Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos (SST) Competitors

Netcall (LON:NET) and Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos (LON:SST) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and profitability.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of NET or SST?

69.3% of Netcall shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.2% of Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos shares are held by institutional investors. 11.5% of Netcall shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.5% of Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is NET or SST a better dividend stock?

Netcall pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Netcall pays out 28.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos pays out 5.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NET or SST?

Netcall received 62 more outperform votes than Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.63% of users gave Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos an outperform vote while only 58.21% of users gave Netcall an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Netcall	Outperform Votes 163 58.21%	Underperform Votes 117 41.79%
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	Outperform Votes 101 70.63%	Underperform Votes 42 29.37%

Which has more risk & volatility, NET or SST?

Netcall has a beta of 0.23, suggesting that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NET or SST more profitable?

Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos has a net margin of 77.82% compared to Netcall's net margin of 14.99%. Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos' return on equity of 28.42% beat Netcall's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Netcall	14.99%	14.95%	4.62%
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	77.82%	28.42%	8.03%

Does the media refer more to NET or SST?

In the previous week, Netcall had 2 more articles in the media than Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Netcall and 0 mentions for Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos. Netcall's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos' score of 0.00 indicating that Netcall is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Netcall	Neutral
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	Neutral

Which has higher valuation & earnings, NET or SST?

Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos has higher revenue and earnings than Netcall. Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Netcall, 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
Netcall	£39.16M	4.83	£5.87M	£3.55	32.21
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	£78.23M	0.86	£60.88M	£261.69	1.10

Do analysts rate NET or SST?

Netcall presently has a consensus price target of GBX 130, suggesting a potential upside of 13.67%. Given Netcall's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Netcall is more favorable than Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Netcall	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos beats Netcall on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.