Northamber (NAR) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer NAR or SCT?

In the previous week, Softcat had 9 more articles in the media than Northamber. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Softcat and 1 mentions for Northamber. Softcat's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Northamber's score of 0.00 indicating that Softcat is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northamber	Neutral
Softcat	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership 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 insiders. Comparatively, 43.6% of Softcat shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer NAR or SCT?

Softcat has a consensus price target of GBX 1,616.33, indicating a potential downside of 0.84%. Given Softcat's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has stronger earnings & 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	-5.21
Softcat	£958.56M	3.38	£118.54M	£59.73	27.29

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%

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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NAR or SCT?

Softcat received 268 more outperform votes than Northamber when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.49% 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 301 70.49%	Underperform Votes 126 29.51%

Which has more volatility and risk, NAR or SCT?

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

Summary

Softcat beats Northamber on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.