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GBX 336.60 +0.60 (+0.18%)
(As of 11/15/2024 ET)

GBG vs. SOPH, PRSM, KAPE, TRST, KNOS, LTG, ALFA, ATG, NCC, and IMO

Should you be buying GB Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of GB Group include Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) (SOPH), Blue Prism Group (PRSM), Kape Technologies (KAPE), Trustpilot Group (TRST), Kainos Group (KNOS), Learning Technologies Group (LTG), Alfa Financial Software (ALFA), Auction Technology Group (ATG), NCC Group (NCC), and IMImobile (IMO). These companies are all part of the "software - application" industry.

GB Group vs.

Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) (LON:SOPH) and GB Group (LON:GBG) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.

GB Group received 11 more outperform votes than Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 81.52% of users gave GB Group an outperform vote while only 80.19% of users gave Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)Outperform Votes
417
80.19%
Underperform Votes
103
19.81%
GB GroupOutperform Votes
428
81.52%
Underperform Votes
97
18.48%

Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) has a net margin of 0.00% compared to GB Group's net margin of -17.52%. Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)'s return on equity of 0.00% beat GB Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)N/A N/A N/A
GB Group -17.52%-7.36%-2.57%

67.6% of GB Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of GB Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)'s average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled GB Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) Neutral
GB Group Neutral

Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) has higher revenue and earnings than GB Group. GB Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)£726.90M0.00N/A£1.70N/A
GB Group£277.32M3.06-£48.58M-£0.19-1,771.58

GB Group has a consensus price target of GBX 356.67, indicating a potential upside of 5.96%. Given GB Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GB Group is more favorable than Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L).

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
GB Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share. GB Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) pays out 2.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GB Group pays out -2,105.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. GB Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

GB Group beats Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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GBG vs. The Competition

MetricGB GroupSoftware IndustryComputer SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£848.64M£3.39B£25.07B£1.69B
Dividend Yield1.36%3.22%2.82%6.46%
P/E Ratio-1,771.58787.59212.051,811.43
Price / Sales3.065,506.263,433.57261,508.22
Price / Cash50.9218.8734.5727.90
Price / Book1.3615.286.892.86
Net Income-£48.58M£33.05M£679.15M£160.85M
7 Day Performance3.00%-1.14%-2.23%-0.63%
1 Month Performance2.87%0.22%-0.03%3.57%
1 Year Performance28.47%20.41%16.87%131.07%

GB Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GBG
GB Group
N/AGBX 336.60
+0.2%
GBX 356.67
+6.0%
+30.5%£848.64M£277.32M-1,771.581,183
SOPH
Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)
N/AGBX 580.40
+1.0%
N/AN/A£2.99B£726.90M341.41520
PRSM
Blue Prism Group
N/AGBX 1,274
flat
N/A+0.0%£1.24B£167.30M-23.681,025High Trading Volume
KAPE
Kape Technologies
N/AN/AN/A+0.0%£1.22B£623.48M1,900.00850Gap Down
TRST
Trustpilot Group
0.7186 of 5 stars
GBX 276
+0.4%
N/A+141.1%£1.15B£191.59M9,200.00820
KNOS
Kainos Group
2.284 of 5 stars
GBX 876
-1.2%
N/A-15.8%£1.10B£382.39M2,246.152,953Dividend Cut
News Coverage
LTG
Learning Technologies Group
1.5919 of 5 stars
GBX 92.50
+2.1%
N/A+17.7%£732.59M£528.05M2,312.505,001News Coverage
ALFA
Alfa Financial Software
N/AGBX 234.50
+7.6%
N/A+55.3%£692.29M£101.40M3,350.00475Gap Down
High Trading Volume
ATG
Auction Technology Group
1.4733 of 5 stars
GBX 456
+2.0%
N/A-23.5%£555.50M£176.01M5,700.00396Gap Up
NCC
NCC Group
N/AGBX 158.60
+1.8%
N/A+45.9%£497.78M£324.40M-1,982.502,200
IMO
IMImobile
N/AGBX 594
+0.3%
N/AN/A£490.40M£164.04M123.755,300

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This page (LON:GBG) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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