OBLG vs. LCFY, GROM, WORX, TAOP, MYSZ, SYTA, OMQS, RBCN, WTRH, and IFBD
Should you be buying Oblong stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Oblong include Locafy (LCFY), Grom Social Enterprises (GROM), SCWorx (WORX), Taoping (TAOP), My Size (MYSZ), Siyata Mobile (SYTA), OMNIQ (OMQS), Rubicon Technology (RBCN), ASAP (WTRH), and Infobird (IFBD). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Oblong (NYSE:OBLG) and Locafy (NASDAQ:LCFY) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.
Oblong received 9 more outperform votes than Locafy when rated by MarketBeat users.
2.0% of Oblong shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Locafy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Oblong shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 28.7% of Locafy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Locafy had 1 more articles in the media than Oblong. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Locafy and 0 mentions for Oblong. Locafy's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Oblong's score of 0.00 indicating that Locafy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Oblong has a beta of 3, meaning that its stock price is 200% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Locafy has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Locafy has higher revenue and earnings than Oblong.
Locafy has a net margin of -66.21% compared to Oblong's net margin of -126.57%. Oblong's return on equity of -71.06% beat Locafy's return on equity.
Summary
Locafy beats Oblong on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
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