Applied DNA Sciences (APDN) Competitors $2.39 -0.49 (-17.01%) Closing price 09/5/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.40 +0.01 (+0.38%) As of 09/5/2025 07:53 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFDA EventsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock APDN vs. FPAY, SFHG, CHR, GLE, GRNQ, EDHL, SPPL, TNMG, SKYQ, and HLGNShould you be buying Applied DNA Sciences stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Applied DNA Sciences include FlexShopper (FPAY), Samfine Creation Holdings Group (SFHG), Cheer (CHR), Global Engine Group (GLE), Greenpro Capital (GRNQ), Everbright Digital (EDHL), Simpple (SPPL), TNL Mediagene (TNMG), Sky Quarry (SKYQ), and Heliogen (HLGN). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Applied DNA Sciences vs. Its Competitors FlexShopper Samfine Creation Holdings Group Cheer Global Engine Group Greenpro Capital Everbright Digital Simpple TNL Mediagene Sky Quarry Heliogen Applied DNA Sciences (NASDAQ:APDN) and FlexShopper (NASDAQ:FPAY) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in APDN or FPAY? 22.2% of Applied DNA Sciences shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.4% of FlexShopper shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Applied DNA Sciences shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.2% of FlexShopper shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is APDN or FPAY more profitable? FlexShopper has a net margin of -0.13% compared to Applied DNA Sciences' net margin of -399.91%. FlexShopper's return on equity of 6.45% beat Applied DNA Sciences' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Applied DNA Sciences-399.91% -136.17% -101.95% FlexShopper -0.13%6.45%0.22% Do analysts prefer APDN or FPAY? FlexShopper has a consensus target price of $3.25, indicating a potential upside of 337.12%. Given FlexShopper's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe FlexShopper is more favorable than Applied DNA Sciences.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Applied DNA Sciences 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00FlexShopper 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk & volatility, APDN or FPAY? Applied DNA Sciences has a beta of 0.09, meaning that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FlexShopper has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor APDN or FPAY? In the previous week, FlexShopper had 1 more articles in the media than Applied DNA Sciences. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for FlexShopper and 0 mentions for Applied DNA Sciences. Applied DNA Sciences' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat FlexShopper's score of -1.00 indicating that Applied DNA Sciences is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Applied DNA Sciences Neutral FlexShopper Negative Which has stronger earnings and valuation, APDN or FPAY? FlexShopper has higher revenue and earnings than Applied DNA Sciences. FlexShopper is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Applied DNA Sciences, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioApplied DNA Sciences$3.74M0.82-$6.99M-$923.810.00FlexShopper$139.80M0.11-$180K-$0.23-3.23 SummaryFlexShopper beats Applied DNA Sciences on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Applied DNA Sciences News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for APDN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart APDN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricApplied DNA SciencesPROTECTION IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.09M$2.22B$7.63B$9.92BDividend YieldN/A1.86%4.56%4.53%P/E Ratio0.0021.03313.2326.13Price / Sales0.824.52214.3879.98Price / CashN/A71.4828.5759.04Price / Book0.0110.764.486.09Net Income-$6.99M$110.19M$798.54M$266.51M7 Day Performance-26.69%4.49%0.39%0.45%1 Month Performance-42.82%3.83%1.26%4.58%1 Year Performance-99.78%37.95%26.97%26.04% Applied DNA Sciences Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APDNApplied DNA Sciences0.1503 of 5 stars$2.39-17.0%N/A-99.8%$3.09M$3.74M0.0070High Trading VolumeFPAYFlexShopper2.0218 of 5 stars$0.69+3.8%$3.25+371.4%-31.2%$14.80M$139.80M-3.00140Negative NewsShort Interest ↑SFHGSamfine Creation Holdings GroupN/A$0.72-1.0%N/AN/A$14.56MN/A0.00N/ACHRCheer0.4784 of 5 stars$1.16+1.8%N/A-70.2%$13.85M$147.20M0.00127Positive NewsShort Interest ↑GLEGlobal Engine GroupN/A$0.68-1.5%N/AN/A$12.24M$6.33M0.003Gap DownGRNQGreenpro Capital1.196 of 5 stars$1.45-6.5%N/A+25.9%$12M$3.50M-11.1560Positive NewsShort Interest ↓EDHLEverbright DigitalN/A$0.45-2.7%N/AN/A$11.93MN/A0.007News CoverageSPPLSimpple0.1785 of 5 stars$3.14-1.7%N/A+12.5%$11.10M$2.76M0.0034TNMGTNL Mediagene1.4845 of 5 stars$0.42-1.2%$3.50+741.3%N/A$10.87M$48.49M0.00N/ASKYQSky QuarryN/A$0.48-0.2%N/AN/A$10.85M$23.36M-0.70N/ANegative NewsGap UpHLGNHeliogen0.0159 of 5 stars$1.70+2.1%N/A+3.0%$10.42M$3.92M-0.085,305News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FlexShopper Competitors Samfine Creation Holdings Group Competitors Cheer Competitors Global Engine Group Competitors Greenpro Capital Competitors Everbright Digital Competitors Simpple Competitors TNL Mediagene Competitors Sky Quarry Competitors Heliogen Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:APDN) was last updated on 9/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersStunning new initiative unfolding in the White House?what I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredScientists Discover Untapped Energy Source in Heart of USACrash Coming Sept 30? 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