SFT vs. WATR, INSE, MIND, VNET, KGH, CTG, BEG, DLAR, KEYS, and CPI
Should you be buying Software Circle stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Software Circle include Water Intelligence (WATR), Inspired (INSE), Mind Gym (MIND), Vianet Group (VNET), Knights Group (KGH), Christie Group (CTG), Begbies Traynor Group (BEG), De La Rue (DLAR), Keystone Law Group (KEYS), and Capita (CPI). These companies are all part of the "specialty business services" industry.
Software Circle (LON:SFT) and Water Intelligence (LON:WATR) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.
Water Intelligence received 159 more outperform votes than Software Circle when rated by MarketBeat users.
Water Intelligence has a net margin of 5.39% compared to Software Circle's net margin of -16.76%. Water Intelligence's return on equity of 7.54% beat Software Circle's return on equity.
In the previous week, Water Intelligence had 11 more articles in the media than Software Circle. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Water Intelligence and 0 mentions for Software Circle. Water Intelligence's average media sentiment score of 0.18 beat Software Circle's score of 0.00 indicating that Water Intelligence is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Software Circle has a beta of 0.24, indicating that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Water Intelligence has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.
19.0% of Software Circle shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.5% of Water Intelligence shares are held by institutional investors. 76.3% of Software Circle shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 55.5% of Water Intelligence shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Water Intelligence has higher revenue and earnings than Software Circle. Software Circle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Water Intelligence, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Water Intelligence beats Software Circle on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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