dotdigital Group (DOTD) Competitors

dotdigital Group (LON:DOTD) and Learning Technologies Group (LON:LTG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DOTD or LTG?

Learning Technologies Group received 41 more outperform votes than dotdigital Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.73% of users gave Learning Technologies Group an outperform vote while only 55.47% of users gave dotdigital Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
dotdigital Group	Outperform Votes 223 55.47%	Underperform Votes 179 44.53%
Learning Technologies Group	Outperform Votes 264 72.73%	Underperform Votes 99 27.27%

Which has more volatility & risk, DOTD or LTG?

dotdigital Group has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Learning Technologies Group has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in DOTD or LTG?

63.1% of dotdigital Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.7% of Learning Technologies Group shares are held by institutional investors. 17.5% of dotdigital Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 31.5% of Learning Technologies Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is DOTD or LTG a better dividend stock?

dotdigital Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Learning Technologies Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. dotdigital Group pays out 27.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Learning Technologies Group pays out 33.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Is DOTD or LTG more profitable?

dotdigital Group has a net margin of 14.01% compared to Learning Technologies Group's net margin of 8.94%. dotdigital Group's return on equity of 11.80% beat Learning Technologies Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
dotdigital Group	14.01%	11.80%	8.64%
Learning Technologies Group	8.94%	10.84%	6.36%

Which has better earnings and valuation, DOTD or LTG?

Learning Technologies Group has higher revenue and earnings than dotdigital Group. Learning Technologies Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than dotdigital 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
dotdigital Group	£78.69M	2.76	£11.03M	£3.62	19.60
Learning Technologies Group	£529.20M	1.50	£47.30M	£5.96	16.75

Do analysts rate DOTD or LTG?

dotdigital Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 150, indicating a potential upside of 111.27%. Learning Technologies Group has a consensus price target of GBX 90, indicating a potential downside of 9.91%. Given dotdigital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe dotdigital Group is more favorable than Learning Technologies Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
dotdigital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Learning Technologies Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the media prefer DOTD or LTG?

In the previous week, dotdigital Group had 1 more articles in the media than Learning Technologies Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for dotdigital Group and 1 mentions for Learning Technologies Group. Learning Technologies Group's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat dotdigital Group's score of -0.22 indicating that Learning Technologies Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
dotdigital Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Learning Technologies Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

dotdigital Group beats Learning Technologies Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.