CCC vs. SCT, WISE, RSW, SXS, NETW, FBT, DARK, OXIG, KNOS, and BYIT
Should you be buying Computacenter stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Computacenter include Softcat (SCT), Wise (WISE), Renishaw (RSW), Spectris (SXS), Network International (NETW), First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF Class A USD Accumulation (FBT), Darktrace (DARK), Oxford Instruments (OXIG), Kainos Group (KNOS), and Bytes Technology Group (BYIT). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Softcat (LON:SCT) and Computacenter (LON:CCC) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and earnings.
Computacenter has higher revenue and earnings than Softcat. Computacenter is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Softcat, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Softcat and Softcat both had 1 articles in the media. Computacenter's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Softcat's score of 0.00 indicating that Softcat is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Softcat presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,393.33, suggesting a potential downside of 14.57%. Computacenter has a consensus target price of GBX 3,625, suggesting a potential upside of 39.85%. Given Softcat's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Computacenter is more favorable than Softcat.
40.7% of Softcat shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.6% of Computacenter shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.9% of Softcat shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 32.5% of Computacenter shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Softcat has a net margin of 12.04% compared to Softcat's net margin of 2.85%. Computacenter's return on equity of 50.40% beat Softcat's return on equity.
Computacenter received 16 more outperform votes than Softcat when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.15% of users gave Softcat an outperform vote while only 68.72% of users gave Computacenter an outperform vote.
Softcat pays an annual dividend of GBX 26 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Computacenter pays an annual dividend of GBX 70 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Softcat pays out 4,642.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Computacenter pays out 4,046.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Computacenter is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Softcat has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Computacenter has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Softcat beats Computacenter on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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