Eckoh (ECK) Competitors

Eckoh (LON:ECK) and FD Technologies (LON:FDP) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability and dividends.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ECK or FDP?

61.2% of Eckoh shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.1% of FD Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.8% of Eckoh shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.5% of FD Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ECK or FDP more profitable?

Eckoh has a net margin of 12.21% compared to FD Technologies' net margin of -16.39%. Eckoh's return on equity of 10.44% beat FD Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eckoh	12.21%	10.44%	5.18%
FD Technologies	-16.39%	-7.69%	0.25%

Does the media favor ECK or FDP?

In the previous week, Eckoh's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled FD Technologies'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Eckoh	Neutral
FD Technologies	Neutral

Is ECK or FDP a better dividend stock?

Eckoh pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. FD Technologies pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Eckoh pays out 5,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. FD Technologies pays out -5,833.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ECK or FDP?

FD Technologies received 137 more outperform votes than Eckoh when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.27% of users gave FD Technologies an outperform vote while only 65.96% of users gave Eckoh an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Eckoh	Outperform Votes 186 65.96%	Underperform Votes 96 34.04%
FD Technologies	Outperform Votes 323 77.27%	Underperform Votes 95 22.73%

Which has more volatility & risk, ECK or FDP?

Eckoh has a beta of 0.09, suggesting that its share price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FD Technologies has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ECK or FDP?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eckoh	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
FD Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ECK or FDP?

Eckoh has higher earnings, but lower revenue than FD Technologies. FD Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eckoh, 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
Eckoh	£37.20M	4.12	£4.54M	£0.02	2,640.00
FD Technologies	£248.86M	1.98	-£13.37M	-£0.48	-3,629.17

Summary

FD Technologies beats Eckoh on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.