Safeguard Scientifics (SFES) Competitors $0.81 +0.03 (+3.83%) As of 06/12/2025 02:39 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SFES vs. CLRC, TBMC, ALCY, ISPO, FTII, NRT, HSPO, IRAA, TOP, and FORLShould you be buying Safeguard Scientifics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Safeguard Scientifics include ClimateRock (CLRC), Trailblazer Merger Co. I (TBMC), Alchemy Investments Acquisition Corp 1 (ALCY), Inspirato (ISPO), FutureTech II Acquisition (FTII), North European Oil Royalty Trust (NRT), Horizon Space Acquisition I (HSPO), Iris Acquisition (IRAA), TOP Financial Group (TOP), and Four Leaf Acquisition (FORL). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Safeguard Scientifics vs. Its Competitors ClimateRock Trailblazer Merger Co. I Alchemy Investments Acquisition Corp 1 Inspirato FutureTech II Acquisition North European Oil Royalty Trust Horizon Space Acquisition I Iris Acquisition TOP Financial Group Four Leaf Acquisition ClimateRock (NASDAQ:CLRC) and Safeguard Scientifics (NASDAQ:SFES) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability. Is CLRC or SFES more profitable? ClimateRock's return on equity of 0.00% beat Safeguard Scientifics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ClimateRockN/A N/A -1.77% Safeguard Scientifics N/A -53.75%-48.03% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CLRC or SFES? ClimateRock and Safeguard Scientifics both received 0 outperform votes by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformClimateRockN/AN/ASafeguard ScientificsN/AN/A Does the media refer more to CLRC or SFES? In the previous week, ClimateRock's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Safeguard Scientifics'average media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment ClimateRock Neutral Safeguard Scientifics Neutral Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CLRC or SFES? 55.5% of ClimateRock shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are owned by institutional investors. 42.2% of ClimateRock shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 51.8% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CLRC or SFES? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioClimateRockN/AN/A$480KN/AN/ASafeguard ScientificsN/AN/A-$9.83M-$0.55-1.47 Which has more volatility and risk, CLRC or SFES? ClimateRock has a beta of -0.01, meaning that its share price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Safeguard Scientifics has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryClimateRock beats Safeguard Scientifics on 4 of the 6 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$13.54M$1.09B$11.57B$8.50BDividend YieldN/A12.16%5.65%4.17%P/E Ratio-1.4513.0722.7719.64Price / SalesN/A11.3426.75152.17Price / CashN/A14.7017.6034.64Price / Book0.671.102.834.60Net Income-$9.83M$96.63M$1.04B$248.06M7 Day Performance1.24%0.05%-0.37%-1.03%1 Month Performance-13.84%2.19%0.09%3.50%1 Year Performance-10.01%0.33%539.64%12.68% Safeguard Scientifics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SFESSafeguard ScientificsN/A$0.81+3.8%N/A-10.0%$13.54MN/A-1.4533Gap DownCLRCClimateRockN/A$12.05+0.3%N/A+4.8%$54.83MN/A0.002TBMCTrailblazer Merger Co. IN/A$11.83+0.7%N/A+8.5%$53.20MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsALCYAlchemy Investments Acquisition Corp 1N/A$11.46-0.4%N/A+9.6%$51.91MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsISPOInspirato0.9774 of 5 stars$4.05+0.4%N/A+1.3%$50.32M$265.50M-0.92770News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownFTIIFutureTech II AcquisitionN/A$11.70flatN/AN/A$50.19MN/A0.002NRTNorth European Oil Royalty Trust0.8765 of 5 stars$5.43+3.2%N/A-12.6%$49.91M$5.87M10.442Gap UpHSPOHorizon Space Acquisition IN/A$11.97+1.3%N/A+11.1%$49.90MN/A0.002News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpIRAAIris AcquisitionN/A$6.94+38.5%N/A-37.6%$49.55MN/A0.00N/AGap UpHigh Trading VolumeTOPTOP Financial Group0.342 of 5 stars$1.26+1.4%N/A-45.8%$46.47M$2.73M0.0011FORLFour Leaf AcquisitionN/A$11.37-0.4%N/A+4.5%$46.37MN/A0.00N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CLRC Competitors TBMC Competitors ALCY Competitors ISPO Competitors FTII Competitors NRT Competitors HSPO Competitors IRAA Competitors TOP Competitors FORL 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 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredWhy July 22nd Could Mean Big Changes for Social SecurityIn a stunning move, President Trump has authorized an AI-led transformation of federal agencies, including Soc...Altimetry | SponsoredTrump’s treachery Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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