ET vs. VCM, DND, SFTC, CTS, TIXT, HPS.A, CMG, TCS, CPLF, and CVO
Should you be buying Evertz Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Evertz Technologies include Vecima Networks (VCM), Dye & Durham (DND), Softchoice (SFTC), Converge Technology Solutions (CTS), TELUS International (Cda) (TIXT), Hammond Power Solutions (HPS.A), Computer Modelling Group (CMG), Tecsys (TCS), Copperleaf Technologies (CPLF), and Coveo Solutions (CVO). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Evertz Technologies (TSE:ET) and Vecima Networks (TSE:VCM) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.
Evertz Technologies pays an annual dividend of C$0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Vecima Networks pays an annual dividend of C$0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Evertz Technologies pays out 80.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Vecima Networks pays out 36.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Evertz Technologies has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vecima Networks has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Evertz Technologies received 37 more outperform votes than Vecima Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.64% of users gave Evertz Technologies an outperform vote while only 61.54% of users gave Vecima Networks an outperform vote.
Evertz Technologies has a net margin of 14.37% compared to Vecima Networks' net margin of 5.37%. Evertz Technologies' return on equity of 30.20% beat Vecima Networks' return on equity.
In the previous week, Vecima Networks had 1 more articles in the media than Evertz Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Vecima Networks and 1 mentions for Evertz Technologies. Vecima Networks' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Evertz Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that Vecima Networks is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Evertz Technologies currently has a consensus price target of C$16.50, suggesting a potential upside of 23.87%. Vecima Networks has a consensus price target of C$27.50, suggesting a potential upside of 38.12%. Given Vecima Networks' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vecima Networks is more favorable than Evertz Technologies.
7.3% of Evertz Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.7% of Vecima Networks shares are held by institutional investors. 64.5% of Evertz Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 57.1% of Vecima Networks shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Evertz Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Vecima Networks. Evertz Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vecima Networks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Evertz Technologies beats Vecima Networks on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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