Safeguard Scientifics (SFES) Competitors $0.83 +0.05 (+6.03%) As of 08/13/2025 03:14 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SFES vs. FTII, ALCY, CRT, TBMC, NRT, REFR, HSPO, FORL, PLUT, and ATMVShould 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 Alchemy Investments Acquisition Corp 1 Cross Timbers Royalty Trust Trailblazer Merger Corporation I North European Oil Royality Trust Research Frontiers Horizon Space Acquisition I Four Leaf Acquisition Plutus Financial Group AlphaVest Acquisition 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. Does the media refer more to FTII or SFES? 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 Which has better valuation & earnings, FTII or SFES? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFutureTech II AcquisitionN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ASafeguard ScientificsN/AN/A-$9.83M-$0.38-2.18 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FTII or SFES? 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. Is FTII or SFES more profitable? 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% Which has more risk and volatility, FTII or SFES? 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. SummaryFutureTech II Acquisition beats Safeguard Scientifics on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Safeguard Scientifics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SFES and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?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. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart SFES vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSafeguard ScientificsInvestors IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$13.83M$304.01M$12.44B$9.82BDividend YieldN/A12.53%5.55%4.07%P/E Ratio-1.488.7719.6225.12Price / SalesN/A7.6426.58114.01Price / CashN/A6.7821.8559.05Price / Book0.680.712.286.18Net Income-$9.83M$19.57M$1.00B$264.89M7 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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SFESSafeguard ScientificsN/A$0.83+6.0%N/A-8.1%$13.83MN/A-1.4833Gap UpFTIIFutureTech II AcquisitionN/A$12.30flatN/AN/A$52.77MN/A0.002ALCYAlchemy Investments Acquisition Corp 1N/A$11.49-4.3%N/A+7.1%$52.05MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeCRTCross Timbers Royalty Trust2.2442 of 5 stars$8.70+0.2%N/A-18.6%$52.05M$6.62M8.76N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportShort Interest ↑TBMCTrailblazer Merger Corporation IN/A$11.50-1.0%N/A+6.9%$51.75MN/A0.00N/AShort Interest ↓NRTNorth European Oil Royality Trust2.9013 of 5 stars$5.54+1.0%N/A-13.2%$51.28M$5.78M10.942Positive NewsDividend IncreaseGap DownREFRResearch Frontiers0.109 of 5 stars$1.50flatN/A-31.6%$50.98M$1.34M-30.306HSPOHorizon Space Acquisition IN/A$12.05-1.1%N/A+9.8%$50.25MN/A0.002Positive NewsFORLFour Leaf AcquisitionN/A$11.58+0.1%N/A+6.5%$47.22MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsPLUTPlutus Financial GroupN/A$3.28-6.3%N/AN/A$46.74MN/A0.0010Gap UpATMVAlphaVest AcquisitionN/A$11.950.0%N/A+7.5%$45.99MN/A0.00N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FTII Competitors ALCY Competitors CRT Competitors TBMC Competitors NRT Competitors REFR Competitors HSPO Competitors FORL Competitors PLUT Competitors ATMV Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SFES) was last updated on 8/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMusk’s Project Colossus could mint millionairesI predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredGenesis 14:13-17 [HIDDEN MEANING?]A mysterious Bible verse from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking what one expert calls an “American birthri...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump's New Plan to “Make China Pay”Trump's AI Masterplan Could Crush China The White House just unleashed would could be the most aggressive e...Stansberry Research | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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