DATA Communications Management (DCM) Competitors

K-Bro Linen (TSE:KBL) and DATA Communications Management (TSE:DCM) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Is KBL or DCM more profitable?

K-Bro Linen has a net margin of 5.03% compared to DATA Communications Management's net margin of -0.99%. K-Bro Linen's return on equity of 9.76% beat DATA Communications Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
K-Bro Linen	5.03%	9.76%	4.90%
DATA Communications Management	-0.99%	-11.59%	6.64%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KBL or DCM?

K-Bro Linen received 151 more outperform votes than DATA Communications Management when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.33% of users gave DATA Communications Management an outperform vote while only 66.57% of users gave K-Bro Linen an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
K-Bro Linen	Outperform Votes 233 66.57%	Underperform Votes 117 33.43%
DATA Communications Management	Outperform Votes 82 68.33%	Underperform Votes 38 31.67%

Do analysts prefer KBL or DCM?

K-Bro Linen presently has a consensus price target of C$46.63, suggesting a potential upside of 29.05%. DATA Communications Management has a consensus price target of C$11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 511.11%. Given DATA Communications Management's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe DATA Communications Management is more favorable than K-Bro Linen.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
K-Bro Linen	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
DATA Communications Management	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, KBL or DCM?

K-Bro Linen has higher earnings, but lower revenue than DATA Communications Management. DATA Communications Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than K-Bro Linen, 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
K-Bro Linen	C$343.05M	1.10	C$17.26M	C$1.62	22.30
DATA Communications Management	C$507.69M	0.20	-C$5M	-C$0.10	-18.00

Which has more volatility and risk, KBL or DCM?

K-Bro Linen has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DATA Communications Management has a beta of 3.42, indicating that its share price is 242% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor KBL or DCM?

In the previous week, K-Bro Linen had 28 more articles in the media than DATA Communications Management. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for K-Bro Linen and 5 mentions for DATA Communications Management. K-Bro Linen's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat DATA Communications Management's score of -0.74 indicating that K-Bro Linen is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
K-Bro Linen	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
DATA Communications Management	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Do insiders & institutionals believe in KBL or DCM?

34.4% of K-Bro Linen shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.9% of DATA Communications Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of K-Bro Linen shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.4% of DATA Communications Management shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

K-Bro Linen beats DATA Communications Management on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.