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 institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.

Which has higher 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	1.00	C$18.80M	C$1.79	19.32
DATA Communications Management	C$501.49M	0.19	-C$3.54M	-C$0.06	-27.87

Which has more risk and volatility, KBL or DCM?

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

Does the media prefer KBL or DCM?

In the previous week, K-Bro Linen had 1 more articles in the media than DATA Communications Management. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for K-Bro Linen and 1 mentions for DATA Communications Management. K-Bro Linen's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat DATA Communications Management's score of 0.00 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DATA Communications Management	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 22.4% of DATA Communications Management shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

Do analysts rate KBL or DCM?

K-Bro Linen presently has a consensus target price of C$50.00, suggesting a potential upside of 44.84%. DATA Communications Management has a consensus target price of C$7.38, suggesting a potential upside of 326.30%. Given DATA Communications Management's stronger consensus rating and 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
DATA Communications Management	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Summary

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