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Safeguard Scientifics (SFES) Competitors

$0.83 +0.05 (+6.03%)
As of 08/13/2025 03:14 PM Eastern

SFES vs. FTII, ALCY, CRT, TBMC, NRT, REFR, HSPO, FORL, PLUT, and ATMV

Should you be buying Safeguard Scientifics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Safeguard Scientifics include FutureTech II Acquisition (FTII), Alchemy Investments Acquisition Corp 1 (ALCY), Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (CRT), Trailblazer Merger Corporation I (TBMC), North European Oil Royality Trust (NRT), Research Frontiers (REFR), Horizon Space Acquisition I (HSPO), Four Leaf Acquisition (FORL), Plutus Financial Group (PLUT), and AlphaVest Acquisition (ATMV). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry.

Safeguard Scientifics vs. Its Competitors

FutureTech II Acquisition (NASDAQ:FTII) and Safeguard Scientifics (NASDAQ:SFES) are both small-cap trading companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.

In the previous week, FutureTech II Acquisition's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Safeguard Scientifics'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
FutureTech II Acquisition Neutral
Safeguard Scientifics Neutral

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
FutureTech II AcquisitionN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Safeguard ScientificsN/AN/A-$9.83M-$0.38-2.18

65.8% of FutureTech II Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.3% of FutureTech II Acquisition shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 51.8% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

FutureTech II Acquisition's return on equity of 0.00% beat Safeguard Scientifics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
FutureTech II AcquisitionN/A N/A N/A
Safeguard Scientifics N/A -53.75%-48.03%

FutureTech II Acquisition has a beta of -0.03, suggesting that its stock price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Safeguard Scientifics has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

FutureTech II Acquisition beats Safeguard Scientifics on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SFES and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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SFES vs. The Competition

MetricSafeguard ScientificsInvestors IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$13.83M$304.01M$12.44B$9.82B
Dividend YieldN/A12.53%5.55%4.07%
P/E Ratio-1.488.7719.6225.12
Price / SalesN/A7.6426.58114.01
Price / CashN/A6.7821.8559.05
Price / Book0.680.712.286.18
Net Income-$9.83M$19.57M$1.00B$264.89M
7 Day Performance8.80%1.32%1.23%4.22%
1 Month Performance5.89%-0.14%1.37%2.02%
1 Year Performance-8.26%-4.73%539.15%24.22%

Safeguard Scientifics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SFES
Safeguard Scientifics
N/A$0.83
+6.0%
N/A-8.1%$13.83MN/A-1.4833Gap Up
FTII
FutureTech II Acquisition
N/A$12.30
flat
N/AN/A$52.77MN/A0.002
ALCY
Alchemy Investments Acquisition Corp 1
N/A$11.49
-4.3%
N/A+7.1%$52.05MN/A0.00N/ANews Coverage
Positive News
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
CRT
Cross Timbers Royalty Trust
2.2442 of 5 stars
$8.70
+0.2%
N/A-18.6%$52.05M$6.62M8.76N/ANews Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
Short Interest ↑
TBMC
Trailblazer Merger Corporation I
N/A$11.50
-1.0%
N/A+6.9%$51.75MN/A0.00N/AShort Interest ↓
NRT
North European Oil Royality Trust
2.9013 of 5 stars
$5.54
+1.0%
N/A-13.2%$51.28M$5.78M10.942Positive News
Dividend Increase
Gap Down
REFR
Research Frontiers
0.109 of 5 stars
$1.50
flat
N/A-31.6%$50.98M$1.34M-30.306
HSPO
Horizon Space Acquisition I
N/A$12.05
-1.1%
N/A+9.8%$50.25MN/A0.002Positive News
FORL
Four Leaf Acquisition
N/A$11.58
+0.1%
N/A+6.5%$47.22MN/A0.00N/ANews Coverage
Positive News
PLUT
Plutus Financial Group
N/A$3.28
-6.3%
N/AN/A$46.74MN/A0.0010Gap Up
ATMV
AlphaVest Acquisition
N/A$11.95
0.0%
N/A+7.5%$45.99MN/A0.00N/APositive News

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