SFT vs. RWS, DWF, RST, FRAN, DLAR, CPI, KEYS, BEG, KGH, and INSE
Should you be buying Software Circle stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Software Circle include RWS (RWS), DWF Group (DWF), Restore (RST), Franchise Brands (FRAN), De La Rue (DLAR), Capita (CPI), Keystone Law Group (KEYS), Begbies Traynor Group (BEG), Knights Group (KGH), and Inspired (INSE). These companies are all part of the "specialty business services" industry.
Software Circle vs.
RWS (LON:RWS) and Software Circle (LON:SFT) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.
RWS has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Software Circle has a beta of 0.13, indicating that its share price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Software Circle has lower revenue, but higher earnings than RWS. Software Circle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RWS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, RWS's average media sentiment score of 0.13 beat Software Circle's score of 0.00 indicating that RWS is being referred to more favorably in the media.
RWS currently has a consensus price target of GBX 330, indicating a potential upside of 189.98%. Given RWS's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe RWS is more favorable than Software Circle.
RWS pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. Software Circle pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. RWS pays out -119.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Software Circle pays out -10,000.0% 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.
RWS received 207 more outperform votes than Software Circle when rated by MarketBeat users.
69.3% of RWS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.6% of Software Circle shares are owned by institutional investors. 46.2% of RWS shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 76.1% of Software Circle shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
RWS has a net margin of -5.22% compared to Software Circle's net margin of -14.66%. RWS's return on equity of -4.15% beat Software Circle's return on equity.
Summary
RWS beats Software Circle on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:SFT) was last updated on 4/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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