Do analysts recommend RAND or SFES?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Rand Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Safeguard Scientifics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Do analysts prefer BENF or SFES?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Beneficient 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Safeguard Scientifics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BENF or SFES?

Beneficient is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Safeguard Scientifics, 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 Beneficient N/A N/A -$87.43M -$7.11 N/A Safeguard Scientifics N/A N/A -$9.83M $1.16 0.41

Is BENF or SFES more profitable?

Beneficient's return on equity of 0.00% beat Safeguard Scientifics' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Beneficient N/A N/A -19.31% Safeguard Scientifics N/A -53.75% -48.03%

Do analysts rate SFES or GRNQ?

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) 0.00 Greenpro Capital 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Do analysts prefer EQS or SFES?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Equus Total Return 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Safeguard Scientifics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Do analysts recommend SFES or ICMB?

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) 0.00 Investcorp Credit Management BDC 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

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SFES vs. RAND, BENF, GRNQ, EQS, and ICMB

Should you buy Safeguard Scientifics stock or one of its competitors? Safeguard Scientifics's main competitors and comparable companies include Rand Capital (RAND), Beneficient (BENF), Greenpro Capital (GRNQ), Equus Total Return (EQS), and Investcorp Credit Management BDC (ICMB). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry.

How does Safeguard Scientifics compare to Rand Capital?

Rand Capital (NASDAQ:RAND) and Safeguard Scientifics (NASDAQ:SFES) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Rand Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Safeguard Scientifics. Rand Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Safeguard Scientifics, 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
Rand Capital	$6.47M	4.42	-$8.04M	-$0.04	N/A
Safeguard Scientifics	N/A	N/A	-$9.83M	$1.16	0.41

Safeguard Scientifics has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Rand Capital's net margin of -2.67%. Rand Capital's return on equity of 5.47% beat Safeguard Scientifics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rand Capital	-2.67%	5.47%	5.23%
Safeguard Scientifics	N/A	-53.75%	-48.03%

53.9% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are held by institutional investors. 68.2% of Rand Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Rand Capital has a beta of 0.08, indicating that its stock price is 92% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Safeguard Scientifics has a beta of -0.1, indicating that its stock price is 110% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Rand Capital had 2 more articles in the media than Safeguard Scientifics. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Rand Capital and 0 mentions for Safeguard Scientifics. Rand Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Safeguard Scientifics' score of 0.00 indicating that Rand Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Rand Capital	Neutral
Safeguard Scientifics	Neutral

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rand Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Safeguard Scientifics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Rand Capital beats Safeguard Scientifics on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Safeguard Scientifics compare to Beneficient?

Beneficient (NASDAQ:BENF) and Safeguard Scientifics (NASDAQ:SFES) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Beneficient's return on equity of 0.00% beat Safeguard Scientifics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Beneficient	N/A	N/A	-19.31%
Safeguard Scientifics	N/A	-53.75%	-48.03%

In the previous week, Beneficient had 3 more articles in the media than Safeguard Scientifics. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Beneficient and 0 mentions for Safeguard Scientifics. Beneficient's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat Safeguard Scientifics' score of 0.00 indicating that Beneficient is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Beneficient	Neutral
Safeguard Scientifics	Neutral

Beneficient has a beta of -0.01, meaning that its stock price is 101% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Safeguard Scientifics has a beta of -0.1, meaning that its stock price is 110% less volatile than the broader market.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Beneficient	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Safeguard Scientifics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

90.6% of Beneficient shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are held by institutional investors. 10.1% of Beneficient shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Beneficient is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Safeguard Scientifics, 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
Beneficient	N/A	N/A	-$87.43M	-$7.11	N/A
Safeguard Scientifics	N/A	N/A	-$9.83M	$1.16	0.41

Summary

Beneficient beats Safeguard Scientifics on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Safeguard Scientifics compare to Greenpro Capital?

Safeguard Scientifics (NASDAQ:SFES) and Greenpro Capital (NASDAQ:GRNQ) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and profitability.

53.9% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.9% of Greenpro Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 9.7% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Greenpro Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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)	0.00
Greenpro Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Safeguard Scientifics has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Greenpro Capital's net margin of -169.65%. Greenpro Capital's return on equity of -22.06% beat Safeguard Scientifics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Safeguard Scientifics	N/A	-53.75%	-48.03%
Greenpro Capital	-169.65%	-22.06%	-18.90%

In the previous week, Greenpro Capital had 2 more articles in the media than Safeguard Scientifics. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Greenpro Capital and 0 mentions for Safeguard Scientifics. Safeguard Scientifics' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Greenpro Capital'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Safeguard Scientifics	Neutral
Greenpro Capital	Neutral

Safeguard Scientifics has a beta of -0.1, indicating that its share price is 110% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Greenpro Capital has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the broader market.

Greenpro Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Safeguard Scientifics. Greenpro Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Safeguard Scientifics, 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
Safeguard Scientifics	N/A	N/A	-$9.83M	$1.16	0.41
Greenpro Capital	$2.07M	7.76	-$2.98M	-$3.60	N/A

Summary

Greenpro Capital beats Safeguard Scientifics on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Safeguard Scientifics compare to Equus Total Return?

Equus Total Return (NYSE:EQS) and Safeguard Scientifics (NASDAQ:SFES) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and media sentiment.

Equus Total Return has a beta of 0.09, meaning that its share price is 91% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Safeguard Scientifics has a beta of -0.1, meaning that its share price is 110% less volatile than the broader market.

Safeguard Scientifics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Equus Total Return. Equus Total Return is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Safeguard Scientifics, 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
Equus Total Return	$1.37M	8.26	-$14.16M	-$1.40	N/A
Safeguard Scientifics	N/A	N/A	-$9.83M	$1.16	0.41

Safeguard Scientifics has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Equus Total Return's net margin of -1,408.24%. Equus Total Return's return on equity of -14.25% beat Safeguard Scientifics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Equus Total Return	-1,408.24%	-14.25%	-11.34%
Safeguard Scientifics	N/A	-53.75%	-48.03%

In the previous week, Equus Total Return had 2 more articles in the media than Safeguard Scientifics. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Equus Total Return and 0 mentions for Safeguard Scientifics. Equus Total Return's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Safeguard Scientifics' score of 0.00 indicating that Equus Total Return is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Equus Total Return	Positive
Safeguard Scientifics	Neutral

53.9% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.5% of Equus Total Return shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Equus Total Return	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Safeguard Scientifics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Equus Total Return beats Safeguard Scientifics on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Safeguard Scientifics compare to Investcorp Credit Management BDC?

Safeguard Scientifics (NASDAQ:SFES) and Investcorp Credit Management BDC (NASDAQ:ICMB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and valuation.

53.9% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.8% of Investcorp Credit Management BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 9.7% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Investcorp Credit Management BDC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Safeguard Scientifics has a beta of -0.1, suggesting that its share price is 110% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Investcorp Credit Management BDC has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the broader market.

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)	0.00
Investcorp Credit Management BDC	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Safeguard Scientifics has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Investcorp Credit Management BDC's net margin of -134.21%. Investcorp Credit Management BDC's return on equity of 0.86% beat Safeguard Scientifics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Safeguard Scientifics	N/A	-53.75%	-48.03%
Investcorp Credit Management BDC	-134.21%	0.86%	0.28%

In the previous week, Investcorp Credit Management BDC had 1 more articles in the media than Safeguard Scientifics. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Investcorp Credit Management BDC and 0 mentions for Safeguard Scientifics. Investcorp Credit Management BDC's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Safeguard Scientifics' score of 0.00 indicating that Investcorp Credit Management BDC is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Safeguard Scientifics	Neutral
Investcorp Credit Management BDC	Positive

Investcorp Credit Management BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Safeguard Scientifics. Investcorp Credit Management BDC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Safeguard Scientifics, 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
Safeguard Scientifics	N/A	N/A	-$9.83M	$1.16	0.41
Investcorp Credit Management BDC	$17.40M	0.57	-$8.85M	-$1.42	N/A

Summary

Investcorp Credit Management BDC beats Safeguard Scientifics on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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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.

SFES vs. The Competition

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Metric	Safeguard Scientifics	Capital Markets Industry	Finance Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$8.36M	$5.13B	$13.37B	$13.21B
Dividend Yield	N/A	7.60%	6.07%	20.71%
P/E Ratio	-0.89	30.04	24.72	26.16
Price / Sales	N/A	1,205.69	488.85	94.37
Price / Cash	N/A	47.58	45.13	53.09
Price / Book	0.41	3.48	2.71	6.34
Net Income	-$9.83M	$415.02M	$1.32B	$381.90M
7 Day Performance	-0.20%	-0.39%	-0.53%	-1.39%
1 Month Performance	42.86%	-2.10%	-2.68%	-4.31%
1 Year Performance	-47.33%	10.37%	10.00%	-0.35%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
SFES Safeguard Scientifics	N/A	$0.50 +6.4%	N/A	-47.4%	$8.36M	N/A	N/A	33	Gap Up High Trading Volume
RAND Rand Capital	1.662 of 5 stars	$9.95 -0.5%	N/A	-33.3%	$29.70M	$6.47M	N/A	4	News Coverage
BENF Beneficient	1.3466 of 5 stars	$1.42 -2.7%	N/A	-79.8%	$21.20M	N/A	N/A	50	Short Interest Increase
GRNQ Greenpro Capital	0.4126 of 5 stars	$9.67 -8.3%	N/A	-43.9%	$19.12M	$2.07M	N/A	41	Short Interest Decrease
EQS Equus Total Return	0.87 of 5 stars	$1.04 +4.1%	N/A	-62.3%	$13.95M	$1.37M	N/A	2,011	Short Interest Increase Gap Up

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SFES vs. RAND, BENF, GRNQ, EQS, and ICMB

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Safeguard Scientifics (SFES) Competitors

SFES vs. RAND, BENF, GRNQ, EQS, and ICMB

How does Safeguard Scientifics compare to Rand Capital?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, RAND or SFES?

Is RAND or SFES more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RAND or SFES?

Which has more risk and volatility, RAND or SFES?

Does the media favor RAND or SFES?

Do analysts recommend RAND or SFES?

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How does Safeguard Scientifics compare to Beneficient?

Is BENF or SFES more profitable?

Does the media prefer BENF or SFES?

Which has more risk & volatility, BENF or SFES?

Do analysts prefer BENF or SFES?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BENF or SFES?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BENF or SFES?

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How does Safeguard Scientifics compare to Greenpro Capital?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SFES or GRNQ?

Do analysts rate SFES or GRNQ?

Is SFES or GRNQ more profitable?

Does the media refer more to SFES or GRNQ?

Which has more volatility & risk, SFES or GRNQ?

Which has better valuation and earnings, SFES or GRNQ?

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How does Safeguard Scientifics compare to Equus Total Return?

Which has more risk & volatility, EQS or SFES?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, EQS or SFES?

Is EQS or SFES more profitable?

Does the media prefer EQS or SFES?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in EQS or SFES?

Do analysts prefer EQS or SFES?

Summary

How does Safeguard Scientifics compare to Investcorp Credit Management BDC?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SFES or ICMB?

Which has more volatility and risk, SFES or ICMB?

Do analysts recommend SFES or ICMB?

Is SFES or ICMB more profitable?

Does the media favor SFES or ICMB?

Which has better earnings and valuation, SFES or ICMB?

Summary

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SFES vs. The Competition

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