Red Cat (RCAT) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RCAT or AVPT?

38.0% of Red Cat shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.5% of AvePoint shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.3% of Red Cat shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.2% of AvePoint shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, RCAT or AVPT?

AvePoint has higher revenue and earnings than Red Cat. AvePoint 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
Red Cat	$17.84M	58.63	-$53.87M	-$0.54	-19.42
AvePoint	$330.48M	10.15	-$29.09M	-$0.05	-316.70

Does the media favor RCAT or AVPT?

In the previous week, Red Cat had 24 more articles in the media than AvePoint. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Red Cat and 4 mentions for AvePoint. AvePoint's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Red Cat's score of 0.94 indicating that AvePoint is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Red Cat	12 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AvePoint	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is RCAT or AVPT more profitable?

Red Cat has a net margin of 0.00% compared to AvePoint's net margin of -2.21%. AvePoint's return on equity of -2.44% beat Red Cat's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Red Cat	N/A	-73.89%	-55.72%
AvePoint	-2.21%	-2.44%	-1.38%

Do analysts prefer RCAT or AVPT?

Red Cat presently has a consensus price target of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 52.60%. AvePoint has a consensus price target of $20.80, suggesting a potential upside of 31.35%. Given Red Cat's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Red Cat is more favorable than AvePoint.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Red Cat	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
AvePoint	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Which has more volatility & risk, RCAT or AVPT?

Red Cat has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AvePoint has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

AvePoint beats Red Cat on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.