Earlyworks (ELWS) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer CREX or ELWS?

In the previous week, Creative Realities had 3 more articles in the media than Earlyworks. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Creative Realities and 0 mentions for Earlyworks. Creative Realities' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Earlyworks' score of 0.00 indicating that Creative Realities is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Creative Realities	Positive
Earlyworks	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CREX or ELWS?

Creative Realities received 4 more outperform votes than Earlyworks when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Creative Realities	Outperform Votes 4 80.00%	Underperform Votes 1 20.00%
Earlyworks	N/A	N/A

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CREX or ELWS?

Earlyworks has higher revenue and earnings than Creative Realities.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Creative Realities	$50.85M	0.50	-$2.94M	-$0.33	-7.36
Earlyworks	$349.39M	0.02	-$2.13M	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, CREX or ELWS?

Creative Realities has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Earlyworks has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CREX or ELWS?

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

Is CREX or ELWS more profitable?

Creative Realities has a net margin of 1.38% compared to Earlyworks' net margin of 0.00%. Creative Realities' return on equity of 2.62% beat Earlyworks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Creative Realities	1.38%	2.62%	1.09%
Earlyworks	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts rate CREX or ELWS?

Creative Realities presently has a consensus price target of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 229.22%. Given Creative Realities' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Creative Realities is more favorable than Earlyworks.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Creative Realities	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Earlyworks	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Creative Realities beats Earlyworks on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.