Wise (WISE) Competitors

Wise (LON:WISE) and Computacenter (LON:CCC) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends and earnings.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in WISE or CCC?

28.2% of Wise shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.5% of Computacenter shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.7% of Wise shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 36.4% of Computacenter shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is WISE or CCC more profitable?

Wise has a net margin of 25.11% compared to Computacenter's net margin of 2.64%. Wise's return on equity of 41.22% beat Computacenter's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wise	25.11%	41.22%	2.23%
Computacenter	2.64%	17.61%	4.83%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, WISE or CCC?

Wise has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Computacenter. Computacenter is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wise, 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
Wise	£1.33B	7.39	£335.18M	£33.07	29.27
Computacenter	£6.00B	0.41	£158.49M	£149.45	15.42

Which has more risk & volatility, WISE or CCC?

Wise has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Computacenter has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer WISE or CCC?

Wise presently has a consensus target price of GBX 942.67, indicating a potential downside of 2.62%. Computacenter has a consensus target price of GBX 2,958.33, indicating a potential upside of 28.40%. Given Computacenter's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Computacenter is more favorable than Wise.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wise	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Computacenter	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 WISE or CCC?

In the previous week, Wise had 9 more articles in the media than Computacenter. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Wise and 1 mentions for Computacenter. Wise's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Computacenter's score of 0.00 indicating that Wise is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Wise	1 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Computacenter	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WISE or CCC?

Computacenter received 308 more outperform votes than Wise when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.70% of users gave Computacenter an outperform vote while only 23.53% of users gave Wise an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Wise	Outperform Votes 8 23.53%	Underperform Votes 26 76.47%
Computacenter	Outperform Votes 316 68.70%	Underperform Votes 144 31.30%

Summary

Computacenter beats Wise on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.