Great Elm Group (GEG) Competitors

Alpine 4 (NASDAQ:ALPP) and Great Elm Group (NASDAQ:GEG) are both small-cap multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Does the media refer more to ALPP or GEG?

In the previous week, Great Elm Group had 4 more articles in the media than Alpine 4. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Great Elm Group and 3 mentions for Alpine 4. Great Elm Group's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Alpine 4's score of 0.00 indicating that Great Elm Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alpine 4	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Great Elm Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ALPP or GEG?

Alpine 4 received 7 more outperform votes than Great Elm Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 100.00% of users gave Alpine 4 an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Great Elm Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Alpine 4	Outperform Votes 7 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Great Elm Group	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 1 100.00%

Is ALPP or GEG more profitable?

Alpine 4 has a net margin of -11.85% compared to Great Elm Group's net margin of -75.75%. Alpine 4's return on equity of -18.22% beat Great Elm Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alpine 4	-11.85%	-18.22%	-9.31%
Great Elm Group	-75.75%	-86.30%	-27.06%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ALPP or GEG?

10.2% of Alpine 4 shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.7% of Great Elm Group shares are held by institutional investors. 45.1% of Alpine 4 shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 47.3% of Great Elm Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, ALPP or GEG?

Alpine 4 has higher revenue and earnings than Great Elm Group.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alpine 4	$104.56 million	0.59	-$12.88 million	N/A	N/A
Great Elm Group	$67.97 million	0.95	-$14.89 million	-$0.81	-2.60

Which has more volatility & risk, ALPP or GEG?

Alpine 4 has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Great Elm Group has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer ALPP or GEG?

Alpine 4 presently has a consensus price target of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 794.31%. Given Alpine 4's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alpine 4 is more favorable than Great Elm Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alpine 4	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Great Elm Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

Alpine 4 beats Great Elm Group on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.