GBG vs. SOPH, KNOS, PRSM, KAPE, TRST, ATG, LTG, ALFA, IMO, and BIG
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), Kainos Group (KNOS), Blue Prism Group (PRSM), Kape Technologies (KAPE), Trustpilot Group (TRST), Auction Technology Group (ATG), Learning Technologies Group (LTG), Alfa Financial Software (ALFA), IMImobile (IMO), and Big Technologies (BIG). These companies are all part of the "software - application" industry.
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 media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, community ranking and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, GB Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)'saverage media sentiment score.
Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) has a net margin of 0.00% compared to GB Group's net margin of -62.81%. Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)'s return on equity of 0.00% beat GB Group's return on equity.
GB Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 342.50, suggesting a potential downside of 0.61%.
85.1% of GB Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of GB Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
GB Group received 10 more outperform votes than Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 81.49% of users gave GB Group an outperform vote while only 80.19% of users gave Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) an outperform vote.
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 -579.7% 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.
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.
Summary
GB Group beats Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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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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