Singing Machine (MICS) Competitors

Solo Brands (NYSE:DTC) and Singing Machine (NASDAQ:MICS) are both small-cap recreation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in DTC or MICS?

84.5% of Solo Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Solo Brands shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 47.5% of Singing Machine shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer DTC or MICS?

Solo Brands currently has a consensus price target of $40.00, indicating a potential upside of 300.00%. Given Solo Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Solo Brands is more favorable than Singing Machine.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Solo Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Singing Machine	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has higher earnings & valuation, DTC or MICS?

Singing Machine has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Solo Brands.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Solo Brands	$446.48M	0.05	-$113.36M	-$83.20	-0.12
Singing Machine	$29.05M	0.34	-$2.37M	N/A	N/A

Is DTC or MICS more profitable?

Singing Machine has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Solo Brands' net margin of -27.36%. Solo Brands' return on equity of 0.39% beat Singing Machine's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Solo Brands	-27.36%	0.39%	0.16%
Singing Machine	N/A	-155.23%	-36.24%

Which has more risk & volatility, DTC or MICS?

Solo Brands has a beta of 4.81, meaning that its stock price is 381% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Singing Machine has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to DTC or MICS?

In the previous week, Singing Machine had 1 more articles in the media than Solo Brands. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Singing Machine and 1 mentions for Solo Brands. Solo Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Singing Machine'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Solo Brands	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Singing Machine	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Solo Brands beats Singing Machine on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.