discoverIE Group (DSCV) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, DSCV or KETL?

discoverIE Group has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Strix Group has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, DSCV or KETL?

discoverIE Group has higher revenue and earnings than Strix Group. Strix Group 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
discoverIE Group	£437M	1.47	£15.50M	£0.16	4,187.50
Strix Group	£143.53M	0.99	£7.17M	£0.03	2,066.67

Is DSCV or KETL more profitable?

discoverIE Group has a net margin of 3.55% compared to Strix Group's net margin of 3.17%. Strix Group's return on equity of 17.41% beat discoverIE Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
discoverIE Group	3.55%	5.12%	4.17%
Strix Group	3.17%	17.41%	10.07%

Do analysts recommend DSCV or KETL?

discoverIE Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 937.50, suggesting a potential upside of 39.93%. Given discoverIE Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe discoverIE Group is more favorable than Strix Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
discoverIE Group	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Strix Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DSCV or KETL?

discoverIE Group received 66 more outperform votes than Strix Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.20% of users gave Strix Group an outperform vote while only 68.83% of users gave discoverIE Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
discoverIE Group	Outperform Votes 170 68.83%	Underperform Votes 77 31.17%
Strix Group	Outperform Votes 104 78.20%	Underperform Votes 29 21.80%

Does the media refer more to DSCV or KETL?

In the previous week, Strix Group had 1 more articles in the media than discoverIE Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Strix Group and 0 mentions for discoverIE Group. Strix Group's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat discoverIE Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Strix Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
discoverIE Group	Neutral
Strix Group	Positive

Is DSCV or KETL a better dividend stock?

discoverIE Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Strix Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. 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. Strix Group pays out 13,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in DSCV or KETL?

69.3% of discoverIE Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.6% of Strix Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of discoverIE Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Strix Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

discoverIE Group beats Strix Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.