Softcat (SCT) Competitors GBX 1,579 -11.00 (-0.69%) (As of 06:40 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades SCT vs. MIDW, NAR, AVV, WISE, AVST, FBT, DARK, SOPH, SXS, and CCCShould you be buying Softcat stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Softcat include Midwich Group (MIDW), Northamber (NAR), AVEVA Group (AVV), Wise (WISE), Avast (AVST), First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF Class A USD Accumulation (FBT), Darktrace (DARK), Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) (SOPH), Spectris (SXS), and Computacenter (CCC). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector. Softcat vs. Midwich Group Northamber AVEVA Group Wise Avast First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF Class A USD Accumulation Darktrace Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) Spectris Computacenter Softcat (LON:SCT) and Midwich Group (LON:MIDW) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability and institutional ownership. Does the media favor SCT or MIDW? In the previous week, Softcat had 1 more articles in the media than Midwich Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Softcat and 1 mentions for Midwich Group. Softcat's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Midwich Group's score of -1.14 indicating that Softcat is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Softcat 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Midwich Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Negative Which has preferable valuation & 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£940.05M3.35£113.23M£0.562,819.64Midwich Group£1.32B0.22£22.48M£0.221,282.51 Do analysts rate SCT or MIDW? Softcat currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,474, suggesting a potential downside of 6.65%. Midwich Group has a consensus price target of GBX 620, suggesting a potential upside of 119.74%. Given Midwich Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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 Which has more volatility & risk, SCT or MIDW? Softcat has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Midwich Group has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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% Do insiders & institutionals believe in 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is SCT or MIDW a better dividend stock? Softcat pays an annual dividend of GBX 26 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Midwich Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. 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. 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% SummarySoftcat beats Midwich Group on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Weiss RatingsTrump won. Buy this coin now.Juan Villaverde called the top and bottom of every crypto bull market since 2012. He believes Bitcoin will go to $150,000 — or more. But there’s one coin he thinks could go even higher.This could be his favorite coin. 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£3.15B£1.15B£24.07B£1.39BDividend Yield1.68%3.66%2.76%11.73%P/E Ratio2,819.64841.05220.901,551.34Price / Sales3.35123.153,397.91209,137.85Price / Cash25.0816.4132.7032.93Price / Book12.844.946.812.80Net Income£113.23M£67.86M£658.94M£152.70M7 Day Performance-4.65%-1.57%0.18%-0.51%1 Month Performance2.80%-2.22%0.76%7.08%1 Year Performance27.34%-0.45%18.84%91.78% Softcat Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SCTSoftcat0.8112 of 5 starsGBX 1,579-0.7%GBX 1,474-6.6%+22.1%£3.15B£940.05M2,819.642,315MIDWMidwich Group2.8817 of 5 starsGBX 282.15-1.0%GBX 620+119.7%-26.4%£288.67M£1.32B1,295.451,900Negative NewsNARNorthamberN/AGBX 28.67-1.2%N/A-36.2%£7.86M£62.77M-1,420.00108Gap DownAVVAVEVA GroupN/AGBX 3,219+9,900.0%N/AN/A£9.72B£1.26B-154.766,250Gap UpWISEWise1.2379 of 5 starsGBX 849.50+0.7%GBX 952.75+12.2%+16.3%£8.66B£1.41B2,480.885,500High Trading VolumeAVSTAvastN/AGBX 716.60-0.5%N/A+0.0%£7.49B£940.10M3,115.651,800High Trading VolumeFBTFirst Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF Class A USD AccumulationN/AGBX 1,581.10+1.8%N/AN/A£4.67B£870,310.00-1,412.1820DARKDarktrace0.2779 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/A+0.0%£2.99B£726.90M341.41520SXSSpectris2.8383 of 5 starsGBX 2,462-0.3%GBX 4,707.50+91.2%-26.6%£2.43B£1.34B924.817,266Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCCCComputacenter2.4096 of 5 starsGBX 2,208+0.5%GBX 3,400+54.0%-20.0%£2.37B£6.44B1,465.3320,022High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MIDW Competitors NAR Competitors AVV Competitors WISE Competitors AVST Competitors FBT Competitors DARK Competitors SOPH Competitors SXS Competitors CCC 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 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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