Software Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:STWRY – Get Free Report) is one of 132 publicly-traded companies in the “Software—Infrastructure” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Software Aktiengesellschaft to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Aktiengesellschaft Software and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Software Aktiengesellschaft | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Software Aktiengesellschaft Competitors | 173 | 737 | 1179 | 5 | 2.49 |
Software Aktiengesellschaft currently has a consensus target price of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 200.58%. As a group, “Software-Infrastructure” companies have a potential upside of 76.28%. Given Software Aktiengesellschaft’s higher probable upside, equity research analysts clearly believe Software Aktiengesellschaft is more favorable than its rivals.
Dividends
Software Aktiengesellschaft pays an annual dividend of $0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Software Aktiengesellschaft pays out 37.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Software—Infrastructure” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.2% and pay out 5,752.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.2% of Software Aktiengesellschaft shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.6% of shares of all “Software—Infrastructure” companies are owned by institutional investors. 32.2% of shares of all “Software—Infrastructure” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuations and Earnings
This table compares Software Aktiengesellschaft and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| GrossRevenues | NetIncome | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Software Aktiengesellschaft | N/A | N/A | 25.23 |
| Software Aktiengesellschaft Competitors | $185.04 million | -$20.82 million | -372.61 |
Software Aktiengesellschaft’s rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Software Aktiengesellschaft. Software Aktiengesellschaft is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Profitability
This table compares Software Aktiengesellschaft and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Software Aktiengesellschaft | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Software Aktiengesellschaft Competitors | -47.25% | -77.96% | -11.65% |
Summary
Software Aktiengesellschaft rivals beat Software Aktiengesellschaft on 7 of the 13 factors compared.
About Software Aktiengesellschaft
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Software Aktiengesellschaft provides software development, licensing, maintenance, and IT services in Germany, the United States, and internationally. It operates in three segments: Digital Business, Adabas & Natural, and Professional Services. The company offers Internet of Things (IoT) and analytics solutions consisting of Cumulocity IoT for integrating digital equipment and sensors through an IoT device management and application enablement platform, as well as providing streaming analytics for big data analytics in real time and solutions for predictive analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning; and TrendMiner, an intuitive web-based analytics platform for visualization of industrial processes and process data. It also provides web Methods that integrate systems, applications, and processes through application programming interfaces or direct connections and orchestrate them in the form of microservices; ARIS for modeling, documenting, and optimizing business processes; Alphabet, which enables enterprise architecture mapping and optimal decision making for IT investments; Adabas & Natural for transaction processing; and CONNX for data integration, virtualization, and replication. In addition, the company offers professional services, which include implementation, development, and upgrade/migration services. Software Aktiengesellschaft was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany.
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