Red Cat (RCAT) Competitors

Workiva (NYSE:WK) and Red Cat (NASDAQ:RCAT) are both computer software companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and dividends.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, WK or RCAT?

Workiva has higher revenue and earnings than Red Cat. Workiva is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Red Cat, 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
Workiva	$738.68M	6.50	-$55.04M	-$1.20	-71.44
Red Cat	$17.84M	97.83	-$63.73M	-$0.54	-27.39

Do analysts prefer WK or RCAT?

Workiva presently has a consensus target price of $99.27, indicating a potential upside of 15.80%. Red Cat has a consensus target price of $16.50, indicating a potential upside of 11.56%. Given Workiva's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Workiva is more favorable than Red Cat.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Workiva	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
Red Cat	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer WK or RCAT?

In the previous week, Red Cat had 19 more articles in the media than Workiva. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Red Cat and 2 mentions for Workiva. Workiva's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Red Cat's score of 0.50 indicating that Workiva is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Workiva	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Red Cat	5 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, WK or RCAT?

Workiva has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Red Cat has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WK or RCAT more profitable?

Red Cat has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Workiva's net margin of -8.25%. Workiva's return on equity of 0.00% beat Red Cat's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Workiva	-8.25%	N/A	-4.45%
Red Cat	N/A	-73.89%	-55.72%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in WK or RCAT?

92.2% of Workiva shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.0% of Red Cat shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Workiva shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of Red Cat shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Red Cat beats Workiva on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.