Data Storage (DTST) Competitors

American Well (NYSE:AMWL) and Data Storage (NASDAQ:DTST) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in AMWL or DTST?

56.1% of American Well shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.6% of Data Storage shares are held by institutional investors. 11.8% of American Well shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 42.2% of Data Storage shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, AMWL or DTST?

American Well has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Data Storage has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AMWL or DTST more profitable?

Data Storage has a net margin of 0.75% compared to American Well's net margin of -46.15%. Data Storage's return on equity of 0.91% beat American Well's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Well	-46.15%	-41.99%	-30.80%
Data Storage	0.75%	0.91%	0.75%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, AMWL or DTST?

Data Storage has lower revenue, but higher earnings than American Well. American Well is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Data Storage, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Well	$254.36M	0.44	-$208.14M	-$8.07	-0.90
Data Storage	$25.37M	1.29	$520K	$0.02	226.50

Does the media prefer AMWL or DTST?

In the previous week, American Well had 1 more articles in the media than Data Storage. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for American Well and 3 mentions for Data Storage. American Well's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Data Storage's score of -0.28 indicating that American Well is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
American Well	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Data Storage	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer AMWL or DTST?

American Well currently has a consensus target price of $9.17, indicating a potential upside of 26.52%. Given American Well's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe American Well is more favorable than Data Storage.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Well	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Data Storage	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Summary

American Well and Data Storage tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.