Softcat (SCT) Competitors GBX 1,707 -17.00 (-0.99%) (As of 11/4/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades SCT vs. MIDW, NAR, SGE, AVV, AVST, WISE, FBT, DARK, SOPH, and SXSShould you be buying Softcat stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Softcat include Midwich Group (MIDW), Northamber (NAR), The Sage Group (SGE), AVEVA Group (AVV), Avast (AVST), Wise (WISE), First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF Class A USD Accumulation (FBT), Darktrace (DARK), Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) (SOPH), and Spectris (SXS). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector. Softcat vs. Midwich Group Northamber The Sage Group AVEVA Group Avast Wise First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF Class A USD Accumulation Darktrace Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) Spectris Softcat (LON:SCT) and Midwich Group (LON:MIDW) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and valuation. Which has higher valuation and earnings, SCT or MIDW? Softcat has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Midwich Group. Midwich Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Softcat, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSoftcat£940.05M3.62£113.23M£0.563,048.21Midwich Group£1.32B0.23£22.48M£0.221,372.73 Does the media prefer SCT or MIDW? In the previous week, Softcat had 1 more articles in the media than Midwich Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Softcat and 0 mentions for Midwich Group. Softcat's average media sentiment score of 0.17 beat Midwich Group's score of -0.49 indicating that Softcat is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Softcat Neutral Midwich Group Neutral Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SCT or MIDW? 45.1% of Softcat shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.8% of Midwich Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.6% of Softcat shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 26.2% of Midwich Group 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. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SCT or MIDW? Softcat received 185 more outperform votes than Midwich Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.55% of users gave Midwich Group an outperform vote while only 70.69% of users gave Softcat an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSoftcatOutperform Votes29970.69% Underperform Votes12429.31% Midwich GroupOutperform Votes11473.55% Underperform Votes4126.45% Is SCT or MIDW more profitable? Softcat has a net margin of 12.04% compared to Midwich Group's net margin of 1.70%. Softcat's return on equity of 50.40% beat Midwich Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Softcat12.04% 50.40% 13.64% Midwich Group 1.70%13.25%3.70% Do analysts recommend SCT or MIDW? Softcat presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,474, suggesting a potential downside of 13.65%. Midwich Group has a consensus price target of GBX 620, suggesting a potential upside of 105.30%. Given Midwich Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Midwich Group is more favorable than Softcat.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) 2.14Midwich Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is SCT or MIDW a better dividend stock? Softcat pays an annual dividend of GBX 26 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Midwich Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. 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. Midwich Group pays out 7,727.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has more risk and volatility, SCT or MIDW? Softcat has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Midwich Group has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummarySoftcat beats Midwich Group on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Investing Daily2 sentences that change everything you THOUGHT you knew about tradingIf you're like most people, on Friday morning you'll probably follow your set routine: Wake up... eat breakfast... go to work... But if you say these two sentences to your broker... you could collect as much as $1,250 on Friday... no matter where you live, whether you're working or already retired. It all has to do with a unique stock market secret that's worked 97% of the time for the past 8 years running.Click here. Get Softcat News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SCT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SCT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSoftcatElectronics & Computer Distribution IndustryComputer SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£3.40B£1.24B£22.07B£1.40BDividend Yield1.68%3.66%2.77%11.82%P/E Ratio3,048.21901.76250.771,566.51Price / Sales3.62132.973,453.67210,807.99Price / Cash25.0816.4130.4726.69Price / Book13.885.336.692.86Net Income£113.23M£67.86M£650.65M£153.77M7 Day Performance-3.23%18.11%-0.86%4.77%1 Month Performance8.93%15.69%0.27%3.36%1 Year Performance30.80%24.96%18.14%107.07% Softcat Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SCTSoftcat0.6832 of 5 starsGBX 1,707-1.0%GBX 1,474-13.6%+32.1%£3.40B£940.05M3,048.212,315MIDWMidwich Group3.0448 of 5 starsGBX 281-6.6%GBX 620+120.6%-26.4%£287.49M£1.32B1,277.271,900Gap UpNARNorthamberN/AGBX 30-1.6%N/A-38.5%£8.22M£62.77M-1,500.00108SGEThe Sage Group0.7436 of 5 starsGBX 981.80-0.7%GBX 1,173+19.5%+1.5%£9.78B£2.25B3,776.1511,326Dividend IncreaseAVVAVEVA GroupN/AGBX 3,219+9,900.0%N/AN/A£9.72B£1.26B-154.766,250Gap UpAVSTAvastN/AGBX 716.60-0.5%N/AN/A£7.49B£940.10M3,115.651,800High Trading VolumeWISEWise2.2045 of 5 starsGBX 699-1.3%GBX 952.75+36.3%+4.1%£7.13B£1.41B2,055.885,500High Trading VolumeFBTFirst Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF Class A USD AccumulationN/AGBX 1,608.50+1.2%N/AN/A£4.75B£870,310.00-1,462.2720DARKDarktrace0.5613 of 5 starsGBX 576.80flatGBX 575-0.3%N/A£3.69B£616.47M4,436.922,300SOPHSophos Group plc (SOPH.L)N/AGBX 580.40+1.0%N/AN/A£2.99B£726.90M341.41520News CoverageSXSSpectris2.7332 of 5 starsGBX 2,516-2.3%GBX 4,707.50+87.1%-22.1%£2.49B£1.34B938.817,266Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MIDW Competitors NAR Competitors SGE Competitors AVV Competitors AVST Competitors WISE Competitors FBT Competitors DARK Competitors SOPH Competitors SXS Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:SCT) was last updated on 11/4/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners2 sentences that change everything you THOUGHT you knew about tradingIf you're like most people, on Friday morning you'll probably follow your set routine: Wake up... eat breakfas...Investing Daily | SponsoredBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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