Creative Realities (CREX) Competitors

Intellicheck (NYSE:IDN) and Creative Realities (NASDAQ:CREX) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Is IDN or CREX more profitable?

Creative Realities has a net margin of -2.56% compared to Intellicheck's net margin of -3.37%. Creative Realities' return on equity of 2.38% beat Intellicheck's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intellicheck	-3.37%	-1.59%	-1.23%
Creative Realities	-2.56%	2.38%	1.02%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in IDN or CREX?

42.8% of Intellicheck shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.3% of Creative Realities shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.9% of Intellicheck shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of Creative Realities shares are owned by 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 prefer IDN or CREX?

Intellicheck presently has a consensus target price of $6.17, indicating a potential upside of 22.84%. Creative Realities has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 146.91%. Given Creative Realities' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Creative Realities is more favorable than Intellicheck.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intellicheck	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Creative Realities	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, IDN or CREX?

Intellicheck has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Creative Realities has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, IDN or CREX?

Intellicheck has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Creative Realities.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Intellicheck	$20.66M	4.82	-$1.98M	-$0.04	-125.50
Creative Realities	$50.85M	0.50	-$3.51M	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to IDN or CREX?

In the previous week, Intellicheck had 18 more articles in the media than Creative Realities. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Intellicheck and 9 mentions for Creative Realities. Intellicheck's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Creative Realities' score of 0.73 indicating that Intellicheck is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Intellicheck	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Creative Realities	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Creative Realities beats Intellicheck on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.