Do analysts recommend FORL or SFES?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Four Leaf 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, FORL or SFES?

Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Four Leaf Acquisition N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Safeguard Scientifics N/A N/A -$9.83M $1.25 0.31

Is FORL or SFES more profitable?

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

Do analysts prefer SFES or ILLR?

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

Is SFES or ILLR more profitable?

Triller 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% Triller Group N/A N/A -399.67%

Do analysts rate SFES or NYC?

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 American Strategic Investment 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Do analysts rate SFES or FLD?

Fold has a consensus price target of $2.73, indicating a potential upside of 507.27%. Given Fold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Fold 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 Fold 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, IVCP or SFES?

Swiftmerge 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 Swiftmerge Acquisition N/A N/A $3.42M -$0.02 N/A Safeguard Scientifics N/A N/A -$9.83M $1.25 0.31

Is IVCP or SFES more profitable?

Swiftmerge Acquisition's return on equity of -11.71% beat Safeguard Scientifics' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Swiftmerge Acquisition N/A -11.71% -0.23% Safeguard Scientifics N/A -53.75% -48.03%

Safeguard Scientifics (SFES) Competitors

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SFES vs. FORL, ILLR, NYC, FLD, and IVCP

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 Four Leaf Acquisition (FORL), Triller Group (ILLR), American Strategic Investment (NYC), Fold (FLD), and Swiftmerge Acquisition (IVCP).

How does Safeguard Scientifics compare to Four Leaf Acquisition?

Four Leaf Acquisition (NASDAQ:FORL) and Safeguard Scientifics (NASDAQ:SFES) are related small-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Four Leaf Acquisition's return on equity of 0.00% beat Safeguard Scientifics' return on equity.

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

73.0% of Four Leaf Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are held by institutional investors. 33.2% of Four Leaf 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
Four Leaf Acquisition	Neutral
Safeguard Scientifics	Neutral

Four Leaf Acquisition has a beta of -0.01, suggesting that its stock price is 101% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Safeguard Scientifics has a beta of -0.19, suggesting that its stock price is 119% less volatile than the broader market.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Four Leaf Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Safeguard Scientifics	N/A	N/A	-$9.83M	$1.25	0.31

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Four Leaf 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

Summary

Four Leaf Acquisition beats Safeguard Scientifics on 6 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Safeguard Scientifics compare to Triller Group?

Safeguard Scientifics (NASDAQ:SFES) and Triller Group (NASDAQ:ILLR) 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, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and profitability.

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

Safeguard Scientifics has a beta of -0.19, suggesting that its share price is 119% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Triller Group has a beta of -1.57, suggesting that its share price is 257% less volatile than the broader market.

53.9% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Triller Group shares are held by institutional investors. 51.8% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Triller Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Triller 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%
Triller Group	N/A	N/A	-399.67%

Safeguard Scientifics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Triller Group. Triller Group 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	$1.25	0.31
Triller Group	$21.62M	1.10	-$174.54M	-$7.00	N/A

In the previous week, Safeguard Scientifics' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Triller Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Safeguard Scientifics	Neutral
Triller Group	Neutral

Summary

Safeguard Scientifics beats Triller Group on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Safeguard Scientifics compare to American Strategic Investment?

Safeguard Scientifics (NASDAQ:SFES) and American Strategic Investment (NYSE:NYC) are related small-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.

Safeguard Scientifics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than American Strategic Investment. American Strategic Investment 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	$1.25	0.31
American Strategic Investment	$43.28M	0.60	-$21.19M	-$8.45	N/A

Safeguard Scientifics has a beta of -0.19, suggesting that its stock price is 119% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, American Strategic Investment has a beta of 0.18, suggesting that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the broader market.

53.9% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.0% of American Strategic Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 51.8% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of American Strategic Investment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Safeguard Scientifics has a net margin of 0.00% compared to American Strategic Investment's net margin of -53.18%. Safeguard Scientifics' return on equity of -53.75% beat American Strategic Investment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Safeguard Scientifics	N/A	-53.75%	-48.03%
American Strategic Investment	-53.18%	-113.06%	-14.35%

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
American Strategic Investment	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
Safeguard Scientifics	Neutral
American Strategic Investment	Neutral

Summary

Safeguard Scientifics beats American Strategic Investment on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Safeguard Scientifics compare to Fold?

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

In the previous week, Fold had 17 more articles in the media than Safeguard Scientifics. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Fold and 0 mentions for Safeguard Scientifics. Fold's average media sentiment score of 0.16 beat Safeguard Scientifics' score of 0.00 indicating that Fold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Safeguard Scientifics	Neutral
Fold	Neutral

Safeguard Scientifics has a beta of -0.19, suggesting that its stock price is 119% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Fold has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the broader market.

Safeguard Scientifics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Fold. Fold 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	$1.25	0.31
Fold	$30.30M	0.75	-$69.59M	-$1.07	N/A

53.9% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.9% of Fold shares are held by institutional investors. 51.8% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.1% of Fold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Fold has a consensus price target of $2.73, indicating a potential upside of 507.27%. Given Fold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Fold 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
Fold	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Safeguard Scientifics has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Fold's net margin of -164.63%. Safeguard Scientifics' return on equity of -53.75% beat Fold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Safeguard Scientifics	N/A	-53.75%	-48.03%
Fold	-164.63%	-90.99%	-42.50%

Summary

Fold beats Safeguard Scientifics on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Safeguard Scientifics compare to Swiftmerge Acquisition?

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

38.1% of Swiftmerge Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are held by institutional investors. 42.9% of Swiftmerge 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Swiftmerge 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
Swiftmerge Acquisition	N/A	N/A	$3.42M	-$0.02	N/A
Safeguard Scientifics	N/A	N/A	-$9.83M	$1.25	0.31

Swiftmerge Acquisition has a beta of 0.03, meaning that its share price is 97% 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.

Swiftmerge Acquisition's return on equity of -11.71% beat Safeguard Scientifics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Swiftmerge Acquisition	N/A	-11.71%	-0.23%
Safeguard Scientifics	N/A	-53.75%	-48.03%

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
Swiftmerge Acquisition	Neutral
Safeguard Scientifics	Neutral

Summary

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

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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	$6.48M	$5.55B	$14.04B	$12.76B
Dividend Yield	N/A	7.47%	5.92%	10.01%
P/E Ratio	-0.69	37.17	28.97	25.53
Price / Sales	N/A	1,147.88	475.34	94.27
Price / Cash	N/A	48.22	38.61	49.39
Price / Book	0.32	3.71	3.73	6.11
Net Income	-$9.83M	$417.17M	$1.31B	$347.58M
7 Day Performance	-14.04%	1.58%	1.46%	4.91%
1 Month Performance	-8.10%	-0.15%	1.29%	-2.06%
1 Year Performance	-47.63%	7.10%	13.60%	21.03%

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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	$0.39 -2.4%	N/A	-47.6%	$6.48M	N/A	N/A	33	Gap Down
FORL Four Leaf Acquisition	N/A	$11.00 flat	N/A	N/A	$26.07M	N/A	N/A	N/A
ILLR Triller Group	0.362 of 5 stars	$1.27 +6.7%	N/A	-78.9%	$25.26M	$56.68M	N/A	152	Gap Down
NYC American Strategic Investment	0.9231 of 5 stars	$8.91 +8.8%	N/A	-27.5%	$23.97M	$43.28M	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Up
FLD Fold	3.0194 of 5 stars	$0.45 +0.1%	$2.73 +506.6%	-89.4%	$22.88M	$31.79M	N/A	N/A	Trending News Upcoming Earnings Gap Up

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Safeguard Scientifics (SFES) Competitors

SFES vs. FORL, ILLR, NYC, FLD, and IVCP

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Safeguard Scientifics (SFES) Competitors

SFES vs. FORL, ILLR, NYC, FLD, and IVCP

How does Safeguard Scientifics compare to Four Leaf Acquisition?

Is FORL or SFES more profitable?

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

Does the media refer more to FORL or SFES?

Which has more volatility & risk, FORL or SFES?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FORL or SFES?

Do analysts recommend FORL or SFES?

Summary

How does Safeguard Scientifics compare to Triller Group?

Do analysts prefer SFES or ILLR?

Which has more volatility & risk, SFES or ILLR?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SFES or ILLR?

Is SFES or ILLR more profitable?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, SFES or ILLR?

Does the media prefer SFES or ILLR?

Summary

How does Safeguard Scientifics compare to American Strategic Investment?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SFES or NYC?

Which has more volatility and risk, SFES or NYC?

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

Is SFES or NYC more profitable?

Do analysts rate SFES or NYC?

Does the media favor SFES or NYC?

Summary

How does Safeguard Scientifics compare to Fold?

Does the media favor SFES or FLD?

Which has more volatility & risk, SFES or FLD?

Which has better earnings & valuation, SFES or FLD?

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

Do analysts rate SFES or FLD?

Is SFES or FLD more profitable?

Summary

How does Safeguard Scientifics compare to Swiftmerge Acquisition?

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, IVCP or SFES?

Which has more volatility & risk, IVCP or SFES?

Is IVCP or SFES more profitable?

Does the media favor IVCP or SFES?

Summary

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

Media Sentiment Over Time

SFES vs. The Competition

Safeguard Scientifics Competitors List

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