AquaBounty Technologies (AQB) Competitors

Singing Machine (NASDAQ:MICS) and AquaBounty Technologies (NASDAQ:AQB) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MICS or AQB?

AquaBounty Technologies received 183 more outperform votes than Singing Machine when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.34% of users gave AquaBounty Technologies an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Singing Machine an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Singing Machine	Outperform Votes 1 50.00%	Underperform Votes 1 50.00%
AquaBounty Technologies	Outperform Votes 184 64.34%	Underperform Votes 102 35.66%

Do analysts rate MICS or AQB?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Singing Machine	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
AquaBounty Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is MICS or AQB more profitable?

Singing Machine has a net margin of 0.00% compared to AquaBounty Technologies' net margin of -5,842.69%. AquaBounty Technologies' return on equity of -18.20% beat Singing Machine's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Singing Machine	N/A	-155.23%	-36.24%
AquaBounty Technologies	-5,842.69%	-18.20%	-15.61%

Which has more risk & volatility, MICS or AQB?

Singing Machine has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AquaBounty Technologies has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer MICS or AQB?

In the previous week, AquaBounty Technologies had 3 more articles in the media than Singing Machine. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for AquaBounty Technologies and 0 mentions for Singing Machine. AquaBounty Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Singing Machine's score of 0.00 indicating that AquaBounty Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Singing Machine	Neutral
AquaBounty Technologies	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MICS or AQB?

8.9% of AquaBounty Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 47.5% of Singing Machine shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of AquaBounty Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MICS or AQB?

Singing Machine has higher revenue and earnings than AquaBounty Technologies.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Singing Machine	$29.05M	0.33	-$2.37M	N/A	N/A
AquaBounty Technologies	$1.26M	2.06	-$27.56M	-$19.05	-0.04

Summary

AquaBounty Technologies beats Singing Machine on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.