KPLT vs. SKIL, BNAI, PGY, MFH, FLNT, AQMS, DRCT, CXAI, DHAI, and ABLV
Should you be buying Katapult stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Katapult include Skillsoft (SKIL), Brand Engagement Network (BNAI), Pagaya Technologies (PGY), Mercurity Fintech (MFH), Fluent (FLNT), Aqua Metals (AQMS), Direct Digital (DRCT), CXApp (CXAI), DIH Holding US (DHAI), and Able View Global (ABLV). These companies are all part of the "business services" sector.
Skillsoft (NASDAQ:SKIL) and Katapult (NASDAQ:KPLT) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.
87.0% of Skillsoft shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.8% of Katapult shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.4% of Skillsoft shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 46.1% of Katapult 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.
Katapult has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Skillsoft. Katapult is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Skillsoft, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Skillsoft received 9 more outperform votes than Katapult when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 38.46% of users gave Katapult an outperform vote while only 35.00% of users gave Skillsoft an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Katapult had 4 more articles in the media than Skillsoft. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Katapult and 1 mentions for Skillsoft. Skillsoft's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Katapult's score of 0.00 indicating that Katapult is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Skillsoft has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Katapult has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Katapult has a net margin of -16.66% compared to Katapult's net margin of -63.13%. Skillsoft's return on equity of 0.00% beat Katapult's return on equity.
Skillsoft presently has a consensus price target of $36.67, suggesting a potential upside of 319.05%. Katapult has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 20.26%. Given Katapult's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Skillsoft is more favorable than Katapult.
Summary
Katapult beats Skillsoft on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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