Arcontech Group (ARC) Competitors

AdEPT Technology Group (LON:ADT) and Arcontech Group (LON:ARC) 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 analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and community ranking.

Is ADT or ARC a better dividend stock?

AdEPT Technology Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Arcontech Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. AdEPT Technology Group pays out -588.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Arcontech 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, ADT or ARC?

AdEPT Technology Group has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arcontech Group has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ADT or ARC?

36.5% of AdEPT Technology Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.9% of Arcontech Group shares are held by institutional investors. 61.8% of AdEPT Technology Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 54.5% of Arcontech Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to ADT or ARC?

In the previous week, Arcontech Group had 1 more articles in the media than AdEPT Technology Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Arcontech Group and 0 mentions for AdEPT Technology Group. AdEPT Technology Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Arcontech Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
AdEPT Technology Group	Neutral
Arcontech Group	Neutral

Is ADT or ARC more profitable?

Arcontech Group has a net margin of 36.69% compared to AdEPT Technology Group's net margin of -6.28%. Arcontech Group's return on equity of 13.45% beat AdEPT Technology Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AdEPT Technology Group	-6.28%	-29.41%	0.16%
Arcontech Group	36.69%	13.45%	5.55%

Which has better valuation & earnings, ADT or ARC?

Arcontech Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AdEPT Technology Group. AdEPT Technology Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arcontech 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
AdEPT Technology Group	£68.03M	0.74	-£4.27M	-£0.17	-1,179.41
Arcontech Group	£2.91M	5.01	£1.07M	£0.08	1,362.50

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ADT or ARC?

AdEPT Technology Group received 61 more outperform votes than Arcontech Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.22% of users gave AdEPT Technology Group an outperform vote while only 62.17% of users gave Arcontech Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AdEPT Technology Group	Outperform Votes 250 76.22%	Underperform Votes 78 23.78%
Arcontech Group	Outperform Votes 189 62.17%	Underperform Votes 115 37.83%

Do analysts prefer ADT or ARC?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AdEPT Technology Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Arcontech Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

Arcontech Group beats AdEPT Technology Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.