Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos (SST) Competitors

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

Is SLP or SST more profitable?

Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos has a net margin of 77.82% compared to Sylvania Platinum's net margin of 8.55%. Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos' return on equity of 28.42% beat Sylvania Platinum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sylvania Platinum	8.55%	2.82%	1.69%
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	77.82%	28.42%	8.03%

Which has more risk and volatility, SLP or SST?

Sylvania Platinum has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SLP or SST a better dividend stock?

Sylvania Platinum pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Sylvania Platinum pays out 93.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos pays out 5.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SLP or SST?

17.8% of Sylvania Platinum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.2% of Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.2% of Sylvania Platinum shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.5% of Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, SLP or SST?

Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sylvania Platinum. Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sylvania Platinum, 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
Sylvania Platinum	£99.97M	2.42	£8.54M	£2.13	35.15
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	£78.23M	0.88	£60.88M	£261.69	1.13

Do analysts rate SLP or SST?

Sylvania Platinum currently has a consensus target price of GBX 93, indicating a potential upside of 24.00%. Given Sylvania Platinum's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Sylvania Platinum is more favorable than Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sylvania Platinum	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 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

Does the media refer more to SLP or SST?

In the previous week, Sylvania Platinum had 1 more articles in the media than Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Sylvania Platinum and 0 mentions for Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos. Sylvania Platinum's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Sylvania Platinum	Neutral
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	Neutral

Summary

Sylvania Platinum beats Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.