Professional Diversity Network (IPDN) Competitors

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

Does the media favor IPDN or MAQC?

In the previous week, Professional Diversity Network had 1 more articles in the media than Maquia Capital Acquisition. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Professional Diversity Network and 0 mentions for Maquia Capital Acquisition. Maquia Capital Acquisition's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Professional Diversity Network's score of -0.26 indicating that Maquia Capital Acquisition is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Professional Diversity Network	Neutral
Maquia Capital Acquisition	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, IPDN or MAQC?

Maquia Capital Acquisition has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Professional Diversity Network.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Professional Diversity Network	$6.73M	2.06	-$2.51M	-$1.47	-2.29
Maquia Capital Acquisition	N/A	N/A	-$960K	N/A	N/A

Do analysts rate IPDN or MAQC?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Professional Diversity Network	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Maquia Capital Acquisition	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is IPDN or MAQC more profitable?

Maquia Capital Acquisition has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Professional Diversity Network's net margin of -37.18%. Maquia Capital Acquisition's return on equity of -10.66% beat Professional Diversity Network's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Professional Diversity Network	-37.18%	-65.71%	-33.89%
Maquia Capital Acquisition	N/A	-10.66%	10.86%

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

27.8% of Professional Diversity Network shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.4% of Maquia Capital Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Professional Diversity Network shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 92.7% of Maquia Capital Acquisition shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, IPDN or MAQC?

Professional Diversity Network has a beta of 2.21, suggesting that its share price is 121% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maquia Capital Acquisition has a beta of -0.03, suggesting that its share price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Maquia Capital Acquisition beats Professional Diversity Network on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.