Red Cat (RCAT) Competitors

Red Cat (NASDAQ:RCAT) and Materialise (NASDAQ:MTLS) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking and risk.

Is RCAT or MTLS more profitable?

Materialise has a net margin of 2.55% compared to Red Cat's net margin of -206.42%. Materialise's return on equity of 4.51% beat Red Cat's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Red Cat	-206.42%	-52.40%	-47.59%
Materialise	2.55%	4.51%	2.69%

Do analysts prefer RCAT or MTLS?

Materialise has a consensus price target of $9.50, indicating a potential upside of 87.01%. Given Materialise's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Materialise is more favorable than Red Cat.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Red Cat	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Materialise	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RCAT or MTLS?

Materialise received 321 more outperform votes than Red Cat when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Red Cat an outperform vote while only 62.48% of users gave Materialise an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Red Cat	Outperform Votes 2 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Materialise	Outperform Votes 323 62.48%	Underperform Votes 194 37.52%

Which has more volatility and risk, RCAT or MTLS?

Red Cat has a beta of -0.16, indicating that its stock price is 116% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Materialise has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, RCAT or MTLS?

Materialise has higher revenue and earnings than Red Cat. Red Cat is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Materialise, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Red Cat	$9.91M	6.08	-$27.09M	-$0.52	-1.56
Materialise	$277.18M	1.08	$7.28M	$0.12	42.34

Does the media prefer RCAT or MTLS?

In the previous week, Materialise had 2 more articles in the media than Red Cat. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Materialise and 0 mentions for Red Cat. Materialise's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Red Cat's score of 0.00 indicating that Materialise is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Red Cat	Neutral
Materialise	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RCAT or MTLS?

38.0% of Red Cat shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.3% of Materialise shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.5% of Red Cat shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Materialise shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Materialise beats Red Cat on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.