Great Elm Group (GEG) Competitors

Great Elm Group (NASDAQ:GEG) and CS Disco (NYSE:LAW) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and dividends.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in GEG or LAW?

52.8% of Great Elm Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.1% of CS Disco shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.8% of Great Elm Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.1% of CS Disco shares are owned 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.

Is GEG or LAW more profitable?

Great Elm Group has a net margin of -6.42% compared to CS Disco's net margin of -38.78%. Great Elm Group's return on equity of -1.82% beat CS Disco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Great Elm Group	-6.42%	-1.82%	-0.91%
CS Disco	-38.78%	-25.45%	-21.57%

Which has more risk and volatility, GEG or LAW?

Great Elm Group has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CS Disco has a beta of 2.06, indicating that its share price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor GEG or LAW?

In the previous week, Great Elm Group had 1 more articles in the media than CS Disco. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Great Elm Group and 1 mentions for CS Disco. CS Disco's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Great Elm Group's score of 1.59 indicating that CS Disco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Great Elm 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
CS Disco	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GEG or LAW?

Great Elm Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CS Disco. Great Elm Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CS Disco, 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
Great Elm Group	$17.83M	3.29	-$1.39M	-$0.07	-30.00
CS Disco	$144.84M	1.88	-$55.77M	-$0.94	-4.77

Do analysts rate GEG or LAW?

CS Disco has a consensus price target of $6.75, suggesting a potential upside of 50.67%. Given CS Disco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CS Disco is more favorable than Great Elm Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Great Elm Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
CS Disco	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Great Elm Group and CS Disco tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.