NCTY vs. STCN, HGBL, ALJJ, XELA, BCML, BLFY, TSBK, PLBC, CBAN, and BKKT
Should you be buying The9 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The9 include Steel Connect (STCN), Heritage Global (HGBL), ALJ Regional (ALJJ), Exela Technologies (XELA), BayCom (BCML), Blue Foundry Bancorp (BLFY), Timberland Bancorp (TSBK), Plumas Bancorp (PLBC), Colony Bankcorp (CBAN), and Bakkt (BKKT).
Steel Connect (NASDAQ:STCN) and The9 (NASDAQ:NCTY) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking.
In the previous week, The9 had 1 more articles in the media than Steel Connect. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for The9 and 2 mentions for Steel Connect. The9's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Steel Connect's score of 0.77 indicating that Steel Connect is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Steel Connect received 55 more outperform votes than The9 when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.31% of users gave Steel Connect an outperform vote while only 60.80% of users gave The9 an outperform vote.
47.3% of Steel Connect shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.5% of The9 shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of Steel Connect shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.8% of The9 shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Steel Connect has higher revenue and earnings than The9.
Steel Connect has a beta of 0.2, meaning that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The9 has a beta of 1.89, meaning that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Steel Connect has a net margin of 53.00% compared to Steel Connect's net margin of 0.00%. The9's return on equity of 19.76% beat Steel Connect's return on equity.
Summary
Steel Connect beats The9 on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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