Information Services Group (III) Competitors

Next Technology (NASDAQ:NXTT) and Information Services Group (NASDAQ:III) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in NXTT or III?

2.7% of Next Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.1% of Information Services Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.5% of Next Technology shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.9% of Information Services Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, NXTT or III?

Next Technology has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Information Services Group.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Next Technology	$1.80M	564.73	$21.55M	N/A	N/A
Information Services Group	$247.59M	1.02	$2.84M	$0.15	34.87

Which has more risk & volatility, NXTT or III?

Next Technology has a beta of 7.5, suggesting that its stock price is 650% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Information Services Group has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NXTT or III more profitable?

Information Services Group has a net margin of 3.18% compared to Next Technology's net margin of 0.00%. Information Services Group's return on equity of 7.10% beat Next Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Next Technology	N/A	1.02%	0.90%
Information Services Group	3.18%	7.10%	3.13%

Does the media prefer NXTT or III?

In the previous week, Information Services Group had 2 more articles in the media than Next Technology. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Information Services Group and 1 mentions for Next Technology. Next Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Information Services Group's score of 0.50 indicating that Next Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Next Technology	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Information Services Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate NXTT or III?

Information Services Group has a consensus price target of $5.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.16%. Given Information Services Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Information Services Group is more favorable than Next Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Next Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Information Services Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Information Services Group beats Next Technology on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.