Wickes Group (WIX) Competitors

Spirent Communications (LON:SPT) and Wickes Group (LON:WIX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Which has more volatility and risk, SPT or WIX?

Spirent Communications has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wickes Group has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SPT or WIX?

Spirent Communications currently has a consensus target price of GBX 236, suggesting a potential upside of 25.47%. Wickes Group has a consensus target price of GBX 189, suggesting a potential upside of 5.35%. Given Spirent Communications' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Spirent Communications is more favorable than Wickes Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Spirent Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Wickes Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is SPT or WIX more profitable?

Spirent Communications has a net margin of 2.97% compared to Wickes Group's net margin of 2.01%. Wickes Group's return on equity of 19.39% beat Spirent Communications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Spirent Communications	2.97%	3.54%	2.77%
Wickes Group	2.01%	19.39%	3.77%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SPT or WIX?

Spirent Communications received 578 more outperform votes than Wickes Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 95.65% of users gave Wickes Group an outperform vote while only 59.23% of users gave Spirent Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Spirent Communications	Outperform Votes 600 59.23%	Underperform Votes 413 40.77%
Wickes Group	Outperform Votes 22 95.65%	Underperform Votes 1 4.35%

Is SPT or WIX a better dividend stock?

Spirent Communications pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Wickes Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Spirent Communications pays out 324.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Wickes Group pays out 88.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Wickes Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SPT or WIX?

Wickes Group has higher revenue and earnings than Spirent Communications. Wickes Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spirent Communications, 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
Spirent Communications	£561.21M	2.41	£16.67M	£1.85	101.68
Wickes Group	£1.45B	0.29	£29.25M	£12.37	14.50

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SPT or WIX?

124.2% of Spirent Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.5% of Wickes Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Spirent Communications shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Wickes Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer SPT or WIX?

In the previous week, Wickes Group had 4 more articles in the media than Spirent Communications. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Wickes Group and 5 mentions for Spirent Communications. Spirent Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Wickes Group's score of 0.53 indicating that Spirent Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Spirent Communications	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Wickes Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Wickes Group beats Spirent Communications on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.