Eleco (ELCO) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ELCO or BIG?

30.3% of Eleco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.4% of Big Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.9% of Eleco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 52.5% of Big Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ELCO or BIG more profitable?

Big Technologies has a net margin of 23.01% compared to Eleco's net margin of 9.46%. Eleco's return on equity of 10.81% beat Big Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eleco	9.46%	10.81%	5.32%
Big Technologies	23.01%	9.96%	5.60%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ELCO or BIG?

Eleco received 93 more outperform votes than Big Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Big Technologies an outperform vote while only 51.34% of users gave Eleco an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Eleco	Outperform Votes 96 51.34%	Underperform Votes 91 48.66%
Big Technologies	Outperform Votes 3 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Which has more volatility & risk, ELCO or BIG?

Eleco has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Big Technologies has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend ELCO or BIG?

Big Technologies has a consensus price target of GBX 345, suggesting a potential upside of 155.56%. Given Big Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Big Technologies is more favorable than Eleco.

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ELCO or BIG?

Big Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Eleco. Big Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eleco, 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
Eleco	£30.77M	3.77	£2.91M	£0.04	3,525.00
Big Technologies	£54.45M	7.26	£12.53M	£0.04	3,375.00

Does the media prefer ELCO or BIG?

In the previous week, Big Technologies had 7 more articles in the media than Eleco. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Big Technologies and 1 mentions for Eleco. Eleco's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Big Technologies' score of -0.11 indicating that Eleco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Eleco	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Big Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Big Technologies beats Eleco on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.