HGBL vs. NCTY, STCN, ALJJ, MCHX, RSSS, PAYS, EGHT, TCX, HQI, and QBTS
Should you be buying Heritage Global stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Heritage Global include The9 (NCTY), Steel Connect (STCN), ALJ Regional (ALJJ), Marchex (MCHX), Research Solutions (RSSS), Paysign (PAYS), 8X8 (EGHT), Tucows (TCX), HireQuest (HQI), and D-Wave Quantum (QBTS).
The9 (NASDAQ:NCTY) and Heritage Global (NASDAQ:HGBL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.
In the previous week, The9 had 2 more articles in the media than Heritage Global. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for The9 and 0 mentions for Heritage Global. The9's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Heritage Global's score of 0.00 indicating that The9 is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Heritage Global has lower revenue, but higher earnings than The9.
Heritage Global has a net margin of 20.29% compared to The9's net margin of 0.00%. Heritage Global's return on equity of 19.14% beat The9's return on equity.
0.5% of The9 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.5% of Heritage Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.8% of The9 shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of Heritage Global shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
The9 has a beta of 1.92, suggesting that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Heritage Global has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.
The9 received 101 more outperform votes than Heritage Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.80% of users gave The9 an outperform vote while only 46.15% of users gave Heritage Global an outperform vote.
Summary
The9 beats Heritage Global on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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