AWRE vs. MRDB, NTWK, LPSN, CLPS, SMSI, TWOU, DTSS, MYSZ, IVDA, and BLIN
Should you be buying Aware stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aware include MariaDB (MRDB), NetSol Technologies (NTWK), LivePerson (LPSN), CLPS Incorporation (CLPS), Smith Micro Software (SMSI), 2U (TWOU), Datasea (DTSS), My Size (MYSZ), Iveda Solutions (IVDA), and Bridgeline Digital (BLIN). These companies are all part of the "prepackaged software" industry.
Aware (NASDAQ:AWRE) and MariaDB (NYSE:MRDB) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends and community ranking.
Aware received 118 more outperform votes than MariaDB when rated by MarketBeat users.
Aware has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MariaDB has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Aware had 103 more articles in the media than MariaDB. MarketBeat recorded 105 mentions for Aware and 2 mentions for MariaDB. MariaDB's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Aware's score of -0.10 indicating that MariaDB is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
24.4% of Aware shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.7% of MariaDB shares are held by institutional investors. 32.6% of Aware shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.1% of MariaDB shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Aware has a net margin of -40.09% compared to MariaDB's net margin of -88.89%. MariaDB's return on equity of 0.00% beat Aware's return on equity.
Aware has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MariaDB. Aware is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MariaDB, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Aware beats MariaDB on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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