Solid State (SOLI) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SOLI or KETL?

Solid State received 71 more outperform votes than Strix Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.20% of users gave Strix Group 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%
Strix Group	Outperform Votes 104 78.20%	Underperform Votes 29 21.80%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SOLI or KETL?

12.0% of Solid State shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.6% of Strix Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Solid State shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Strix Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SOLI or KETL more profitable?

Solid State has a net margin of 5.43% compared to Strix Group's net margin of 3.17%. Strix Group's return on equity of 17.41% beat Solid State's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Solid State	5.43%	14.53%	9.06%
Strix Group	3.17%	17.41%	10.07%

Is SOLI or KETL a better dividend stock?

Solid State pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Strix Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. 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. Strix Group pays out 13,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts prefer SOLI or KETL?

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)	N/A
Strix Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media favor SOLI or KETL?

In the previous week, Solid State had 5 more articles in the media than Strix Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Solid State and 1 mentions for Strix Group. Strix Group's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Solid State's score of -0.06 indicating that Strix Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Solid State	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Strix Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, SOLI or KETL?

Solid State has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Strix Group has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SOLI or KETL?

Solid State has higher revenue and earnings than Strix Group. Solid State is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Strix 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
Solid State	£163.30M	0.85	£8.87M	£0.15	1,633.33
Strix Group	£143.53M	0.99	£7.17M	£0.03	2,066.67

Summary

Strix Group beats Solid State on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.