Solid State (SOLI) Competitors

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

Is TTG or SOLI 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
TT Electronics	-2.19%	-4.59%	0.42%
Solid State	5.43%	14.53%	9.06%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TTG or SOLI?

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in TTG or SOLI?

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

Do analysts rate TTG or SOLI?

TT Electronics currently has a consensus target price of GBX 175, indicating a potential upside of 65.09%. 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
TT Electronics	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Solid State	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media favor TTG or SOLI?

In the previous week, Solid State had 7 more articles in the media than TT Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Solid State and 3 mentions for TT Electronics. TT Electronics' average media sentiment score of 0.03 beat Solid State's score of -0.04 indicating that TT Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TT Electronics	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Solid State	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, TTG or SOLI?

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, TTG or SOLI?

Solid State has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
TT Electronics	£579.20M	0.32	-£12.70M	-£0.07	-1,514.29
Solid State	£163.30M	0.42	£8.87M	£0.15	800.00

Is TTG or SOLI a better dividend stock?

TT Electronics pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Solid State pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. TT Electronics pays out -10,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

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