Paltalk (PALT) Competitors

Forian (NASDAQ:FORA) and Paltalk (NASDAQ:PALT) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and institutional ownership.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of FORA or PALT?

19.3% of Forian shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.9% of Paltalk shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.3% of Forian shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.7% of Paltalk shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to FORA or PALT?

In the previous week, Forian had 1 more articles in the media than Paltalk. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Forian and 0 mentions for Paltalk. Forian's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Paltalk's score of 0.00 indicating that Forian is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Forian	Positive
Paltalk	Neutral

Is FORA or PALT more profitable?

Forian has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Paltalk's net margin of -33.40%. Forian's return on equity of 0.00% beat Paltalk's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Forian	N/A	N/A	N/A
Paltalk	-33.40%	-16.94%	-14.15%

Which has more risk and volatility, FORA or PALT?

Forian has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Paltalk has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, FORA or PALT?

Paltalk has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Forian. Forian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paltalk, 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
Forian	$22.33M	2.74	-$2.81M	-$0.09	-21.78
Paltalk	$9.64M	1.89	-$1.07M	-$0.34	-5.79

Do analysts recommend FORA or PALT?

Forian presently has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 155.10%. Given Forian's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Forian is more favorable than Paltalk.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Forian	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Paltalk	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Forian beats Paltalk on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.