Fundamental Global (FGF) Competitors

Fundamental Global (NASDAQ:FGF) and Alpine 4 (NASDAQ:ALPP) are both small-cap multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment and dividends.

Which has more risk & volatility, FGF or ALPP?

Fundamental Global has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpine 4 has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer FGF or ALPP?

In the previous week, Fundamental Global and Fundamental Global both had 3 articles in the media. Alpine 4's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Fundamental Global's score of 0.64 indicating that Alpine 4 is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fundamental Global	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alpine 4	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FGF or ALPP?

Alpine 4 received 7 more outperform votes than Fundamental Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 100.00% of users gave Alpine 4 an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Fundamental Global an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fundamental Global	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 3 100.00%
Alpine 4	Outperform Votes 7 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FGF or ALPP?

3.1% of Fundamental Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.4% of Alpine 4 shares are held by institutional investors. 62.7% of Fundamental Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 45.1% of Alpine 4 shares are held by 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.

Is FGF or ALPP more profitable?

Fundamental Global has a net margin of 14.32% compared to Alpine 4's net margin of 0.00%. Fundamental Global's return on equity of 21.51% beat Alpine 4's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fundamental Global	14.32%	21.51%	6.89%
Alpine 4	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FGF or ALPP?

Fundamental Global has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Alpine 4. Alpine 4 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fundamental Global, 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
Fundamental Global	$26.84M	1.22	$3.85M	$0.19	6.05
Alpine 4	$104.56M	0.20	-$12.88M	-$0.81	-0.96

Do analysts prefer FGF or ALPP?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fundamental Global	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Alpine 4	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

Fundamental Global beats Alpine 4 on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.