FDM Group (FDM) Competitors

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

Is FDP or FDM more profitable?

FDM Group has a net margin of 10.34% compared to FD Technologies' net margin of -16.39%. FDM Group's return on equity of 42.26% beat FD Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FD Technologies	-16.39%	-24.32%	0.25%
FDM Group	10.34%	42.26%	21.43%

Is FDP or FDM a better dividend stock?

FD Technologies pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. FDM Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 29 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.3%. FD Technologies pays out -19.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FDM Group pays out 104.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FDP or FDM?

FDM Group has higher revenue and earnings than FD Technologies. FD Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FDM 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
FD Technologies	£196.89M	1.86	-£32.27M	-£144.37	-11.43
FDM Group	£294.27M	0.88	£30.43M	£27.87	8.47

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FDP or FDM?

FD Technologies received 89 more outperform votes than FDM Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.33% of users gave FD Technologies an outperform vote while only 69.94% of users gave FDM Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
FD Technologies	Outperform Votes 324 77.33%	Underperform Votes 95 22.67%
FDM Group	Outperform Votes 235 69.94%	Underperform Votes 101 30.06%

Which has more risk & volatility, FDP or FDM?

FD Technologies has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FDM Group has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor FDP or FDM?

In the previous week, FDM Group had 1 more articles in the media than FD Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for FDM Group and 0 mentions for FD Technologies. FD Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled FDM Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
FD Technologies	Neutral
FDM Group	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of FDP or FDM?

85.1% of FD Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.1% of FDM Group shares are held by institutional investors. 16.5% of FD Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of FDM Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer FDP or FDM?

FDM Group has a consensus target price of GBX 430, indicating a potential upside of 82.20%. Given FDM Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe FDM Group is more favorable than FD Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FD Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
FDM Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

FDM Group beats FD Technologies on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.