National Research (NRC) Competitors

E2open Parent (NYSE:ETWO) and National Research (NASDAQ:NRC) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, ETWO or NRC?

National Research has lower revenue, but higher earnings than E2open Parent. E2open Parent is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Research, 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
E2open Parent	$607.69M	1.88	-$659.83M	-$2.06	-1.60
National Research	$143.06M	2.39	$24.78M	$0.76	19.74

Is ETWO or NRC more profitable?

National Research has a net margin of 12.78% compared to E2open Parent's net margin of -104.26%. National Research's return on equity of 83.52% beat E2open Parent's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
E2open Parent	-104.26%	6.34%	2.72%
National Research	12.78%	83.52%	18.05%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ETWO or NRC?

47.3% of National Research shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of E2open Parent shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of National Research shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, ETWO or NRC?

E2open Parent has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Research has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer ETWO or NRC?

In the previous week, National Research had 2 more articles in the media than E2open Parent. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for National Research and 2 mentions for E2open Parent. E2open Parent's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat National Research's score of 0.73 indicating that E2open Parent is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
E2open Parent	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
National Research	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate ETWO or NRC?

E2open Parent presently has a consensus price target of $2.78, suggesting a potential downside of 16.01%. Given E2open Parent's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe E2open Parent is more favorable than National Research.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
E2open Parent	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
National Research	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

National Research beats E2open Parent on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.