iSpecimen (ISPC) Competitors

Great Elm Group (NASDAQ:GEG) and iSpecimen (NASDAQ:ISPC) are both small-cap multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer GEG or ISPC?

In the previous week, iSpecimen had 1 more articles in the media than Great Elm Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for iSpecimen and 1 mentions for Great Elm Group. Great Elm Group's average media sentiment score of 1.97 beat iSpecimen's score of 0.00 indicating that Great Elm Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Great Elm Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
iSpecimen	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GEG or ISPC?

iSpecimen received 3 more outperform votes than Great Elm Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.00% of users gave iSpecimen an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Great Elm Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Great Elm Group	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 2 100.00%
iSpecimen	Outperform Votes 3 75.00%	Underperform Votes 1 25.00%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GEG or ISPC?

52.8% of Great Elm Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.6% of iSpecimen shares are held by institutional investors. 43.4% of Great Elm Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.2% of iSpecimen shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, GEG or ISPC?

Great Elm Group has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, iSpecimen has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend GEG or ISPC?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Great Elm Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
iSpecimen	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GEG or ISPC?

Great Elm Group has higher revenue and earnings than iSpecimen.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Great Elm Group	$17.83M	3.40	-$1.39M	N/A	N/A
iSpecimen	$10.51M	6.51	-$11.10M	-$1.28	-4.09

Is GEG or ISPC more profitable?

Great Elm Group has a net margin of -6.41% compared to iSpecimen's net margin of -97.03%. Great Elm Group's return on equity of -1.63% beat iSpecimen's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Great Elm Group	-6.41%	-1.63%	-0.81%
iSpecimen	-97.03%	-115.36%	-72.14%

Summary

Great Elm Group beats iSpecimen on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.