Gooch & Housego (GHH) Competitors

Gooch & Housego (LON:GHH) and TT Electronics (LON:TTG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Which has more risk and volatility, GHH or TTG?

Gooch & Housego has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TT Electronics has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, GHH or TTG?

Gooch & Housego has higher earnings, but lower revenue than TT Electronics. TT Electronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gooch & Housego, 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
Gooch & Housego	£147.56M	0.86	£1.29M	£0.05	10,130.00
TT Electronics	£579.20M	0.33	-£12.70M	-£0.07	-1,521.43

Does the media prefer GHH or TTG?

In the previous week, Gooch & Housego and Gooch & Housego both had 1 articles in the media. TT Electronics' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Gooch & Housego's score of 0.00 indicating that TT Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gooch & Housego	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
TT Electronics	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer GHH or TTG?

Gooch & Housego presently has a consensus target price of GBX 635, suggesting a potential upside of 25.37%. TT Electronics has a consensus target price of GBX 175, suggesting a potential upside of 64.32%. Given TT Electronics' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TT Electronics is more favorable than Gooch & Housego.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gooch & Housego	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
TT Electronics	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is GHH or TTG a better dividend stock?

Gooch & Housego pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. TT Electronics pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Gooch & Housego pays out 26,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. TT Electronics pays out -10,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TT Electronics is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GHH or TTG?

64.1% of Gooch & Housego shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.8% of TT Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. 24.1% of Gooch & Housego shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.1% of TT Electronics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GHH or TTG more profitable?

TT Electronics has a net margin of -2.19% compared to Gooch & Housego's net margin of -5.28%. Gooch & Housego's return on equity of 1.16% beat TT Electronics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gooch & Housego	-5.28%	1.16%	1.88%
TT Electronics	-2.19%	-4.59%	0.42%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GHH or TTG?

TT Electronics received 354 more outperform votes than Gooch & Housego when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.23% of users gave TT Electronics an outperform vote while only 58.61% of users gave Gooch & Housego an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gooch & Housego	Outperform Votes 194 58.61%	Underperform Votes 137 41.39%
TT Electronics	Outperform Votes 548 80.23%	Underperform Votes 135 19.77%

Summary

Gooch & Housego and TT Electronics tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.