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GBX 350.40 +1.00 (+0.29%)
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GBG vs. SOPH, TRST, PRSM, KAPE, KNOS, LTG, ATG, ALFA, IMO, and NCC

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), Trustpilot Group (TRST), Blue Prism Group (PRSM), Kape Technologies (KAPE), Kainos Group (KNOS), Learning Technologies Group (LTG), Auction Technology Group (ATG), Alfa Financial Software (ALFA), IMImobile (IMO), and NCC Group (NCC). These companies are all part of the "software - application" industry.

GB Group vs.

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

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

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

GB Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 395, indicating a potential upside of 12.73%. Given GB Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe GB Group is more favorable than Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L).

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
GB Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
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 received 12 more outperform votes than Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 81.56% of users gave GB Group an outperform vote while only 80.19% of users gave Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
GB GroupOutperform Votes
429
81.56%
Underperform Votes
97
18.44%
Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)Outperform Votes
417
80.19%
Underperform Votes
103
19.81%

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
GB Group£277.32M3.19-£48.58M-£0.19-1,844.21
Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)£726.90M4.11N/A£1.70341.41

GB Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. GB Group pays out -2,105.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) pays out 2.4% 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.

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

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
GB Group-17.52% -7.36% -2.57%
Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) N/A N/A N/A

Summary

GB Group beats Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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GBG vs. The Competition

MetricGB GroupSoftware IndustryComputer SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£883.43M£4.93B£23.95B£1.41B
Dividend Yield1.36%3.02%2.69%11.77%
P/E Ratio-1,844.21776.08268.991,563.33
Price / Sales3.194,736.032,944.49297,901.50
Price / Cash50.9217.0033.8433.22
Price / Book1.4213.257.672.87
Net Income-£48.58M£55.19M£659.02M£153.33M
7 Day Performance-3.89%0.16%-1.56%18.10%
1 Month Performance2.64%5.67%9.40%18.15%
1 Year Performance32.63%37.92%25.74%23.31%

GB Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GBG
GB Group
0.8467 of 5 stars
GBX 350.40
+0.3%
GBX 395
+12.7%
+33.6%£883.43M£277.32M-1,844.211,183
SOPH
Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)
N/AGBX 580.40
+1.0%
N/A+0.0%£2.99B£726.90M341.41520
TRST
Trustpilot Group
0.7012 of 5 stars
GBX 304.50
+3.3%
GBX 260
-14.6%
+111.1%£1.27B£191.59M9,816.67820News Coverage
Positive News
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/AGBX 285
+0.7%
N/AN/A£1.22B£623.48M1,900.00850News Coverage
Gap Down
KNOS
Kainos Group
2.1443 of 5 stars
GBX 811
-0.2%
GBX 1,200
+48.0%
-24.1%£1.02B£382.39M2,084.622,953Gap Up
LTG
Learning Technologies Group
1.083 of 5 stars
GBX 98.20
flat
GBX 90
-8.4%
+31.1%£777.73M£528.05M2,455.005,001
ATG
Auction Technology Group
1.151 of 5 stars
GBX 565
-1.7%
GBX 648.33
+14.7%
+9.6%£688.28M£176.01M7,187.50396
ALFA
Alfa Financial Software
N/AGBX 217.33
-1.5%
N/A+51.4%£641.60M£101.40M3,142.86475News Coverage
IMO
IMImobile
N/AGBX 594
+0.3%
N/A+0.0%£490.40M£164.04M123.755,300
NCC
NCC Group
N/AGBX 144.20
+1.6%
N/A+13.7%£452.59M£324.40M-1,770.002,200High Trading Volume

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This page (LON:GBG) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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