Red Cat (RCAT) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer DV or RCAT?

DoubleVerify presently has a consensus price target of $18.92, suggesting a potential upside of 29.33%. Red Cat has a consensus price target of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 51.69%. Given Red Cat's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Red Cat is more favorable than DoubleVerify.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DoubleVerify	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Red Cat	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

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

97.3% of DoubleVerify shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.0% of Red Cat shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of DoubleVerify shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of Red Cat shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, DV or RCAT?

DoubleVerify has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Red Cat has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to DV or RCAT?

In the previous week, Red Cat had 10 more articles in the media than DoubleVerify. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Red Cat and 38 mentions for DoubleVerify. Red Cat's average media sentiment score of 0.28 beat DoubleVerify's score of 0.11 indicating that Red Cat is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DoubleVerify	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	29 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Red Cat	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	30 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation and earnings, DV or RCAT?

DoubleVerify has higher revenue and earnings than Red Cat. Red Cat is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DoubleVerify, 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
DoubleVerify	$656.85M	3.62	$56.23M	$0.28	52.25
Red Cat	$17.84M	44.19	-$49.67M	-$0.54	-15.87

Is DV or RCAT more profitable?

DoubleVerify has a net margin of 7.55% compared to Red Cat's net margin of 0.00%. DoubleVerify's return on equity of 4.73% beat Red Cat's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DoubleVerify	7.55%	4.73%	4.03%
Red Cat	N/A	-98.48%	-75.68%

Summary

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