Singing Machine (MICS) Competitors

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

Is DTC or MICS more profitable?

Singing Machine has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Solo Brands' net margin of -42.03%. Solo Brands' return on equity of 4.16% beat Singing Machine's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Solo Brands	-42.03%	4.16%	2.23%
Singing Machine	N/A	-155.23%	-36.24%

Which has more volatility & risk, DTC or MICS?

Solo Brands has a beta of 2.86, indicating that its stock price is 186% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Singing Machine has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable 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	$454.55M	0.06	-$111.35M	-$1.93	-0.16
Singing Machine	$29.05M	0.37	-$2.37M	N/A	N/A

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, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend DTC or MICS?

Solo Brands presently has a consensus price target of $1.18, indicating a potential upside of 273.67%. Given Solo Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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)	2 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

Does the media refer more to DTC or MICS?

In the previous week, Solo Brands had 2 more articles in the media than Singing Machine. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Solo Brands and 0 mentions for Singing Machine. Solo Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat Singing Machine's score of 0.00 indicating that Solo Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Solo Brands	Very Positive
Singing Machine	Neutral

Summary

Solo Brands beats Singing Machine on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.