Roots (ROOT) Competitors

Sangoma Technologies (TSE:STC) and Roots (TSE:ROOT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in STC or ROOT?

Roots received 47 more outperform votes than Sangoma Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.52% of users gave Sangoma Technologies an outperform vote while only 59.37% of users gave Roots an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sangoma Technologies	Outperform Votes 140 64.52%	Underperform Votes 77 35.48%
Roots	Outperform Votes 187 59.37%	Underperform Votes 128 40.63%

Do analysts recommend STC or ROOT?

Sangoma Technologies currently has a consensus target price of C$10.83, suggesting a potential upside of 25.97%. Roots has a consensus target price of C$3.25, suggesting a potential upside of 45.09%. Given Roots' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Roots is more favorable than Sangoma Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sangoma Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Roots	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, STC or ROOT?

Sangoma Technologies has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Roots has a beta of 2.42, suggesting that its stock price is 142% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor STC or ROOT?

In the previous week, Sangoma Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than Roots. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Sangoma Technologies and 0 mentions for Roots. Sangoma Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Roots' score of 0.00 indicating that Sangoma Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Sangoma Technologies	Neutral
Roots	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of STC or ROOT?

38.4% of Sangoma Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.0% of Roots shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.8% of Sangoma Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of Roots shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is STC or ROOT more profitable?

Roots has a net margin of 0.39% compared to Sangoma Technologies' net margin of -3.50%. Roots' return on equity of 0.58% beat Sangoma Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sangoma Technologies	-3.50%	-3.29%	-0.16%
Roots	0.39%	0.58%	2.29%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, STC or ROOT?

Roots has higher revenue and earnings than Sangoma Technologies. Sangoma Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Roots, 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
Sangoma Technologies	C$247.28M	1.17	-C$8.66M	-C$0.36	-23.89
Roots	C$256.98M	0.35	C$1.01M	C$0.01	224.00

Summary

Roots beats Sangoma Technologies on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.