NETW vs. BYIT, SPT, DARK, OXIG, KNOS, CCC, RSW, SCT, AWE, and TRST
Should you be buying Network International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Network International include Bytes Technology Group (BYIT), Spirent Communications (SPT), Darktrace (DARK), Oxford Instruments (OXIG), Kainos Group (KNOS), Computacenter (CCC), Renishaw (RSW), Softcat (SCT), Alphawave IP Group (AWE), and Trustpilot Group (TRST). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Bytes Technology Group (LON:BYIT) and Network International (LON:NETW) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and community ranking.
Bytes Technology Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 642.67, indicating a potential upside of 21.37%. Given Network International's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Bytes Technology Group is more favorable than Network International.
Bytes Technology Group has a net margin of 22.10% compared to Bytes Technology Group's net margin of 13.40%. Network International's return on equity of 83.16% beat Bytes Technology Group's return on equity.
Bytes Technology Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Network International pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Bytes Technology Group pays out 4,444.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Network International pays out 2,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Bytes Technology Group has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Network International has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Network International has higher revenue and earnings than Bytes Technology Group. Bytes Technology Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Network International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Network International had 1 more articles in the media than Bytes Technology Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Network International and 2 mentions for Bytes Technology Group. Network International's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Bytes Technology Group's score of 0.07 indicating that Bytes Technology Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Network International received 58 more outperform votes than Bytes Technology Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 94.74% of users gave Network International an outperform vote while only 93.33% of users gave Bytes Technology Group an outperform vote.
65.6% of Bytes Technology Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.1% of Network International shares are held by institutional investors. 9.5% of Bytes Technology Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.5% of Network International 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.
Summary
Network International beats Bytes Technology Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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