Professional Diversity Network (IPDN) Competitors

X3 (NASDAQ:XTKG) and Professional Diversity Network (NASDAQ:IPDN) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in XTKG or IPDN?

Professional Diversity Network received 121 more outperform votes than X3 when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
X3	N/A	N/A
Professional Diversity Network	Outperform Votes 121 36.34%	Underperform Votes 212 63.66%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, XTKG or IPDN?

Professional Diversity Network has lower revenue, but higher earnings than X3.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
X3	$11.61M	1.78	-$109.60M	N/A	N/A
Professional Diversity Network	$6.51M	0.48	-$4.31M	-$1.74	-0.86

Is XTKG or IPDN more profitable?

X3 has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Professional Diversity Network's net margin of -32.31%. X3's return on equity of 0.00% beat Professional Diversity Network's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
X3	N/A	N/A	N/A
Professional Diversity Network	-32.31%	-113.38%	-39.58%

Which has more risk and volatility, XTKG or IPDN?

X3 has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Professional Diversity Network has a beta of 16.21, indicating that its stock price is 1,521% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in XTKG or IPDN?

1.9% of X3 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.8% of Professional Diversity Network shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.9% of X3 shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.7% of Professional Diversity Network shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer XTKG or IPDN?

In the previous week, Professional Diversity Network had 1 more articles in the media than X3. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Professional Diversity Network and 0 mentions for X3. X3's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Professional Diversity Network'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
X3	Neutral
Professional Diversity Network	Neutral

Summary

X3 beats Professional Diversity Network on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.