Solid State (SOLI) Competitors

Solid State (LON:SOLI) and TT Electronics (LON:TTG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SOLI or TTG?

Solid State has higher earnings, but lower revenue than TT Electronics. TT Electronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Solid State, 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
Solid State	£163.30M	0.44	£8.87M	£0.15	845.33
TT Electronics	£579.20M	0.33	-£12.70M	-£0.07	-1,521.43

Do analysts prefer SOLI or TTG?

TT Electronics has a consensus target price of GBX 175, suggesting a potential upside of 64.32%. Given TT Electronics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TT Electronics is more favorable than Solid State.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Solid State	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
TT Electronics	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is SOLI or TTG a better dividend stock?

Solid State pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. TT Electronics pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Solid State pays out 2,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. TT Electronics pays out -10,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TT Electronics is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is SOLI or TTG more profitable?

Solid State has a net margin of 5.43% compared to TT Electronics' net margin of -2.19%. Solid State's return on equity of 14.53% beat TT Electronics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Solid State	5.43%	14.53%	9.06%
TT Electronics	-2.19%	-4.59%	0.42%

Does the media refer more to SOLI or TTG?

In the previous week, Solid State had 9 more articles in the media than TT Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Solid State and 1 mentions for TT Electronics. TT Electronics' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Solid State's score of 0.51 indicating that TT Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Solid State	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TT Electronics	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SOLI or TTG?

TT Electronics received 373 more outperform votes than Solid State when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.23% of users gave TT Electronics an outperform vote while only 65.54% of users gave Solid State an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Solid State	Outperform Votes 175 65.54%	Underperform Votes 92 34.46%
TT Electronics	Outperform Votes 548 80.23%	Underperform Votes 135 19.77%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SOLI or TTG?

12.0% of Solid State shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.8% of TT Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Solid State shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.1% of TT Electronics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, SOLI or TTG?

Solid State has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TT Electronics has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

TT Electronics beats Solid State on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.