National Research (NRC) Competitors

Radware (NASDAQ:RDWR) and National Research (NASDAQ:NRC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility & risk, RDWR or NRC?

Radware has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Research has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in RDWR or NRC?

73.1% of Radware shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.3% of National Research shares are held by institutional investors. 21.6% of Radware shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of National Research 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.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, RDWR or NRC?

National Research has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Radware. National Research is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Radware, 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
Radware	$274.88M	3.65	$6.04M	$0.14	170.43
National Research	$143.06M	1.82	$24.78M	$1.05	10.82

Does the media prefer RDWR or NRC?

In the previous week, Radware and Radware both had 7 articles in the media. National Research's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Radware's score of 1.02 indicating that National Research is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Radware	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
National Research	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate RDWR or NRC?

Radware currently has a consensus price target of $27.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.16%. Given Radware's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Radware is more favorable than National Research.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Radware	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
National Research	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RDWR or NRC?

Radware received 382 more outperform votes than National Research when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.76% of users gave Radware an outperform vote while only 61.67% of users gave National Research an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Radware	Outperform Votes 493 68.76%	Underperform Votes 224 31.24%
National Research	Outperform Votes 111 61.67%	Underperform Votes 69 38.33%

Is RDWR or NRC more profitable?

National Research has a net margin of 17.32% compared to Radware's net margin of 2.20%. National Research's return on equity of 66.52% beat Radware's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Radware	2.20%	3.81%	2.16%
National Research	17.32%	66.52%	20.00%

Summary

Radware beats National Research on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.