Safeguard Scientifics (SFES) Competitors $0.88 -0.02 (-2.21%) As of 10/21/2025 10:49 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SFES vs. LOAN, SELF, ALCY, REFR, TBMC, GLLI, EURK, PLUT, HSPO, and FTIIShould you be buying Safeguard Scientifics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Safeguard Scientifics include Manhattan Bridge Capital (LOAN), Global Self Storage (SELF), Alchemy Investments Acquisition Corp 1 (ALCY), Research Frontiers (REFR), Trailblazer Merger Corporation I (TBMC), Globalink Investment (GLLI), Eureka Acquisition (EURK), Plutus Financial Group (PLUT), Horizon Space Acquisition I (HSPO), and FutureTech II Acquisition (FTII). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Safeguard Scientifics vs. Its Competitors Manhattan Bridge Capital Global Self Storage Alchemy Investments Acquisition Corp 1 Research Frontiers Trailblazer Merger Corporation I Globalink Investment Eureka Acquisition Plutus Financial Group Horizon Space Acquisition I FutureTech II Acquisition Safeguard Scientifics (NASDAQ:SFES) and Manhattan Bridge Capital (NASDAQ:LOAN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SFES or LOAN? 53.9% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.8% of Manhattan Bridge Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 51.8% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.5% of Manhattan Bridge Capital shares are held 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 better earnings & valuation, SFES or LOAN? Manhattan Bridge Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Safeguard Scientifics. Safeguard Scientifics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Manhattan Bridge Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSafeguard ScientificsN/AN/A-$9.83M-$0.38-2.32Manhattan Bridge Capital$7.32M8.20$5.59M$0.4711.16 Which has more volatility & risk, SFES or LOAN? Safeguard Scientifics has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manhattan Bridge Capital has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is SFES or LOAN more profitable? Manhattan Bridge Capital has a net margin of 59.04% compared to Safeguard Scientifics' net margin of 0.00%. Manhattan Bridge Capital's return on equity of 12.68% beat Safeguard Scientifics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Safeguard ScientificsN/A -53.75% -48.03% Manhattan Bridge Capital 59.04%12.68%8.07% Does the media refer more to SFES or LOAN? In the previous week, Manhattan Bridge Capital had 1 more articles in the media than Safeguard Scientifics. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Manhattan Bridge Capital and 0 mentions for Safeguard Scientifics. Safeguard Scientifics' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Manhattan Bridge Capital'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Safeguard Scientifics Neutral Manhattan Bridge Capital Neutral Do analysts prefer SFES or LOAN? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Safeguard Scientifics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Manhattan Bridge Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryManhattan Bridge Capital beats Safeguard Scientifics on 10 of the 13 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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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$14.72M$267.58M$12.64B$10.56BDividend YieldN/A14.66%5.59%4.88%P/E Ratio-1.577.9221.2727.16Price / SalesN/A6.4430.54166.44Price / CashN/A6.7822.4061.65Price / Book0.730.682.236.45Net Income-$9.83M$19.57M$1.02B$276.51M7 Day Performance-2.21%-0.35%-0.61%-2.38%1 Month Performance-3.29%-4.97%-1.30%0.49%1 Year Performance-3.24%-11.14%535.63%30.73% Safeguard Scientifics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SFESSafeguard ScientificsN/A$0.88-2.2%N/A+6.0%$14.72MN/A-1.5733Gap DownLOANManhattan Bridge Capital1.6522 of 5 stars$5.15-2.5%N/A-4.3%$58.91M$7.32M10.966News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeSELFGlobal Self Storage1.115 of 5 stars$4.91-0.4%$6.50+32.4%-1.8%$55.67M$12.71M22.3230High Trading VolumeALCYAlchemy Investments Acquisition Corp 1N/A$12.08+2.6%N/A+10.2%$54.72MN/A0.00N/AREFRResearch Frontiers0.085 of 5 stars$1.62-9.3%N/A-14.9%$54.35M$1.34M-32.306Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeTBMCTrailblazer Merger Corporation IN/A$11.94+2.2%N/A+7.0%$53.72MN/A0.00N/AShort Interest ↓Gap UpGLLIGlobalink Investment0.2602 of 5 stars$15.00flatN/AN/A$52.77MN/A-65.21N/AEURKEureka AcquisitionN/A$10.82+0.1%N/A+7.7%$52.24MN/A0.00N/AShort Interest ↓PLUTPlutus Financial GroupN/A$3.66-2.1%N/AN/A$52.16M$9.75M0.0010HSPOHorizon Space Acquisition IN/A$12.42-0.2%N/A+10.5%$51.78MN/A0.002FTIIFutureTech II AcquisitionN/A$12.02flatN/AN/A$51.57MN/A0.002 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LOAN Competitors SELF Competitors ALCY Competitors REFR Competitors TBMC Competitors GLLI Competitors EURK Competitors PLUT Competitors HSPO Competitors FTII 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 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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