Bytes Technology Group (BYIT) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, BYIT or DARK?

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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	£205.34M	5.83	£52.30M	£21.52	23.00
Darktrace	£616.47M	0.00	£110.89M	£0.13	N/A

Is BYIT or DARK more profitable?

Bytes Technology Group has a net margin of 25.47% compared to Darktrace's net margin of 17.99%. Bytes Technology Group's return on equity of 66.59% beat Darktrace's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bytes Technology Group	25.47%	66.59%	10.12%
Darktrace	17.99%	36.56%	6.74%

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

76.3% of Bytes Technology Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.5% of Darktrace shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of Bytes Technology Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.1% of Darktrace 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 prefer BYIT or DARK?

Darktrace received 12 more outperform votes than Bytes Technology Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 90.91% 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 20 90.91%	Underperform Votes 2 9.09%
Darktrace	Outperform Votes 32 76.19%	Underperform Votes 10 23.81%

Does the media refer more to BYIT or DARK?

In the previous week, Darktrace had 1 more articles in the media than Bytes Technology Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Darktrace and 0 mentions for Bytes Technology Group. Bytes Technology Group's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Darktrace's score of 0.15 indicating that Bytes Technology Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Bytes Technology Group	Positive
Darktrace	Neutral

Do analysts rate BYIT or DARK?

Bytes Technology Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 660, suggesting a potential upside of 33.33%. Darktrace has a consensus price target of GBX 680, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Bytes Technology Group's higher possible upside, equities research 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Darktrace	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Bytes Technology Group beats Darktrace on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.