Eckoh (ECK) Competitors

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

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

61.2% of Eckoh shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.1% of FD Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 15.8% of Eckoh shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.5% of FD Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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 1.4%. 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%

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%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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	4.20	£4.54M	£0.02	2,690.00
FD Technologies	£248.86M	2.20	-£13.37M	-£0.48	-4,037.50

Does the media prefer ECK or FDP?

In the previous week, Eckoh had 1 more articles in the media than FD Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Eckoh and 1 mentions for FD Technologies. Eckoh's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat FD Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that Eckoh is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Eckoh	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FD Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, ECK or FDP?

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

Do analysts recommend 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

Summary

Eckoh beats FD Technologies on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.