Information Services Group (III) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, III or RDWR?

Radware has higher revenue and earnings than Information Services Group. Information Services Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Radware, 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
Information Services Group	$247.59M	1.10	$2.84M	$0.15	37.60
Radware	$274.88M	4.28	$6.04M	$0.32	86.13

Which has more risk & volatility, III or RDWR?

Information Services Group has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Radware has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in III or RDWR?

73.1% of Information Services Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.1% of Radware shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.9% of Information Services Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.6% of Radware shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is III or RDWR more profitable?

Radware has a net margin of 4.90% compared to Information Services Group's net margin of 3.27%. Information Services Group's return on equity of 6.87% beat Radware's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Information Services Group	3.27%	6.87%	3.14%
Radware	4.90%	6.11%	3.50%

Does the media prefer III or RDWR?

In the previous week, Radware had 2 more articles in the media than Information Services Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Radware and 3 mentions for Information Services Group. Radware's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Information Services Group's score of 0.65 indicating that Radware is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do analysts recommend III or RDWR?

Information Services Group presently has a consensus price target of $5.50, indicating a potential downside of 2.48%. Radware has a consensus price target of $32.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.92%. Given Radware's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Radware is more favorable than Information Services Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Information Services Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Radware	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Summary

Radware beats Information Services Group on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.