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 companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and community ranking.

Which has more volatility & risk, NAR or SCT?

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

Do insiders and institutionals 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is NAR or SCT 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
Northamber	-0.91%	-2.41%	-1.38%
Softcat	12.04%	50.40%	13.64%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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	£62.77M	0.12	N/A	-£0.02	-1,399.00
Softcat	£940.05M	3.13	£113.23M	£0.56	2,635.71

Does the media favor NAR or SCT?

In the previous week, Softcat had 4 more articles in the media than Northamber. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Softcat and 0 mentions for Northamber. Softcat's average media sentiment score of 0.48 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	Neutral

Is NAR or SCT a better dividend stock?

Northamber pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Softcat pays an annual dividend of GBX 26 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Northamber pays out -5,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 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 1,457.50, indicating a potential downside of 1.25%. 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	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Softcat beats Northamber on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.