Bytes Technology Group (BYIT) Competitors

Bytes Technology Group (LON:BYIT) and Darktrace (LON:DARK) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership and valuation.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BYIT or DARK?

Darktrace has higher revenue and earnings than Bytes Technology Group. Darktrace is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bytes Technology 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
Bytes Technology Group	£207.02M	5.04	£46.85M	£0.19	2,277.89
Darktrace	£616.47M	0.00	£110.89M	£0.13	N/A

Does the media prefer BYIT or DARK?

In the previous week, Bytes Technology Group had 4 more articles in the media than Darktrace. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Bytes Technology Group and 0 mentions for Darktrace. Darktrace's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Bytes Technology Group's score of -0.52 indicating that Darktrace is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Bytes Technology Group	Negative
Darktrace	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BYIT or DARK?

76.3% of Bytes Technology Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.5% of Darktrace shares are held by institutional investors. 9.5% of Bytes Technology Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 36.1% of Darktrace shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer BYIT or DARK?

Bytes Technology Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 645, indicating a potential upside of 49.03%. Darktrace has a consensus price target of GBX 680, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Bytes Technology Group's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Bytes Technology Group is more favorable than Darktrace.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bytes Technology Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Darktrace	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BYIT or DARK?

Darktrace received 15 more outperform votes than Bytes Technology Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 89.47% of users gave Bytes Technology Group an outperform vote while only 76.19% of users gave Darktrace an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bytes Technology Group	Outperform Votes 17 89.47%	Underperform Votes 2 10.53%
Darktrace	Outperform Votes 32 76.19%	Underperform Votes 10 23.81%

Which has more volatility and risk, BYIT or DARK?

Bytes Technology Group has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Darktrace has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BYIT or DARK more profitable?

Bytes Technology Group has a net margin of 22.63% compared to Darktrace's net margin of 17.99%. Bytes Technology Group's return on equity of 67.01% beat Darktrace's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bytes Technology Group	22.63%	67.01%	10.12%
Darktrace	17.99%	36.56%	6.74%

Summary

Bytes Technology Group beats Darktrace on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.