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 better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends.

Does the media refer more to KBL or DCM?

In the previous week, DATA Communications Management had 2 more articles in the media than K-Bro Linen. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for DATA Communications Management and 1 mentions for K-Bro Linen. K-Bro Linen's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled DATA Communications Management'saverage media sentiment score.

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

Do analysts recommend KBL or DCM?

K-Bro Linen currently has a consensus target price of C$46.63, indicating a potential upside of 36.53%. DATA Communications Management has a consensus target price of C$11.00, indicating a potential upside of 400.00%. 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

Is KBL or DCM more profitable?

K-Bro Linen has a net margin of 5.19% compared to DATA Communications Management's net margin of -0.71%. K-Bro Linen's return on equity of 10.47% beat DATA Communications Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
K-Bro Linen	5.19%	10.47%	4.90%
DATA Communications Management	-0.71%	-9.60%	6.64%

Which has more volatility and risk, KBL or DCM?

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

Which has preferable 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$362.25M	0.99	C$18.80M	C$1.79	19.11
DATA Communications Management	C$501.49M	0.25	-C$3.54M	-C$0.06	-35.45

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 institutionals & insiders have more ownership in KBL or DCM?

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

Summary

K-Bro Linen beats DATA Communications Management on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.