CLPS vs. SMSI, TWOU, NTWK, MRDB, SEAC, MTBLY, BLIN, GVP, IVDA, and ICCT
Should you be buying CLPS Incorporation stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CLPS Incorporation include Smith Micro Software (SMSI), 2U (TWOU), NetSol Technologies (NTWK), MariaDB (MRDB), SeaChange International (SEAC), Moatable (MTBLY), Bridgeline Digital (BLIN), GSE Systems (GVP), Iveda Solutions (IVDA), and iCoreConnect (ICCT). These companies are all part of the "prepackaged software" industry.
CLPS Incorporation (NASDAQ:CLPS) and Smith Micro Software (NASDAQ:SMSI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.
0.2% of CLPS Incorporation shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.8% of Smith Micro Software shares are owned by institutional investors. 58.7% of CLPS Incorporation shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.0% of Smith Micro Software shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Smith Micro Software had 3 more articles in the media than CLPS Incorporation. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Smith Micro Software and 3 mentions for CLPS Incorporation. CLPS Incorporation's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Smith Micro Software's score of 0.24 indicating that CLPS Incorporation is being referred to more favorably in the media.
CLPS Incorporation has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Smith Micro Software's net margin of -135.79%. CLPS Incorporation's return on equity of 0.00% beat Smith Micro Software's return on equity.
CLPS Incorporation has higher revenue and earnings than Smith Micro Software.
Smith Micro Software received 159 more outperform votes than CLPS Incorporation when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.91% of users gave CLPS Incorporation an outperform vote while only 50.56% of users gave Smith Micro Software an outperform vote.
CLPS Incorporation has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smith Micro Software has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Smith Micro Software has a consensus price target of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,138.94%. Given Smith Micro Software's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Smith Micro Software is more favorable than CLPS Incorporation.
Summary
CLPS Incorporation beats Smith Micro Software on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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