SCT vs. MIDW, NAR, WISE, AVV, AVST, FBT, DARK, SOPH, SXS, and RSW
Should you be buying Softcat stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Softcat include Midwich Group (MIDW), Northamber (NAR), Wise (WISE), AVEVA Group (AVV), 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 Renishaw (RSW). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Softcat vs.
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 earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and dividends.
Softcat currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,457.50, indicating a potential downside of 5.17%. Midwich Group has a consensus target price of GBX 620, indicating a potential upside of 134.69%. Given Midwich Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Midwich Group is more favorable than Softcat.
Softcat has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Midwich Group has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
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.
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.
In the previous week, Softcat and Softcat both had 2 articles in the media. Softcat's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Midwich Group's score of 0.30 indicating that Softcat is being referred to more favorably in the media.
45.1% of Softcat shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.8% of Midwich Group shares are held by institutional investors. 43.6% of Softcat shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.2% of Midwich Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Softcat pays an annual dividend of GBX 26 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Midwich Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. 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.
Summary
Softcat beats Midwich Group on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:SCT) was last updated on 1/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
