Northamber (NAR) Competitors

Northamber (LON:NAR) and Softcat (LON:SCT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, community ranking, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility and risk, NAR or SCT?

Northamber has a beta of -0.1, meaning that its stock price is 110% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Softcat has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NAR or SCT more profitable?

Softcat has a net margin of 12.37% compared to Northamber's net margin of -2.37%. Softcat's return on equity of 43.79% beat Northamber's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northamber	-2.37%	-5.73%	-1.38%
Softcat	12.37%	43.79%	13.64%

Does the media favor NAR or SCT?

In the previous week, Northamber's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Softcat's score of 0.00 indicating that Northamber is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northamber	Positive
Softcat	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NAR or SCT?

Softcat received 266 more outperform votes than Northamber when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.69% of users gave Softcat an outperform vote while only 61.11% of users gave Northamber an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Northamber	Outperform Votes 33 61.11%	Underperform Votes 21 38.89%
Softcat	Outperform Votes 299 70.69%	Underperform Votes 124 29.31%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in NAR or SCT?

7.3% of Northamber shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.1% of Softcat shares are owned by institutional investors. 78.3% of Northamber shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.6% of Softcat shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is NAR or SCT a better dividend stock?

Northamber pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Softcat pays an annual dividend of GBX 26 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Northamber pays out -20.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Softcat pays out 43.5% 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. Northamber is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend NAR or SCT?

Softcat has a consensus target price of GBX 1,446.67, suggesting a potential downside of 9.62%. Given Softcat's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Softcat is more favorable than Northamber.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northamber	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Softcat	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, NAR or SCT?

Softcat has higher revenue and earnings than Northamber. Northamber is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Softcat, 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
Northamber	£55.06M	0.13	-£1.31M	-£4.99	-5.31
Softcat	£958.56M	3.32	£118.54M	£59.73	26.80

Summary

Softcat beats Northamber on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.