Earlyworks (ELWS) Competitors

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

Does the media favor ELWS or CREX?

In the previous week, Earlyworks and Earlyworks both had 1 articles in the media. Creative Realities' average media sentiment score of 1.92 beat Earlyworks' score of 1.87 indicating that Creative Realities is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Earlyworks	Very Positive
Creative Realities	Very Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, ELWS or CREX?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Earlyworks	$1.14M	6.54	-$2.13M	N/A	N/A
Creative Realities	$50.85M	0.69	-$3.51M	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer ELWS or CREX?

Creative Realities has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 80.18%. Given Creative Realities' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Creative Realities is more favorable than Earlyworks.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Earlyworks	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Creative Realities	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, ELWS or CREX?

Earlyworks has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Creative Realities has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ELWS or CREX more profitable?

Earlyworks has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Creative Realities' net margin of -0.06%. Earlyworks' return on equity of 0.00% beat Creative Realities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Earlyworks	N/A	N/A	N/A
Creative Realities	-0.06%	-0.11%	-0.05%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ELWS or CREX?

0.5% of Earlyworks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.3% of Creative Realities shares are held by institutional investors. 14.7% of Creative Realities shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Creative Realities beats Earlyworks on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.