discoverIE Group (DSCV) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation and earnings, TTG or DSCV?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TT Electronics	£579.20M	0.33	-£12.70M	-£0.07	-1,557.14
discoverIE Group	£437M	1.41	£15.50M	£0.16	4,000.00

Do analysts prefer TTG or DSCV?

TT Electronics presently has a consensus price target of GBX 175, indicating a potential upside of 60.55%. discoverIE Group has a consensus price target of GBX 937.50, indicating a potential upside of 46.48%. Given TT Electronics' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe TT Electronics is more favorable than discoverIE Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TT Electronics	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
discoverIE Group	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is TTG or DSCV more profitable?

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 5.12% beat TT Electronics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TT Electronics	-2.19%	-4.59%	0.42%
discoverIE Group	3.55%	5.12%	4.17%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TTG or DSCV?

TT Electronics received 378 more outperform votes than discoverIE Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.23% of users gave TT Electronics an outperform vote while only 68.83% of users gave discoverIE Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TT Electronics	Outperform Votes 548 80.23%	Underperform Votes 135 19.77%
discoverIE Group	Outperform Votes 170 68.83%	Underperform Votes 77 31.17%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TTG or DSCV?

92.8% of TT Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.3% of discoverIE Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.1% of TT Electronics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of discoverIE Group shares are owned by company 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.

Does the media prefer TTG or DSCV?

In the previous week, TT Electronics had 4 more articles in the media than discoverIE Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for TT Electronics and 0 mentions for discoverIE Group. TT Electronics' average media sentiment score of 0.02 beat discoverIE Group's score of 0.00 indicating that TT Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
TT Electronics	Neutral
discoverIE Group	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, TTG or DSCV?

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.

Is TTG or DSCV a better dividend stock?

TT Electronics pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. discoverIE Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. TT Electronics pays out -10,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. discoverIE Group pays out 7,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. TT Electronics is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

TT Electronics beats discoverIE Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.