NETW vs. DARK, BYIT, SPT, BOKU, WPS, PAY, EPO, FNX, SEE, and BLTG
Should you be buying Network International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Network International include Darktrace (DARK), Bytes Technology Group (BYIT), Spirent Communications (SPT), Boku (BOKU), W.A.G payment solutions (WPS), PayPoint (PAY), Earthport (EPO), Fonix Mobile (FNX), Seeing Machines (SEE), and Blancco Technology Group (BLTG). These companies are all part of the "software - infrastructure" industry.
Network International (LON:NETW) and Darktrace (LON:DARK) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Network International has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Darktrace has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Network International received 40 more outperform votes than Darktrace when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 94.74% of users gave Network International an outperform vote while only 76.19% of users gave Darktrace an outperform vote.
Darktrace has a net margin of 17.99% compared to Network International's net margin of 13.40%. Darktrace's return on equity of 36.56% beat Network International's return on equity.
Darktrace has a consensus target price of GBX 575, indicating a potential downside of 2.21%. Given Darktrace's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Darktrace is more favorable than Network International.
In the previous week, Darktrace had 1 more articles in the media than Network International. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Darktrace and 7 mentions for Network International. Darktrace's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Network International's score of 0.15 indicating that Darktrace is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Darktrace has higher revenue and earnings than Network International. Network International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Darktrace, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
100.8% of Network International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.8% of Darktrace shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.5% of Network International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 42.8% of Darktrace shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Darktrace beats Network International on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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