Red Cat (RCAT) Competitors

Matterport (NASDAQ:MTTR) and Red Cat (NASDAQ:RCAT) 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 risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, valuation and profitability.

Which has more volatility & risk, MTTR or RCAT?

Matterport has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Red Cat has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MTTR or RCAT?

Red Cat has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Matterport. Red Cat is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Matterport, 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
Matterport	$169.70M	10.24	-$199.08M	-$0.81	-6.64
Red Cat	$16.47M	27.95	-$24.05M	-$0.54	-9.42

Does the media prefer MTTR or RCAT?

In the previous week, Red Cat had 2 more articles in the media than Matterport. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Red Cat and 1 mentions for Matterport. Red Cat's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Matterport's score of -0.99 indicating that Red Cat is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Matterport	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Red Cat	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend MTTR or RCAT?

Red Cat has a consensus target price of $8.50, suggesting a potential upside of 67.16%. Given Red Cat's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Red Cat is more favorable than Matterport.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Matterport	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Red Cat	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MTTR or RCAT?

Matterport received 21 more outperform votes than Red Cat when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Red Cat an outperform vote while only 44.07% of users gave Matterport an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Matterport	Outperform Votes 26 44.07%	Underperform Votes 33 55.93%
Red Cat	Outperform Votes 5 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MTTR or RCAT?

37.0% of Matterport shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.0% of Red Cat shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.5% of Matterport shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.5% of Red Cat shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is MTTR or RCAT more profitable?

Matterport has a net margin of -157.21% compared to Red Cat's net margin of -232.62%. Matterport's return on equity of -32.19% beat Red Cat's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Matterport	-157.21%	-32.19%	-26.60%
Red Cat	-232.62%	-96.00%	-75.95%

Summary

Red Cat beats Matterport on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.