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 better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

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%

Does the media refer more to ADT or ARC?

In the previous week, 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

Which has preferable 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	5.65	£1.07M	£0.08	1,537.50

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 3.3%. 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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%

Which has more volatility & risk, 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 & insiders believe in ADT or ARC?

36.5% of AdEPT Technology Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.9% of Arcontech Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 61.8% of AdEPT Technology Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 54.5% of Arcontech Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Arcontech Group beats AdEPT Technology Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.