Henry Boot (BOOT) Competitors

Big Technologies (LON:BIG) and Henry Boot (LON:BOOT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer BIG or BOOT?

In the previous week, Big Technologies had 5 more articles in the media than Henry Boot. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Big Technologies and 2 mentions for Henry Boot. Big Technologies' average media sentiment score of -0.11 beat Henry Boot's score of -0.14 indicating that Big Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Big Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Henry Boot	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BIG or BOOT?

Big Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Henry Boot. Henry Boot is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Big Technologies, 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
Big Technologies	£54.45M	7.26	£12.53M	£0.04	3,375.00
Henry Boot	£285.69M	1.04	£11.31M	£0.08	2,766.50

Which has more volatility and risk, BIG or BOOT?

Big Technologies has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Henry Boot has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BIG or BOOT?

40.4% of Big Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.7% of Henry Boot shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.5% of Big Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 69.5% of Henry Boot shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BIG or BOOT?

Henry Boot received 165 more outperform votes than Big Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Big Technologies an outperform vote while only 65.12% of users gave Henry Boot an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Big Technologies	Outperform Votes 3 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Henry Boot	Outperform Votes 168 65.12%	Underperform Votes 90 34.88%

Is BIG or BOOT more profitable?

Big Technologies has a net margin of 23.01% compared to Henry Boot's net margin of 3.97%. Big Technologies' return on equity of 9.96% beat Henry Boot's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Big Technologies	23.01%	9.96%	5.60%
Henry Boot	3.97%	3.10%	1.71%

Do analysts prefer BIG or BOOT?

Big Technologies currently has a consensus price target of GBX 345, indicating a potential upside of 155.56%. Given Big Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Big Technologies is more favorable than Henry Boot.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Big Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Henry Boot	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Big Technologies beats Henry Boot on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.