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GBX 598 -2.00 (-0.33%)
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DSCV vs. TTG, GHH, KETL, SOLI, WPHO, CPX, LST, PPIX, ZYT, and PSL

Should you be buying discoverIE Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of discoverIE Group include TT Electronics (TTG), Gooch & Housego (GHH), Strix Group (KETL), Solid State (SOLI), Windar Photonics (WPHO), CAP-XX (CPX), Light Science Technologies (LST), ProPhotonix (PPIX), Zytronic (ZYT), and Photonstar Led Group (PSL). These companies are all part of the "electronic components" industry.

discoverIE Group vs. Its Competitors

TT Electronics (LON:TTG) and discoverIE Group (LON:DSCV) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

discoverIE Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than TT Electronics. TT Electronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than discoverIE Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
TT Electronics£521.10M0.33-£12.84M-£0.30-319.21
discoverIE Group£422.90M1.36£15.66M£0.252,392.00

TT Electronics currently has a consensus target price of GBX 91.50, indicating a potential downside of 5.08%. discoverIE Group has a consensus target price of GBX 766.67, indicating a potential upside of 28.21%. Given discoverIE Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe discoverIE Group is more favorable than TT Electronics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
TT Electronics
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
discoverIE Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

discoverIE Group has a net margin of 3.55% compared to TT Electronics' net margin of -2.19%. discoverIE Group's return on equity of 5.10% beat TT Electronics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
TT Electronics-2.19% -4.73% 0.42%
discoverIE Group 3.55%5.10%4.17%

60.3% of TT Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.0% of discoverIE Group shares are held by institutional investors. 8.8% of TT Electronics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of discoverIE Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

TT Electronics has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, discoverIE Group has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

TT Electronics pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. discoverIE Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. TT Electronics pays out -22.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. discoverIE Group pays out 48.6% 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. TT Electronics is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, TT Electronics had 1 more articles in the media than discoverIE Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for TT Electronics and 1 mentions for discoverIE Group. TT Electronics' average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat discoverIE Group's score of 0.10 indicating that TT Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
TT Electronics
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
discoverIE Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

discoverIE Group beats TT Electronics on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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DSCV vs. The Competition

MetricdiscoverIE GroupElectronic Components IndustryComputer SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£574.42M£2.38B£29.97B£2.55B
Dividend Yield2.06%2.99%3.16%5.30%
P/E Ratio2,392.00590.94417.215,147.66
Price / Sales1.36132.381,600.5495,415.58
Price / Cash22.2847.9334.3227.93
Price / Book1.904.019.216.37
Net Income£15.66M£40.93M£808.33M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-3.86%0.98%-0.72%0.08%
1 Month Performance-11.63%2.03%3.63%45.29%
1 Year Performance-2.61%17.47%24,020.92%151.96%

discoverIE Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DSCV
discoverIE Group
2.4007 of 5 stars
GBX 598
-0.3%
GBX 766.67
+28.2%
-1.3%£574.42M£422.90M2,392.004,500
TTG
TT Electronics
1.2338 of 5 stars
GBX 103
-1.9%
GBX 91.50
-11.2%
-38.9%£183.94M£585.37M-14.424,945
GHH
Gooch & Housego
1.2943 of 5 stars
GBX 500
flat
GBX 740
+48.0%
+12.8%£126.61M£138.27M115.731,030News Coverage
Dividend Increase
KETL
Strix Group
2.0475 of 5 stars
GBX 43.90
+3.3%
GBX 90
+105.0%
-48.5%£98.97M£2.20B0.361,000Gap Down
SOLI
Solid State
N/AGBX 150
-1.6%
N/A-89.1%£84.94M£814.72M1.92400Dividend Cut
WPHO
Windar Photonics
N/AGBX 63.10
-2.2%
N/A+27.8%£72.07M£8.03M-558.3523High Trading Volume
CPX
CAP-XX
N/AGBX 0.44
+4.8%
N/A+54.8%£48.50M£67.87M-1.05N/AGap Down
LST
Light Science Technologies
N/AGBX 3.02
-2.6%
N/A-8.9%£9.94M£10.28M-19.3386High Trading Volume
PPIX
ProPhotonix
N/AN/AN/AN/A£8.16M£14.52M8.75N/A
ZYT
Zytronic
N/AN/AN/AN/A£4.49M£7.20M-3.47121News Coverage
PSL
Photonstar Led Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£3.15M£3.62M-0.09N/AGap Up
High Trading Volume

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