Software Circle (SFT) Competitors GBX 24 +1.00 (+4.35%) (As of 10:38 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitors SFT vs. RST, DWF, FRAN, CPI, DLAR, KEYS, BEG, KGH, WATR, and GRAShould you be buying Software Circle stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Software Circle include Restore (RST), DWF Group (DWF), Franchise Brands (FRAN), Capita (CPI), De La Rue (DLAR), Keystone Law Group (KEYS), Begbies Traynor Group (BEG), Knights Group (KGH), Water Intelligence (WATR), and Grafenia (GRA). These companies are all part of the "specialty business services" industry. Software Circle vs. Restore DWF Group Franchise Brands Capita De La Rue Keystone Law Group Begbies Traynor Group Knights Group Water Intelligence Grafenia Restore (LON:RST) and Software Circle (LON:SFT) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation. Does the media favor RST or SFT? In the previous week, Restore had 1 more articles in the media than Software Circle. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Restore and 0 mentions for Software Circle. Restore's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Software Circle's score of 0.00 indicating that Restore is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Restore Positive Software Circle Neutral Which has better valuation and earnings, RST or SFT? Restore has higher revenue and earnings than Software Circle. Software Circle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Restore, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRestore£276.90M1.29£3.80M£0.038,700.00Software Circle£16.16M5.79-£2.37M-£0.01-2,400.00 Is RST or SFT more profitable? Restore has a net margin of 1.37% compared to Software Circle's net margin of -14.66%. Restore's return on equity of 1.62% beat Software Circle's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Restore1.37% 1.62% 3.37% Software Circle -14.66%-20.96%-4.49% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RST or SFT? 79.8% of Restore shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.6% of Software Circle shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.2% of Restore 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is RST or SFT a better dividend stock? Restore pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Software Circle pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Restore pays out 16,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Software Circle pays out -10,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Software Circle is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more risk and volatility, RST or SFT? Restore has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Software Circle has a beta of 0.13, suggesting that its share price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RST or SFT? Restore received 323 more outperform votes than Software Circle when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRestoreOutperform Votes32381.77% Underperform Votes7218.23%Software CircleN/AN/A Do analysts rate RST or SFT? Restore presently has a consensus target price of GBX 380, indicating a potential upside of 45.59%. Given Restore's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Restore is more favorable than Software Circle.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Restore 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Software Circle 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryRestore beats Software Circle on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DarwinNew Year, New Opportunity! 2 AI Stocks Under $10 Ready to SoarAs we step into 2025, artificial intelligence (AI) stocks continue to dominate headlines, and now is the perfect moment to position yourself for the coming year’s potential. 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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 SFT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSoftware CircleSpecialty Business Services IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£93.62M£6.25B£3.92B£1.40BDividend Yield14.29%5.08%4.41%11.79%P/E Ratio-2,400.001,016.76525.841,555.80Price / Sales5.79126.59414.48210,506.32Price / CashN/A36.6827.7933.06Price / Book4.003.703.582.81Net Income-£2.37M£173.53M£179.69M£153.14M7 Day Performance0.42%-1.09%-0.70%-0.48%1 Month PerformanceN/A-2.90%-1.26%7.21%1 Year Performance84.62%95.92%26.68%93.59% Software Circle Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SFTSoftware CircleN/AGBX 24+4.3%N/A+64.3%£93.62M£16.16M-2,400.00131Gap DownRSTRestore3.773 of 5 starsGBX 261-3.9%GBX 380+45.6%+31.1%£356.71M£276.90M8,791.672,700Analyst ForecastGap DownDWFDWF GroupN/AGBX 99.60flatN/AN/A£340.61M£451.64M2,490.004,340FRANFranchise BrandsN/AGBX 167.15-0.5%N/A+20.0%£321.53M£139.19M4,178.75715CPICapita3.2315 of 5 starsGBX 17.26+1.5%GBX 1,117.50+6,374.5%-11.5%£291.69M£2.57B-856.0543,000High Trading VolumeDLARDe La RueN/AGBX 103.50+5.0%N/A+66.8%£202.90M£310.30M-986.001,841KEYSKeystone Law GroupN/AGBX 635.30+0.0%N/A+32.4%£200.69M£92.34M2,687.5076Gap UpBEGBegbies Traynor Group2.6272 of 5 starsGBX 92.32-0.1%GBX 158+71.2%-25.5%£146.25M£136.73M9,200.001,051Dividend CutHigh Trading VolumeKGHKnights GroupN/AGBX 109-0.9%N/A+19.8%£93.75M£149.96M1,000.001,353WATRWater IntelligenceN/AGBX 400-2.4%N/A+4.4%£69.60M£78.83M1,914.29436Gap DownGRAGrafeniaN/AGBX 10.75flatN/A+0.0%£41.93M£11.68M-1,075.0092Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RST Competitors DWF Competitors FRAN Competitors CPI Competitors DLAR Competitors KEYS Competitors BEG Competitors KGH Competitors WATR Competitors GRA 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:SFT) 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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