Skillcast Group (SKL) Competitors

Skillcast Group (LON:SKL) and Microlise Group (LON:SAAS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Is SKL or SAAS a better dividend stock?

Skillcast Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Microlise Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Skillcast Group pays out 825.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Microlise Group pays out 171.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SKL or SAAS?

Microlise Group received 8 more outperform votes than Skillcast Group when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Skillcast Group	N/A	N/A
Microlise Group	Outperform Votes 8 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SKL or SAAS?

9.5% of Skillcast Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.2% of Microlise Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 87.4% of Skillcast Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 60.0% of Microlise Group 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.

Does the media refer more to SKL or SAAS?

In the previous week, Microlise Group had 6 more articles in the media than Skillcast Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Microlise Group and 0 mentions for Skillcast Group. Microlise Group's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Skillcast Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Microlise Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Skillcast Group	Neutral
Microlise Group	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SKL or SAAS?

Microlise Group has higher revenue and earnings than Skillcast Group. Microlise Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Skillcast Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Skillcast Group	£12.53M	2.51	£108.33K	£0.12	290.27
Microlise Group	£63.13M	2.03	£1.35M	£1.17	94.83

Do analysts recommend SKL or SAAS?

Microlise Group has a consensus target price of GBX 204.50, suggesting a potential upside of 84.57%. Given Microlise Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Microlise Group is more favorable than Skillcast Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Skillcast Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Microlise Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is SKL or SAAS more profitable?

Microlise Group has a net margin of 2.14% compared to Skillcast Group's net margin of 0.86%. Skillcast Group's return on equity of 1.90% beat Microlise Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Skillcast Group	0.86%	1.90%	-0.56%
Microlise Group	2.14%	1.87%	0.85%

Which has more risk & volatility, SKL or SAAS?

Skillcast Group has a beta of 0.26, suggesting that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Microlise Group has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Microlise Group beats Skillcast Group on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.