Which has better valuation & earnings, PPHC or EEX?

Public Policy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Emerald. Emerald is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Public Policy, 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 Public Policy $197.35M 1.31 $2.09M $0.07 123.71 Emerald $471.10M 2.12 -$30.70M -$0.19 N/A

Do analysts prefer PPHC or AHG?

Public Policy presently has a consensus target price of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 96.30%. Given Public Policy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Public Policy is more favorable than Akso Health Group. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Public Policy 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Akso Health Group 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PPHC or AHG?

Public Policy has higher revenue and earnings than Akso Health Group. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Public Policy $197.35M 1.31 $2.09M $0.07 123.71 Akso Health Group $14.84M 56.48 -$134.98M N/A N/A

Is PPHC or AHG more profitable?

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Public Policy N/A N/A N/A Akso Health Group N/A N/A N/A

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PPHC or MAX?

MediaAlpha has higher revenue and earnings than Public Policy. MediaAlpha is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Public Policy, 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 Public Policy $197.35M 1.31 $2.09M $0.07 123.71 MediaAlpha $1.16B 0.72 $25.62M $0.64 20.94

Does the media prefer PPHC or MAX?

In the previous week, MediaAlpha had 2 more articles in the media than Public Policy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for MediaAlpha and 1 mentions for Public Policy. MediaAlpha's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Public Policy's score of 0.00 indicating that MediaAlpha is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Public Policy 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral MediaAlpha 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Does the media favor ONT or PPHC?

In the previous week, Montrose Environmental Group had 3 more articles in the media than Public Policy. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Montrose Environmental Group and 1 mentions for Public Policy. Montrose Environmental Group's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Public Policy's score of 0.00 indicating that Montrose Environmental Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Montrose Environmental Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Public Policy 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Public Policy (PPHC) Competitors

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Should you buy Public Policy stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Public Policy with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Public Policy include Emerald (EEX), Akso Health Group (AHG), MediaAlpha (MAX), Riskified (RSKD), and Montrose Environmental Group (ONT). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.

How does Public Policy compare to Emerald?

Public Policy (NASDAQ:PPHC) and Emerald (NYSE:EEX) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Public Policy presently has a consensus target price of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 96.30%. Emerald has a consensus target price of $5.03, suggesting a potential downside of 0.18%. Given Public Policy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Public Policy is more favorable than Emerald.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Public Policy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Emerald	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Public Policy pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Emerald pays an annual dividend of $0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Public Policy pays out 685.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Emerald pays out -31.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Public Policy has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Emerald's net margin of -8.24%. Public Policy's return on equity of 0.00% beat Emerald's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Public Policy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Emerald	-8.24%	-10.81%	-3.18%

In the previous week, Public Policy had 1 more articles in the media than Emerald. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Public Policy and 0 mentions for Emerald. Public Policy's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Emerald'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Public Policy	Neutral
Emerald	Neutral

14.9% of Emerald shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.6% of Public Policy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Emerald shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Public Policy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Emerald. Emerald is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Public Policy, 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
Public Policy	$197.35M	1.31	$2.09M	$0.07	123.71
Emerald	$471.10M	2.12	-$30.70M	-$0.19	N/A

Summary

Public Policy beats Emerald on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Public Policy compare to Akso Health Group?

Public Policy (NASDAQ:PPHC) and Akso Health Group (NASDAQ:AHG) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and profitability.

Public Policy has higher revenue and earnings than Akso Health Group.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Public Policy	$197.35M	1.31	$2.09M	$0.07	123.71
Akso Health Group	$14.84M	56.48	-$134.98M	N/A	N/A

1.2% of Akso Health Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.6% of Public Policy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Public Policy had 1 more articles in the media than Akso Health Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Public Policy and 0 mentions for Akso Health Group. Public Policy's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Akso Health Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Public Policy	Neutral
Akso Health Group	Neutral

Public Policy presently has a consensus target price of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 96.30%. Given Public Policy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Public Policy is more favorable than Akso Health Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Public Policy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Akso Health Group	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Public Policy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Akso Health Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Public Policy beats Akso Health Group on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Public Policy compare to MediaAlpha?

Public Policy (NASDAQ:PPHC) and MediaAlpha (NYSE:MAX) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, MediaAlpha had 2 more articles in the media than Public Policy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for MediaAlpha and 1 mentions for Public Policy. MediaAlpha's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Public Policy's score of 0.00 indicating that MediaAlpha is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Public Policy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
MediaAlpha	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Public Policy presently has a consensus price target of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 96.30%. MediaAlpha has a consensus price target of $12.64, suggesting a potential downside of 5.65%. Given Public Policy's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Public Policy is more favorable than MediaAlpha.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Public Policy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
MediaAlpha	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

64.4% of MediaAlpha shares are held by institutional investors. 14.6% of Public Policy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of MediaAlpha shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

MediaAlpha has higher revenue and earnings than Public Policy. MediaAlpha is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Public Policy, 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
Public Policy	$197.35M	1.31	$2.09M	$0.07	123.71
MediaAlpha	$1.16B	0.72	$25.62M	$0.64	20.94

MediaAlpha has a net margin of 3.37% compared to Public Policy's net margin of 0.00%. Public Policy's return on equity of 0.00% beat MediaAlpha's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Public Policy	N/A	N/A	N/A
MediaAlpha	3.37%	-147.82%	21.12%

Summary

MediaAlpha beats Public Policy on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Public Policy compare to Riskified?

Riskified (NYSE:RSKD) and Public Policy (NASDAQ:PPHC) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Public Policy has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Riskified's net margin of -5.17%. Public Policy's return on equity of 0.00% beat Riskified's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Riskified	-5.17%	-3.91%	-2.89%
Public Policy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Public Policy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Riskified. Riskified is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Public Policy, 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
Riskified	$350.52M	2.12	-$27.57M	-$0.11	N/A
Public Policy	$197.35M	1.31	$2.09M	$0.07	123.71

59.0% of Riskified shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.4% of Riskified shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.6% of Public Policy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Riskified presently has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.64%. Public Policy has a consensus target price of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 96.30%. Given Public Policy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Public Policy is more favorable than Riskified.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Riskified	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
Public Policy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

In the previous week, Public Policy had 1 more articles in the media than Riskified. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Public Policy and 0 mentions for Riskified. Riskified's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Public Policy's score of 0.00 indicating that Riskified is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Riskified	Neutral
Public Policy	Neutral

Summary

Public Policy beats Riskified on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Public Policy compare to Montrose Environmental Group?

Montrose Environmental Group (NYSE:ONT) and Public Policy (NASDAQ:PPHC) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Montrose Environmental Group had 3 more articles in the media than Public Policy. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Montrose Environmental Group and 1 mentions for Public Policy. Montrose Environmental Group's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Public Policy's score of 0.00 indicating that Montrose Environmental Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Montrose Environmental Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Public Policy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

87.9% of Montrose Environmental Group shares are held by institutional investors. 10.4% of Montrose Environmental Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.6% of Public Policy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Montrose Environmental Group has a net margin of 0.71% compared to Public Policy's net margin of 0.00%. Montrose Environmental Group's return on equity of 5.61% beat Public Policy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Montrose Environmental Group	0.71%	5.61%	2.61%
Public Policy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Public Policy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Montrose Environmental Group. Public Policy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Montrose Environmental Group, 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
Montrose Environmental Group	$821.22M	0.87	-$840K	$0.05	393.20
Public Policy	$197.35M	1.31	$2.09M	$0.07	123.71

Montrose Environmental Group presently has a consensus price target of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.99%. Public Policy has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 96.30%. Given Public Policy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Public Policy is more favorable than Montrose Environmental Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Montrose Environmental Group	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Public Policy	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Summary

Montrose Environmental Group beats Public Policy on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.

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Metric	Public Policy	Services – Management, Public Relations, Consulting Industry	Services Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$258.98M	$132.92M	$17.39B	$12.62B
Dividend Yield	5.41%	5.41%	5.14%	9.67%
P/E Ratio	123.76	41.66	19.03	24.00
Price / Sales	1.31	0.70	36.53	91.33
Price / Cash	N/A	N/A	355.06	59.37
Price / Book	N/A	N/A	12.00	6.18
Net Income	$2.09M	$820K	-$15.57M	$331.71M
7 Day Performance	1.64%	-8.86%	-1.73%	-1.81%
1 Month Performance	6.00%	-23.21%	-2.71%	-2.35%
1 Year Performance	N/A	N/A	-23.52%	17.45%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
PPHC Public Policy	2.123 of 5 stars	$8.66 -4.6%	$17.00 +96.3%	N/A	$258.98M	$197.35M	123.76	450	Lockup Expiration
EEX Emerald	0.9038 of 5 stars	$5.03 +0.1%	$5.03 +0.1%	+1.1%	$995.48M	$463.40M	N/A	600
AHG Akso Health Group	0.1183 of 5 stars	$1.52 +2.0%	N/A	-21.0%	$838.83M	$14.78M	N/A	40	Gap Down
MAX MediaAlpha	3.7514 of 5 stars	$13.36 -0.7%	$12.64 -5.4%	+35.7%	$833.62M	$1.11B	11.73	160	Upcoming Earnings
RSKD Riskified	3.1308 of 5 stars	$5.16 -2.0%	$5.96 +15.6%	-7.5%	$760.02M	$344.64M	N/A	780

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Public Policy (PPHC) Competitors

PPHC vs. EEX, AHG, MAX, RSKD, and ONT

How does Public Policy compare to Emerald?

Do analysts rate PPHC or EEX?

Is PPHC or EEX a better dividend stock?

Is PPHC or EEX more profitable?

Does the media favor PPHC or EEX?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PPHC or EEX?

Which has better valuation & earnings, PPHC or EEX?

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How does Public Policy compare to Akso Health Group?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PPHC or AHG?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PPHC or AHG?

Does the media refer more to PPHC or AHG?

Do analysts prefer PPHC or AHG?

Is PPHC or AHG more profitable?

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How does Public Policy compare to MediaAlpha?

Does the media prefer PPHC or MAX?

Do analysts recommend PPHC or MAX?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of PPHC or MAX?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PPHC or MAX?

Is PPHC or MAX more profitable?

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How does Public Policy compare to Riskified?

Is RSKD or PPHC more profitable?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, RSKD or PPHC?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RSKD or PPHC?

Do analysts recommend RSKD or PPHC?

Does the media prefer RSKD or PPHC?

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How does Public Policy compare to Montrose Environmental Group?

Does the media favor ONT or PPHC?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ONT or PPHC?

Is ONT or PPHC more profitable?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ONT or PPHC?

Do analysts recommend ONT or PPHC?

Summary

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Media Sentiment Over Time

PPHC vs. The Competition

Public Policy Competitors List

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