Data Storage (DTST) Competitors

Data Storage (NASDAQ:DTST) and Skillz (NYSE:SKLZ) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts recommend DTST or SKLZ?

Skillz has a consensus target price of $10.75, indicating a potential upside of 63.75%. Given Skillz's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Skillz is more favorable than Data Storage.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Data Storage	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Skillz	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DTST or SKLZ?

11.6% of Data Storage shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.4% of Skillz shares are owned by institutional investors. 42.2% of Data Storage shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.4% of Skillz shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DTST or SKLZ?

Data Storage received 37 more outperform votes than Skillz when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.12% of users gave Data Storage an outperform vote while only 55.88% of users gave Skillz an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Data Storage	Outperform Votes 75 72.12%	Underperform Votes 29 27.88%
Skillz	Outperform Votes 38 55.88%	Underperform Votes 30 44.12%

Which has more risk & volatility, DTST or SKLZ?

Data Storage has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Skillz has a beta of 2.71, suggesting that its share price is 171% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, DTST or SKLZ?

Data Storage has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Skillz. Skillz 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
Data Storage	$25.37M	1.04	$380K	$0.02	185.75
Skillz	$95.47M	1.20	-$101.36M	-$2.18	-3.01

Is DTST or SKLZ more profitable?

Data Storage has a net margin of 0.64% compared to Skillz's net margin of -40.87%. Data Storage's return on equity of 0.79% beat Skillz's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Data Storage	0.64%	0.79%	0.66%
Skillz	-40.87%	-38.95%	-20.10%

Does the media prefer DTST or SKLZ?

In the previous week, Data Storage had 4 more articles in the media than Skillz. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Data Storage and 1 mentions for Skillz. Data Storage's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Skillz's score of -0.36 indicating that Data Storage is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Summary

Data Storage beats Skillz on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.