Software Circle (SFT) Competitors GBX 23 0.00 (0.00%) (As of 12/20/2024 12:14 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitors SFT vs. RST, DWF, FRAN, CPI, DLAR, KEYS, BEG, KGH, WATR, and INSEShould 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 Inspired (INSE). 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 Inspired Restore (LON:RST) and Software Circle (LON:SFT) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations. Which has more volatility & risk, RST or SFT? Restore has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Software Circle has a beta of 0.13, meaning that its share price is 87% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to RST or SFT? In the previous week, Restore's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Software Circle'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Restore Neutral Software Circle Neutral Do analysts recommend RST or SFT? Restore presently has a consensus target price of GBX 380, indicating a potential upside of 63.79%. Given Restore's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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 Do institutionals and insiders believe in RST or SFT? 79.8% of Restore shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.6% of Software Circle shares are held by institutional investors. 15.2% of Restore shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 76.1% of Software Circle shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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 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% Which has better valuation & 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£276.90M1.15£3.80M£0.037,733.33Software Circle£16.16M5.55-£2.37M-£0.01-2,300.00 Is RST or SFT a better dividend stock? Restore pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Software Circle pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. 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. SummaryRestore beats Software Circle on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto 101 MediaThe #1 Coin for November 2024Grayscale Investments just announced a new fund offering access to a HOT new DeFi coin… And thanks to this newly established trust, I believe this coin could skyrocket up to 150x+ in the next 30 days alone! I've compiled everything you need to know about this once-in-a-lifetime DeFi project into a brand-new comprehensive guide… You can get access to the report by clicking here now… Get Software Circle News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SFT 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 SFT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSoftware CircleSpecialty Business Services IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£89.72M£6.74B£4.52B£1.85BDividend Yield14.29%5.08%4.06%10.60%P/E Ratio-2,300.00967.23370.351,786.40Price / Sales5.55118.62448.55377,495.10Price / CashN/A38.7529.3728.01Price / Book3.833.463.322.91Net Income-£2.37M£184.73M£196.12M£155.90M7 Day PerformanceN/A-1.49%-0.97%-1.91%1 Month PerformanceN/A2.00%-0.01%17.62%1 Year Performance70.37%85.68%25.96%29.01% Software Circle Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SFTSoftware CircleN/AGBX 23flatN/A+70.4%£89.72M£16.16M-2,300.00131Gap DownRSTRestoreN/AGBX 250-2.3%GBX 380+52.0%+6.9%£341.68M£276.90M8,566.672,700DWFDWF GroupN/AGBX 99.60flatN/AN/A£340.61M£451.64M2,490.004,340FRANFranchise BrandsN/AGBX 153.10-2.8%N/A-3.2%£294.50M£139.19M3,937.50715CPICapita2.5873 of 5 starsGBX 15.74-9.7%GBX 1,117.50+6,999.7%-34.3%£266.01M£2.57B-794.4043,000High Trading VolumeDLARDe La RueN/AGBX 104-1.9%N/A+25.9%£203.88M£310.30M-1,060.001,841News CoverageKEYSKeystone Law GroupN/AGBX 564.50-1.3%N/A+11.1%£178.33M£92.34M2,383.3376News CoverageBEGBegbies Traynor Group2.2659 of 5 starsGBX 96.64-0.4%GBX 150+55.2%-19.3%£153.10M£136.73M9,700.001,051KGHKnights GroupN/AGBX 100.10-1.4%N/A-8.8%£86.10M£149.96M922.731,353WATRWater IntelligenceN/AGBX 416.90+1.7%N/A+0.7%£72.54M£78.83M1,952.38436News CoverageINSEInspiredN/AGBX 41.53+3.8%N/A-40.3%£43.71M£99.15M4,000.001,600News CoverageGap DownHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RST Competitors DWF Competitors FRAN Competitors CPI Competitors DLAR Competitors KEYS Competitors BEG Competitors KGH Competitors WATR Competitors INSE 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 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in DecemberIt's a groundbreaking opportunity that could be poised for extraordinary gains. 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