Northamber (NAR) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend SCT or NAR?

Softcat presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,474, indicating a potential downside of 13.65%. Given Softcat's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Softcat is more favorable than Northamber.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Softcat	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Northamber	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SCT or NAR?

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

Is SCT or NAR more profitable?

Softcat has a net margin of 12.04% compared to Northamber's net margin of -0.91%. Softcat's return on equity of 50.40% beat Northamber's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Softcat	12.04%	50.40%	13.64%
Northamber	-0.91%	-2.41%	-1.38%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SCT or NAR?

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

Does the media prefer SCT or NAR?

In the previous week, Softcat had 1 more articles in the media than Northamber. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Softcat and 0 mentions for Northamber. Softcat's average media sentiment score of 0.17 beat Northamber's score of 0.00 indicating that Softcat is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Softcat	Neutral
Northamber	Neutral

Is SCT or NAR a better dividend stock?

Softcat pays an annual dividend of GBX 26 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Northamber pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Softcat pays out 4,642.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Northamber pays out -5,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Northamber is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, SCT or NAR?

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SCT or NAR?

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
Softcat	£940.05M	3.62	£113.23M	£0.56	3,048.21
Northamber	£62.77M	0.14	N/A	-£0.02	-1,580.00

Summary

Softcat beats Northamber on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.