%£684.31M£103.11M30.89475News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap UpFBTFirst Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF Class A USD AccumulationN/AGBX 1,5300.0%N/A-3.0%£627.63MN/A-1,390.9120Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeATGAuction Technology GroupN/AGBX 482.50-0.4%GBX 750+55.4%+0.9%£596.06M£136.68M58.93396Gap DownGBGGB Group2.5269 of 5 starsGBX 228+0.4%GBX 390+71.1%-33.6%£575.08M£276.95M-11.841,183High Trading VolumeIMOIMImobileN/AN/AN/AN/A£490.40M£164.04M123.755,300NCCNCC Group1.5017 of 5 starsGBX 152.20+1.2%GBX 175+15.0%-5.1%£479.85M£326.70M-19.172,200Dividend CutGap DownCERCerillion2.5225 of 5 starsGBX 1,510.69-1.9%GBX 2,350+55.6%-12.9%£448.00M£41.39M31.84321News CoverageDividend IncreaseIQGIQGeo GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£295.50M£44.48M-20,700.00217IDOXIDOX1.4622 of 5 starsGBX 63.37-1.6%GBX 85.50+34.9%-0.3%£289.80M£81.51M52.30626Gap UpBIGBig Technologies1.1286 of 5 starsGBX 92-1.1%GBX 80-13.0%-30.1%£261.32M£53.85M20.6036,200 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alfa Financial Software Alternatives First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF Class A USD Accumulation Alternatives Auction Technology Group Alternatives GB Group Alternatives IMImobile Alternatives NCC Group Alternatives Cerillion Alternatives IQGeo Group Alternatives IDOX Alternatives Big Technologies Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:APTD) was last updated on 8/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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