GBG vs. SOPH, PRSM, KAPE, TRST, KNOS, LTG, ATG, ALFA, IMO, and CER
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), Auction Technology Group (ATG), Alfa Financial Software (ALFA), IMImobile (IMO), and Cerillion (CER). 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 stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
GB Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 395, suggesting a potential upside of 16.38%. Given GB Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe GB Group is more favorable than Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L).
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.
In the previous week, GB Group had 2 more articles in the media than Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L). MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for GB Group and 0 mentions for Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L). Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)'s average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat GB Group's score of -0.32 indicating that Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
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.
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 an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share. 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 owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of GB Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
GB Group beats Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:GBG) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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