Do analysts recommend DYCQ or SFES?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score DT Cloud Acquisition 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 preferable earnings and valuation, DYCQ or SFES?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio DT Cloud Acquisition N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Safeguard Scientifics N/A N/A -$9.83M $1.25 0.39

Is DYCQ or SFES more profitable?

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

Do analysts recommend GSIW or SFES?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Garden Stage 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 preferable earnings and valuation, GSIW or SFES?

Garden Stage has higher revenue and earnings than Safeguard Scientifics. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Garden Stage $5.47M 5.67 -$4.32M N/A N/A Safeguard Scientifics N/A N/A -$9.83M $1.25 0.39

Is GSIW or SFES more profitable?

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PPHP or SFES?

PHP Ventures Acquisition 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 PHP Ventures Acquisition N/A N/A -$1.85M -$0.40 N/A Safeguard Scientifics N/A N/A -$9.83M $1.25 0.39

Is PPHP or SFES more profitable?

PHP Ventures Acquisition's return on equity of 0.00% beat Safeguard Scientifics' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PHP Ventures Acquisition N/A N/A -4.75% Safeguard Scientifics N/A -53.75% -48.03%

Do analysts rate SFES or TOP?

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 TOP Financial Group 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SFES or TOP?

TOP Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than Safeguard Scientifics. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Safeguard Scientifics N/A N/A -$9.83M $1.25 0.39 TOP Financial Group $3.33M 10.26 -$5.97M N/A N/A

Is SFES or TOP more profitable?

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

Do analysts recommend SFES or IGTA?

Inception Growth Acquisition has a consensus target price of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 167.49%. Given Inception Growth Acquisition's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Inception Growth Acquisition is more favorable than Safeguard Scientifics. 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 Inception Growth Acquisition 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

Which has higher earnings & valuation, SFES or IGTA?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Safeguard Scientifics N/A N/A -$9.83M $1.25 0.39 Inception Growth Acquisition N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is SFES or IGTA more profitable?

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

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SFES vs. DYCQ, GSIW, PPHP, TOP, and IGTA

Should you buy Safeguard Scientifics stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Safeguard Scientifics with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Safeguard Scientifics include DT Cloud Acquisition (DYCQ), Garden Stage (GSIW), PHP Ventures Acquisition (PPHP), TOP Financial Group (TOP), and Inception Growth Acquisition (IGTA). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry.

How does Safeguard Scientifics compare to DT Cloud Acquisition?

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

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DT Cloud Acquisition	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

53.9% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are held by institutional investors. 29.0% of DT Cloud Acquisition shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 51.8% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

DT Cloud Acquisition's return on equity of 0.00% beat Safeguard Scientifics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DT Cloud Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A
Safeguard Scientifics	N/A	-53.75%	-48.03%

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DT Cloud Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Safeguard Scientifics	N/A	N/A	-$9.83M	$1.25	0.39

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
DT Cloud Acquisition	Neutral
Safeguard Scientifics	Neutral

Summary

DT Cloud Acquisition beats Safeguard Scientifics on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Safeguard Scientifics compare to Garden Stage?

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

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Garden Stage	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

Garden Stage has a beta of 4, indicating that its share price is 300% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Safeguard Scientifics has a beta of -0.19, indicating that its share price is 119% less volatile than the broader market.

Garden Stage has higher revenue and earnings than Safeguard Scientifics.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Garden Stage	$5.47M	5.67	-$4.32M	N/A	N/A
Safeguard Scientifics	N/A	N/A	-$9.83M	$1.25	0.39

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

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

0.5% of Garden Stage shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are held by institutional investors. 51.8% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Garden Stage had 3 more articles in the media than Safeguard Scientifics. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Garden Stage and 0 mentions for Safeguard Scientifics. Garden Stage's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Safeguard Scientifics' score of 0.00 indicating that Garden Stage is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Garden Stage	Neutral
Safeguard Scientifics	Neutral

Summary

Garden Stage beats Safeguard Scientifics on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Safeguard Scientifics compare to PHP Ventures Acquisition?

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

PHP Ventures Acquisition has a beta of 0.01, meaning that its share price is 99% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Safeguard Scientifics has a beta of -0.19, meaning that its share price is 119% less volatile than the broader market.

PHP Ventures Acquisition's return on equity of 0.00% beat Safeguard Scientifics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PHP Ventures Acquisition	N/A	N/A	-4.75%
Safeguard Scientifics	N/A	-53.75%	-48.03%

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
PHP Ventures Acquisition	Neutral
Safeguard Scientifics	Neutral

27.4% of PHP Ventures Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are held by institutional investors. 41.0% of PHP Ventures Acquisition shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 51.8% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

PHP Ventures Acquisition 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
PHP Ventures Acquisition	N/A	N/A	-$1.85M	-$0.40	N/A
Safeguard Scientifics	N/A	N/A	-$9.83M	$1.25	0.39

Summary

PHP Ventures Acquisition and Safeguard Scientifics tied by winning 4 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Safeguard Scientifics compare to TOP Financial Group?

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

TOP Financial Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat Safeguard Scientifics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Safeguard Scientifics	N/A	-53.75%	-48.03%
TOP Financial Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

TOP Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than Safeguard Scientifics.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Safeguard Scientifics	N/A	N/A	-$9.83M	$1.25	0.39
TOP Financial Group	$3.33M	10.26	-$5.97M	N/A	N/A

Safeguard Scientifics has a beta of -0.19, meaning that its share price is 119% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, TOP Financial Group has a beta of -0.98, meaning that its share price is 198% 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
TOP Financial Group	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

In the previous week, TOP Financial Group had 6 more articles in the media than Safeguard Scientifics. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for TOP Financial Group and 0 mentions for Safeguard Scientifics. TOP Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Safeguard Scientifics' score of 0.00 indicating that TOP Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Safeguard Scientifics	Neutral
TOP Financial Group	Neutral

53.9% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of TOP Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.8% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are owned 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.

Summary

TOP Financial Group beats Safeguard Scientifics on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Safeguard Scientifics compare to Inception Growth Acquisition?

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

Safeguard Scientifics has a beta of -0.19, meaning that its share price is 119% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Inception Growth Acquisition has a beta of 0.09, meaning that its share price is 91% less volatile than the broader market.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Safeguard Scientifics	N/A	N/A	-$9.83M	$1.25	0.39
Inception Growth Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, Inception Growth Acquisition had 1 more articles in the media than Safeguard Scientifics. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Inception Growth Acquisition and 0 mentions for Safeguard Scientifics. Safeguard Scientifics' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Inception Growth Acquisition'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Safeguard Scientifics	Neutral
Inception Growth Acquisition	Neutral

Inception Growth Acquisition has a consensus target price of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 167.49%. Given Inception Growth Acquisition's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Inception Growth Acquisition is more favorable than Safeguard Scientifics.

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
Inception Growth Acquisition	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Inception Growth Acquisition's return on equity of 0.00% beat Safeguard Scientifics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Safeguard Scientifics	N/A	-53.75%	-48.03%
Inception Growth Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A

53.9% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.0% of Inception Growth Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.8% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Inception Growth Acquisition shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Inception Growth Acquisition beats Safeguard Scientifics on 6 of the 8 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	Investors Industry	Finance Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$8.18M	$88.72M	$13.88B	$12.07B
Dividend Yield	N/A	12.66%	5.75%	5.66%
P/E Ratio	-0.87	4.81	20.12	24.57
Price / Sales	N/A	11.65	148.62	141.49
Price / Cash	N/A	3.94	19.50	37.92
Price / Book	0.40	0.33	2.25	6.78
Net Income	-$9.83M	$1.50M	$1.14B	$337.32M
7 Day Performance	-0.16%	-1.26%	1.15%	1.96%
1 Month Performance	13.79%	2.37%	2.00%	3.81%
1 Year Performance	-39.60%	-42.34%	12.45%	32.19%

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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	$0.49 -0.1%	N/A	N/A	$8.18M	N/A	N/A	33	Gap Down
DYCQ DT Cloud Acquisition	N/A	$11.18 flat	N/A	N/A	$32.37M	N/A	N/A	N/A
GSIW Garden Stage	1.0495 of 5 stars	$29.01 -9.0%	N/A	-89.8%	$31.62M	$5.47M	N/A	13	News Coverage Gap Down High Trading Volume
PPHP PHP Ventures Acquisition	N/A	$11.07 flat	N/A	N/A	$28.75M	N/A	N/A	3
TOP TOP Financial Group	0.6851 of 5 stars	$1.05 +5.0%	N/A	-8.0%	$28.47M	$3.33M	N/A	11

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SFES vs. DYCQ, GSIW, PPHP, TOP, and IGTA

How does Safeguard Scientifics compare to DT Cloud Acquisition?

Do analysts recommend DYCQ or SFES?

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

Is DYCQ or SFES more profitable?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, DYCQ or SFES?

Does the media prefer DYCQ or SFES?

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How does Safeguard Scientifics compare to Garden Stage?

Do analysts recommend GSIW or SFES?

Which has more volatility & risk, GSIW or SFES?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, GSIW or SFES?

Is GSIW or SFES more profitable?

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

Does the media favor GSIW or SFES?

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How does Safeguard Scientifics compare to PHP Ventures Acquisition?

Which has more risk and volatility, PPHP or SFES?

Is PPHP or SFES more profitable?

Does the media prefer PPHP or SFES?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PPHP or SFES?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PPHP or SFES?

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How does Safeguard Scientifics compare to TOP Financial Group?

Is SFES or TOP more profitable?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SFES or TOP?

Which has more risk & volatility, SFES or TOP?

Do analysts rate SFES or TOP?

Does the media favor SFES or TOP?

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

Summary

How does Safeguard Scientifics compare to Inception Growth Acquisition?

Which has more volatility & risk, SFES or IGTA?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, SFES or IGTA?

Does the media refer more to SFES or IGTA?

Do analysts recommend SFES or IGTA?

Is SFES or IGTA more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SFES or IGTA?

Summary

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Safeguard Scientifics Competitors List

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