Socket Mobile (SCKT) Competitors

Socket Mobile (NASDAQ:SCKT) and Hub Cyber Security (NASDAQ:HUBC) are both small-cap computer hardware companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation and profitability.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SCKT or HUBC?

Socket Mobile has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hub Cyber Security.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Socket Mobile	$16.71M	0.50	-$2.24M	-$0.38	-2.76
Hub Cyber Security	$29.56M	0.91	-$39.76M	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility & risk, SCKT or HUBC?

Socket Mobile has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hub Cyber Security has a beta of -0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 192% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SCKT or HUBC?

3.8% of Socket Mobile shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.7% of Hub Cyber Security shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.1% of Socket Mobile shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Hub Cyber Security 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.

Is SCKT or HUBC more profitable?

Hub Cyber Security has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Socket Mobile's net margin of -17.13%. Hub Cyber Security's return on equity of 0.00% beat Socket Mobile's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Socket Mobile	-17.13%	-16.10%	-10.45%
Hub Cyber Security	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to SCKT or HUBC?

In the previous week, Socket Mobile had 1 more articles in the media than Hub Cyber Security. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Socket Mobile and 2 mentions for Hub Cyber Security. Hub Cyber Security's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Socket Mobile's score of 0.29 indicating that Hub Cyber Security is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Socket Mobile	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Hub Cyber Security	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Hub Cyber Security beats Socket Mobile on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.