Alpine 4 (ALPP) Competitors

Great Elm Group (NASDAQ:GEG) and Alpine 4 (NASDAQ:ALPP) are both small-cap multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Is GEG or ALPP more profitable?

Alpine 4 has a net margin of -11.85% compared to Great Elm Group's net margin of -75.75%. Alpine 4's return on equity of -18.22% beat Great Elm Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Great Elm Group	-75.75%	-86.30%	-27.06%
Alpine 4	-11.85%	-18.22%	-9.31%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GEG or ALPP?

77.7% of Great Elm Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of Alpine 4 shares are owned by institutional investors. 47.3% of Great Elm Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 45.1% of Alpine 4 shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend GEG or ALPP?

Alpine 4 has a consensus target price of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 723.97%. Given Alpine 4's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alpine 4 is more favorable than Great Elm Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Great Elm Group	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)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to GEG or ALPP?

In the previous week, Alpine 4 had 1 more articles in the media than Great Elm Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Alpine 4 and 2 mentions for Great Elm Group. Great Elm Group's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Alpine 4's score of 0.00 indicating that Great Elm Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Great Elm Group	Positive
Alpine 4	Neutral

Which has better earnings & valuation, GEG or ALPP?

Alpine 4 has higher revenue and earnings than Great Elm Group.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Great Elm Group	$67.97 million	0.95	-$14.89 million	-$0.81	-2.59
Alpine 4	$104.56 million	0.63	-$12.88 million	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk & volatility, GEG or ALPP?

Great Elm Group has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Alpine 4 has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GEG or ALPP?

Alpine 4 received 7 more outperform votes than Great Elm Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 100.00% of users gave Alpine 4 an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Great Elm Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Great Elm Group	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 1 100.00%
Alpine 4	Outperform Votes 7 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Summary

Alpine 4 beats Great Elm Group on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.