Videndum (VID) Competitors

FDM Group (LON:FDM) and Videndum (LON:VID) 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 earnings, risk, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and profitability.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FDM or VID?

79.1% of FDM Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.3% of Videndum shares are held by institutional investors. 17.8% of FDM Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Videndum shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FDM or VID a better dividend stock?

FDM Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 29 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.0%. Videndum pays an annual dividend of GBX 40 per share and has a dividend yield of 53.6%. FDM Group pays out 104.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Videndum pays out -106.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Videndum is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate FDM or VID?

FDM Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 430, indicating a potential upside of 92.83%. Videndum has a consensus target price of GBX 437.50, indicating a potential upside of 486.46%. Given Videndum's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Videndum is more favorable than FDM Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FDM Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Videndum	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media refer more to FDM or VID?

In the previous week, FDM Group had 1 more articles in the media than Videndum. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for FDM Group and 0 mentions for Videndum. FDM Group's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Videndum's score of 0.00 indicating that FDM Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
FDM Group	Positive
Videndum	Neutral

Is FDM or VID more profitable?

FDM Group has a net margin of 10.34% compared to Videndum's net margin of -15.04%. FDM Group's return on equity of 42.26% beat Videndum's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FDM Group	10.34%	42.26%	21.43%
Videndum	-15.04%	-19.28%	-1.38%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FDM or VID?

FDM Group has higher revenue and earnings than Videndum. Videndum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FDM 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
FDM Group	£294.27M	0.83	£30.43M	£27.87	8.00
Videndum	£234.18M	0.30	-£35.22M	-£37.73	-1.98

Which has more volatility & risk, FDM or VID?

FDM Group has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Videndum has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FDM or VID?

FDM Group received 222 more outperform votes than Videndum when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.94% of users gave FDM Group an outperform vote while only 56.52% of users gave Videndum an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
FDM Group	Outperform Votes 235 69.94%	Underperform Votes 101 30.06%
Videndum	Outperform Votes 13 56.52%	Underperform Votes 10 43.48%

Summary

FDM Group beats Videndum on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.