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 business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk, earnings and community ranking.

Which has more risk & volatility, FGF or ALPP?

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

Does the media refer more to FGF or ALPP?

In the previous week, Fundamental Global had 1 more articles in the media than Alpine 4. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Fundamental Global and 3 mentions for Alpine 4. Alpine 4's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Fundamental Global's score of 0.29 indicating that Alpine 4 is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Fundamental Global	Neutral
Alpine 4	Very Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FGF or ALPP?

3.1% of Fundamental Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.4% of Alpine 4 shares are owned by institutional investors. 62.7% of Fundamental Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 45.1% of Alpine 4 shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend 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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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	1.30	$3.85M	$0.19	6.47
Alpine 4	$104.56M	0.20	-$12.88M	-$0.81	-0.99

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

Summary

Fundamental Global beats Alpine 4 on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.