Heritage Global (HGBL) Competitors $2.16 -0.03 (-1.37%) Closing price 07/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.18 +0.02 (+0.93%) As of 07/15/2025 04:10 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HGBL vs. LTBR, EGHT, PMTS, SHAP, TRVG, OPRX, III, MXCT, OABI, and TCXShould you be buying Heritage Global stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Heritage Global include Lightbridge (LTBR), 8X8 (EGHT), CPI Card Group (PMTS), Spree Acquisition Corp. 1 (SHAP), Trivago N.V. ADS (TRVG), OptimizeRx (OPRX), Information Services Group (III), MaxCyte (MXCT), OmniAb (OABI), and Tucows (TCX). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Heritage Global vs. Its Competitors Lightbridge 8X8 CPI Card Group Spree Acquisition Corp. 1 Trivago N.V. ADS OptimizeRx Information Services Group MaxCyte OmniAb Tucows Heritage Global (NASDAQ:HGBL) and Lightbridge (NASDAQ:LTBR) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and profitability. Does the media favor HGBL or LTBR? In the previous week, Lightbridge had 1 more articles in the media than Heritage Global. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Lightbridge and 2 mentions for Heritage Global. Heritage Global's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Lightbridge's score of 0.62 indicating that Heritage Global is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Heritage Global 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Lightbridge 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HGBL or LTBR? Heritage Global has higher revenue and earnings than Lightbridge. Lightbridge is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Heritage Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHeritage Global$45.36M1.69$5.18M$0.1218.00LightbridgeN/AN/A-$11.79M-$0.84-15.92 Which has more risk & volatility, HGBL or LTBR? Heritage Global has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lightbridge has a beta of 1.77, suggesting that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in HGBL or LTBR? 33.5% of Heritage Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.1% of Lightbridge shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.0% of Heritage Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of Lightbridge shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer HGBL or LTBR? Heritage Global presently has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 85.19%. Given Heritage Global's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Heritage Global is more favorable than Lightbridge.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Heritage Global 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Lightbridge 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is HGBL or LTBR more profitable? Heritage Global has a net margin of 9.53% compared to Lightbridge's net margin of 0.00%. Heritage Global's return on equity of 6.78% beat Lightbridge's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Heritage Global9.53% 6.78% 5.13% Lightbridge N/A -36.31%-35.50% SummaryHeritage Global beats Lightbridge on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Heritage Global News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HGBL 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 HGBL 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 HGBL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHeritage GlobalFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$77.64M$7.75B$12.10B$9.30BDividend YieldN/A4.75%5.55%4.03%P/E Ratio18.0018.1618.9919.58Price / Sales1.696.2526.5094.39Price / Cash14.3922.4521.6257.93Price / Book1.232.722.275.54Net Income$5.18M$308.89M$997.60M$257.73M7 Day Performance-6.90%0.12%-0.69%-0.08%1 Month Performance4.35%10.92%2.92%8.09%1 Year Performance-17.87%16.40%540.23%13.02% Heritage Global Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HGBLHeritage Global2.7316 of 5 stars$2.16-1.4%$4.00+85.2%-16.9%$77.64M$45.36M18.0060LTBRLightbridge0.1943 of 5 stars$12.92+1.1%N/A+241.9%$293.70MN/A-15.386EGHT8X83.053 of 5 stars$2.06-4.6%$2.51+22.1%-23.1%$290.48M$715.07M-9.811,942PMTSCPI Card Group3.8833 of 5 stars$24.30-3.2%$36.75+51.2%-26.3%$283.27M$491.43M15.281,500Positive NewsSHAPSpree Acquisition Corp. 1N/A$10.91flatN/AN/A$283.07MN/A0.00N/ATRVGTrivago N.V. ADS1.6827 of 5 stars$3.55-6.1%$4.73+33.1%+61.5%$265.76M$498.74M54.00710Positive NewsOPRXOptimizeRx2.0107 of 5 stars$13.05-2.8%$10.81-17.1%+26.0%$248.39M$92.13M-15.54100Positive NewsIIIInformation Services Group3.8119 of 5 stars$5.00-2.2%$5.50+10.0%+45.3%$246.32M$247.59M33.331,323High Trading VolumeMXCTMaxCyte2.9212 of 5 stars$2.17-2.7%$7.50+245.6%-55.1%$237.84M$38.63M-5.4280OABIOmniAb3.0255 of 5 stars$1.87-3.1%$7.00+274.3%-57.7%$235.72M$26.74M-3.227Positive NewsTCXTucows1.1235 of 5 stars$20.55+0.1%N/A-1.1%$226.89M$369.43M-2.231,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lightbridge Alternatives 8X8 Alternatives CPI Card Group Alternatives Spree Acquisition Corp. 1 Alternatives Trivago N.V. 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