Data Storage (DTST) Competitors $3.68 +0.16 (+4.55%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.68 -0.01 (-0.14%) As of 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DTST vs. MCTR, NOTE, BRAG, MIMI, VERI, MHH, RSSS, ASPS, SKLZ, and SYShould you be buying Data Storage stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Data Storage include CTRL GROUP (MCTR), FiscalNote (NOTE), Bragg Gaming Group (BRAG), Mint (MIMI), Veritone (VERI), Mastech Digital (MHH), Research Solutions (RSSS), Altisource Portfolio Solutions (ASPS), Skillz (SKLZ), and So-Young International (SY). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Data Storage vs. CTRL GROUP FiscalNote Bragg Gaming Group Mint Veritone Mastech Digital Research Solutions Altisource Portfolio Solutions Skillz So-Young International CTRL GROUP (NASDAQ:MCTR) and Data Storage (NASDAQ:DTST) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, community ranking and institutional ownership. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MCTR or DTST? Data Storage has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CTRL GROUP. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCTRL GROUP$34.60M3.24N/AN/AN/AData Storage$25.37M1.00$380K$0.0751.21 Is MCTR or DTST more profitable? Data Storage has a net margin of 0.64% compared to CTRL GROUP's net margin of 0.00%. Data Storage's return on equity of 0.79% beat CTRL GROUP's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CTRL GROUPN/A N/A N/A Data Storage 0.64%0.79%0.66% Does the media favor MCTR or DTST? In the previous week, CTRL GROUP and CTRL GROUP both had 2 articles in the media. Data Storage's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat CTRL GROUP's score of 1.83 indicating that Data Storage is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CTRL GROUP 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Data Storage 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor MCTR or DTST? Data Storage received 75 more outperform votes than CTRL GROUP when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCTRL GROUPN/AN/AData StorageOutperform Votes7572.12% Underperform Votes2927.88% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MCTR or DTST? 11.6% of Data Storage shares are held by institutional investors. 42.2% of Data Storage shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryData Storage beats CTRL GROUP on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Data Storage News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DTST and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DTST vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricData StorageData processing & preparation IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$25.33M$3.98B$23.53B$7.94BDividend YieldN/A3.85%2.97%4.23%P/E Ratio178.5068.8142.6218.55Price / Sales1.00787.492,109.27103.00Price / Cash16.1333.7434.7234.62Price / Book1.246.156.204.26Net Income$380,000.00$43.33M$739.49M$248.39M7 Day Performance-5.66%3.75%2.04%1.27%1 Month Performance-2.32%3.74%2.42%3.85%1 Year Performance-30.12%13.19%52,745.65%5.23% Data Storage Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DTSTData Storage0.8975 of 5 stars$3.68+4.5%N/A-27.3%$26.11M$25.37M184.0060News CoveragePositive NewsMCTRCTRL GROUPN/A$7.00-8.7%N/AN/A$105M$34.60M0.0020Positive NewsGap DownNOTEFiscalNote1.7792 of 5 stars$0.64+0.7%$2.66+316.0%-56.2%$103.21M$120.27M-2.91790Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpBRAGBragg Gaming Group3.1309 of 5 stars$4.10+0.5%$8.50+107.3%-28.4%$102.68M$102.00M-17.08290Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsMIMIMintN/A$4.18+3.5%N/AN/A$95.10M$4.25M0.0015Positive NewsVERIVeritone3.1922 of 5 stars$2.07-8.8%$5.00+141.5%-37.6%$92.85M$92.64M-0.96550Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageMHHMastech DigitalN/A$7.73-43.0%N/AN/A$90.27M$198.94M26.501,160Positive NewsRSSSResearch Solutions3.3641 of 5 stars$2.70+1.5%$6.00+122.2%-4.7%$88.15M$48.21M-18.00130Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsASPSAltisource Portfolio Solutions0.8792 of 5 stars$1.00+15.6%N/A-48.7%$87.39M$160.13M-0.702,020Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsSKLZSkillz1.6761 of 5 stars$5.00+4.6%$10.75+115.0%-16.6%$87.16M$95.47M-2.22650Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageSYSo-Young International1.039 of 5 stars$0.82+0.5%$0.80-2.9%-36.9%$84.20M$1.47B16.482,080 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MCTR Alternatives NOTE Alternatives BRAG Alternatives MIMI Alternatives VERI Alternatives MHH Alternatives RSSS Alternatives ASPS Alternatives SKLZ Alternatives SY Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:DTST) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredTrump announcement boosts “next Bitcoin”President Trump just made his first big crypto move ... 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