Lendway (LDWY) Competitors

Lendway (NASDAQ:LDWY) and Data Storage (NASDAQ:DTST) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor LDWY or DTST?

In the previous week, Lendway had 1 more articles in the media than Data Storage. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Lendway and 1 mentions for Data Storage. Data Storage's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Lendway's score of 1.50 indicating that Data Storage is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Lendway	Very Positive
Data Storage	Very Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, LDWY or DTST?

Lendway has a beta of 2.47, suggesting that its share price is 147% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Data Storage has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate LDWY or DTST?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lendway	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Data Storage	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Is LDWY or DTST more profitable?

Data Storage has a net margin of 0.75% compared to Lendway's net margin of -10.37%. Data Storage's return on equity of 0.91% beat Lendway's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lendway	-10.37%	-32.18%	-4.54%
Data Storage	0.75%	0.91%	0.75%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LDWY or DTST?

Data Storage has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lendway. Lendway is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Data Storage, 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
Lendway	$37.77M	0.24	-$5.74M	-$2.47	-2.06
Data Storage	$25.37M	1.32	$520K	$0.02	234.00

Do insiders and institutionals believe in LDWY or DTST?

6.6% of Lendway shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.6% of Data Storage shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.2% of Lendway shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 42.2% of Data Storage shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Data Storage beats Lendway on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.