Hurco Companies (HURC) Competitors

Sypris Solutions (NASDAQ:SYPR) and Hurco Companies (NASDAQ:HURC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility & risk, SYPR or HURC?

Sypris Solutions has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hurco Companies has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SYPR or HURC?

Sypris Solutions received 4 more outperform votes than Hurco Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.27% of users gave Hurco Companies an outperform vote while only 42.49% of users gave Sypris Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sypris Solutions	Outperform Votes 147 42.49%	Underperform Votes 199 57.51%
Hurco Companies	Outperform Votes 143 63.27%	Underperform Votes 83 36.73%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SYPR or HURC?

44.7% of Sypris Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.4% of Hurco Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 48.6% of Sypris Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Hurco Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SYPR or HURC more profitable?

Hurco Companies has a net margin of 0.65% compared to Hurco Companies' net margin of -1.17%. Sypris Solutions' return on equity of 0.63% beat Hurco Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sypris Solutions	-1.17%	-7.32%	-1.26%
Hurco Companies	0.65%	0.63%	0.47%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SYPR or HURC?

Hurco Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Sypris Solutions. Sypris Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hurco Companies, 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
Sypris Solutions	$136.22M	0.22	-$1.60M	-$0.08	-16.75
Hurco Companies	$218.18M	0.54	$4.39M	$0.21	86.48

Do analysts prefer SYPR or HURC?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sypris Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Hurco Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the media favor SYPR or HURC?

In the previous week, Sypris Solutions had 1 more articles in the media than Hurco Companies. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Sypris Solutions and 1 mentions for Hurco Companies. Sypris Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Hurco Companies' score of 0.15 indicating that Hurco Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sypris Solutions	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Hurco Companies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Hurco Companies beats Sypris Solutions on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.