Applied DNA Sciences (APDN) Competitors $4.67 -0.50 (-9.67%) Closing price 06/10/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.66 -0.01 (-0.21%) As of 05:09 AM 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock APDN vs. SGRP, SCOR, LUNA, EHGO, TDTH, JOB, DXST, WHLM, CJMB, and IPMShould you be buying Applied DNA Sciences stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Applied DNA Sciences include SPAR Group (SGRP), comScore (SCOR), Luna Innovations (LUNA), Eshallgo (EHGO), Trident Digital Tech (TDTH), GEE Group (JOB), Decent (DXST), Wilhelmina International (WHLM), Callan Jmb (CJMB), and Intelligent Protection Management (IPM). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Applied DNA Sciences vs. SPAR Group comScore Luna Innovations Eshallgo Trident Digital Tech GEE Group Decent Wilhelmina International Callan Jmb Intelligent Protection Management Applied DNA Sciences (NASDAQ:APDN) and SPAR Group (NASDAQ:SGRP) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation. Does the MarketBeat Community favor APDN or SGRP? Applied DNA Sciences received 164 more outperform votes than SPAR Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.49% of users gave SPAR Group an outperform vote while only 57.79% of users gave Applied DNA Sciences an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformApplied DNA SciencesOutperform Votes29357.79% Underperform Votes21442.21% SPAR GroupOutperform Votes12970.49% Underperform Votes5429.51% Is APDN or SGRP more profitable? SPAR Group has a net margin of 5.35% compared to Applied DNA Sciences' net margin of -228.12%. SPAR Group's return on equity of 13.20% beat Applied DNA Sciences' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Applied DNA Sciences-228.12% -101.57% -62.43% SPAR Group 5.35%13.20%5.58% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in APDN or SGRP? 22.2% of Applied DNA Sciences shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.6% of SPAR Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Applied DNA Sciences shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 50.9% of SPAR Group shares are owned by company 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. Does the media favor APDN or SGRP? In the previous week, Applied DNA Sciences had 1 more articles in the media than SPAR Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Applied DNA Sciences and 1 mentions for SPAR Group. SPAR Group's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Applied DNA Sciences' score of -0.04 indicating that SPAR Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Applied DNA Sciences Neutral SPAR Group Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, APDN or SGRP? Applied DNA Sciences has a beta of 0.06, meaning that its share price is 94% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SPAR Group has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, APDN or SGRP? SPAR Group has higher revenue and earnings than Applied DNA Sciences. Applied DNA Sciences is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SPAR Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioApplied DNA Sciences$3.79M0.09-$6.99M-$537.48-0.01SPAR Group$196.81M0.13$3.90M$0.512.06 SummarySPAR Group beats Applied DNA Sciences on 12 of the 15 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 SciencesTesting laboratories IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$346,000.00$5.10B$7.79B$8.67BDividend YieldN/A2.31%4.56%4.19%P/E Ratio-0.8210.8224.4120.17Price / Sales0.092.04105.58161.94Price / CashN/A21.2126.8934.64Price / Book16.107.824.234.72Net Income-$6.99M$107.05M$808.62M$247.80M7 Day Performance-15.40%-2.71%1.41%2.76%1 Month Performance-62.38%-15.49%10.64%9.71%1 Year Performance-98.81%-13.02%25.50%14.51% Applied DNA Sciences Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APDNApplied DNA Sciences0.0627 of 5 stars$4.67-9.7%N/A-98.8%$346,000.00$3.79M-0.8270Stock SplitGap DownSGRPSPAR Group3.7148 of 5 stars$1.05+1.0%N/A-56.1%$24.51M$196.81M2.0517,200SCORcomScore2.6273 of 5 stars$4.86+5.7%$10.75+121.2%-62.9%$24.04M$354.96M-0.221,360Gap DownLUNALuna Innovations0.3968 of 5 stars$0.70+7.7%N/A-79.1%$23.77M$116.61M0.00390Gap DownEHGOEshallgoN/A$1.09+7.9%N/AN/A$23.69M$15.39M0.00128Positive NewsGap DownTDTHTrident Digital TechN/A$0.33+0.3%N/AN/A$21.49M$465,435.000.00N/APositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeJOBGEE Group0.1604 of 5 stars$0.20+1.7%N/A-41.1%$21.47M$111.28M-0.89310Gap UpDXSTDecentN/A$1.32-1.5%N/AN/A$21.45M$11.54M0.0016Positive NewsWHLMWilhelmina International1.1741 of 5 stars$3.31+0.2%N/A-49.4%$21.41M$17.09M27.5680CJMBCallan JmbN/A$4.80-5.9%N/AN/A$21.33M$6.22M0.0035Gap UpIPMIntelligent Protection Management1.8874 of 5 stars$2.20+3.3%$6.00+172.7%N/A$20.32M$6.34M-6.4720Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SPAR Group Competitors comScore Competitors Luna Innovations Competitors Eshallgo Competitors Trident Digital Tech Competitors GEE Group Competitors Decent Competitors Wilhelmina International Competitors Callan Jmb Competitors Intelligent Protection Management 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 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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