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 companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts rate KBL or DCM?

K-Bro Linen currently has a consensus price target of C$48.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.44%. DATA Communications Management has a consensus price target of C$11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 521.47%. Given DATA Communications Management's higher probable 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 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.

Does the media favor KBL or DCM?

In the previous week, K-Bro Linen's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled DATA Communications Management'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
K-Bro Linen	Neutral
DATA Communications Management	Neutral

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 institutionals & insiders believe 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KBL or DCM?

K-Bro Linen received 153 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 66.76% of users gave K-Bro Linen an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
K-Bro Linen	Outperform Votes 235 66.76%	Underperform Votes 117 33.24%
DATA Communications Management	Outperform Votes 82 68.33%	Underperform Votes 38 31.67%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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	1.04	C$18.80M	C$1.79	20.13
DATA Communications Management	C$501.49M	0.20	-C$3.54M	-C$0.06	-28.52

Summary

K-Bro Linen beats DATA Communications Management on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.