DLHC vs. EGHT, MXCT, III, PMTS, LTBR, AHG, TSSI, PHLT, TCX, and RGP
Should you be buying DLH stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DLH include 8X8 (EGHT), MaxCyte (MXCT), Information Services Group (III), CPI Card Group (PMTS), Lightbridge (LTBR), Akso Health Group (AHG), TSS (TSSI), Performant Healthcare, Inc. - Common Stock (PHLT), Tucows (TCX), and Resources Connection (RGP). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.
DLH vs.
8X8 (NASDAQ:EGHT) and DLH (NASDAQ:DLHC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
DLH received 257 more outperform votes than 8X8 when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.96% of users gave DLH an outperform vote while only 48.57% of users gave 8X8 an outperform vote.
8X8 has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DLH has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.
DLH has a net margin of 1.64% compared to 8X8's net margin of -6.33%. DLH's return on equity of 5.82% beat 8X8's return on equity.
DLH has lower revenue, but higher earnings than 8X8. 8X8 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DLH, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
8X8 currently has a consensus target price of $2.51, indicating a potential upside of 39.68%. Given 8X8's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe 8X8 is more favorable than DLH.
94.0% of 8X8 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.3% of DLH shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of 8X8 shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of DLH 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.
In the previous week, 8X8 had 14 more articles in the media than DLH. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for 8X8 and 9 mentions for DLH. 8X8's average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat DLH's score of 0.30 indicating that 8X8 is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
8X8 and DLH tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:DLHC) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
