Skillsoft (SKIL) Competitors

Skillsoft (NYSE:SKIL) and Red Cat (NASDAQ:RCAT) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SKIL or RCAT?

Skillsoft received 10 more outperform votes than Red Cat when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 83.33% of users gave Red Cat an outperform vote while only 35.71% of users gave Skillsoft an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Skillsoft	Outperform Votes 15 35.71%	Underperform Votes 27 64.29%
Red Cat	Outperform Votes 5 83.33%	Underperform Votes 1 16.67%

Which has more volatility & risk, SKIL or RCAT?

Skillsoft has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Red Cat has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, SKIL or RCAT?

Red Cat has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Skillsoft. Red Cat is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Skillsoft, 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
Skillsoft	$530.99M	0.32	-$349.29M	-$14.87	-1.35
Red Cat	$16.47M	32.52	-$24.05M	-$0.54	-10.91

Is SKIL or RCAT more profitable?

Skillsoft has a net margin of -62.85% compared to Red Cat's net margin of -232.62%. Skillsoft's return on equity of -53.74% beat Red Cat's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Skillsoft	-62.85%	-53.74%	-7.53%
Red Cat	-232.62%	-96.00%	-75.95%

Do analysts prefer SKIL or RCAT?

Red Cat has a consensus target price of $8.50, suggesting a potential upside of 44.31%. Given Red Cat's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Red Cat is more favorable than Skillsoft.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Skillsoft	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Red Cat	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Does the media favor SKIL or RCAT?

In the previous week, Red Cat had 22 more articles in the media than Skillsoft. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Red Cat and 4 mentions for Skillsoft. Red Cat's average media sentiment score of 0.10 beat Skillsoft's score of -0.03 indicating that Red Cat is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Skillsoft	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Red Cat	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	19 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SKIL or RCAT?

87.0% of Skillsoft shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.0% of Red Cat shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.5% of Skillsoft shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.5% of Red Cat shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Red Cat beats Skillsoft on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.