Issuer Direct (ISDR) Competitors

TechPrecision (NASDAQ:TPCS) and Issuer Direct (NYSE:ISDR) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking and risk.

Does the media prefer TPCS or ISDR?

In the previous week, TechPrecision and TechPrecision both had 1 articles in the media. Issuer Direct's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat TechPrecision's score of 0.00 indicating that TechPrecision is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TechPrecision	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Issuer Direct	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate TPCS or ISDR?

Issuer Direct has a consensus target price of $27.00, indicating a potential upside of 133.44%. Given TechPrecision's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Issuer Direct is more favorable than TechPrecision.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TechPrecision	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Issuer Direct	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is TPCS or ISDR more profitable?

Issuer Direct has a net margin of 2.29% compared to Issuer Direct's net margin of -9.59%. TechPrecision's return on equity of 10.90% beat Issuer Direct's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TechPrecision	-9.59%	-21.25%	-7.78%
Issuer Direct	2.29%	10.90%	5.82%

Which has more risk & volatility, TPCS or ISDR?

TechPrecision has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Issuer Direct has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, TPCS or ISDR?

Issuer Direct has higher revenue and earnings than TechPrecision. TechPrecision is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Issuer Direct, 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
TechPrecision	$31.43M	1.34	-$980K	-$0.34	-14.15
Issuer Direct	$33.38M	1.32	$770K	$0.20	57.83

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TPCS or ISDR?

TechPrecision received 36 more outperform votes than Issuer Direct when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 86.96% of users gave Issuer Direct an outperform vote while only 62.22% of users gave TechPrecision an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TechPrecision	Outperform Votes 56 62.22%	Underperform Votes 34 37.78%
Issuer Direct	Outperform Votes 20 86.96%	Underperform Votes 3 13.04%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TPCS or ISDR?

15.5% of TechPrecision shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.0% of Issuer Direct shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.4% of TechPrecision shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.1% of Issuer Direct shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Issuer Direct beats TechPrecision on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.