Socket Mobile (SCKT) Competitors

GSE Systems (NASDAQ:GVP) and Socket Mobile (NASDAQ:SCKT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking and profitability.

Which has more risk and volatility, GVP or SCKT?

GSE Systems has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Socket Mobile has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer GVP or SCKT?

In the previous week, Socket Mobile had 2 more articles in the media than GSE Systems. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Socket Mobile and 2 mentions for GSE Systems. GSE Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.13 beat Socket Mobile's score of 0.00 indicating that Socket Mobile is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GSE Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Socket Mobile	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GVP or SCKT?

Socket Mobile received 388 more outperform votes than GSE Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.06% of users gave Socket Mobile an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave GSE Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
GSE Systems	Outperform Votes 4 57.14%	Underperform Votes 3 42.86%
Socket Mobile	Outperform Votes 392 61.06%	Underperform Votes 250 38.94%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GVP or SCKT?

21.8% of GSE Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.8% of Socket Mobile shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.2% of GSE Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.7% of Socket Mobile shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend GVP or SCKT?

GSE Systems presently has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 386.89%. Given Socket Mobile's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe GSE Systems is more favorable than Socket Mobile.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GSE Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Socket Mobile	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is GVP or SCKT more profitable?

Socket Mobile has a net margin of -11.27% compared to Socket Mobile's net margin of -19.37%. GSE Systems' return on equity of -10.02% beat Socket Mobile's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GSE Systems	-19.37%	-129.71%	-37.00%
Socket Mobile	-11.27%	-10.02%	-6.78%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GVP or SCKT?

Socket Mobile has lower revenue, but higher earnings than GSE Systems. Socket Mobile is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GSE Systems, 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
GSE Systems	$45.04M	0.19	-$8.72M	-$3.54	-0.75
Socket Mobile	$17.03M	0.45	-$1.92M	-$0.26	-3.89

Summary

Socket Mobile beats GSE Systems on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.