Sonic Foundry (SOFO) Competitors

Sonic Foundry (NASDAQ:SOFO) and Alpine 4 (NASDAQ:ALPP) are both small-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Is SOFO or ALPP more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sonic Foundry	N/A	N/A	N/A
Alpine 4	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SOFO or ALPP?

Alpine 4 has higher revenue and earnings than Sonic Foundry.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sonic Foundry	$23.04M	0.00	-$19.35M	N/A	N/A
Alpine 4	$104.20M	0.00	-$12.88M	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to SOFO or ALPP?

In the previous week, Sonic Foundry's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Alpine 4'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Sonic Foundry	Neutral
Alpine 4	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, SOFO or ALPP?

Sonic Foundry has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpine 4 has a beta of -3.41, indicating that its share price is 441% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SOFO or ALPP?

5.4% of Alpine 4 shares are held by institutional investors. 46.5% of Sonic Foundry shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 45.1% of Alpine 4 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.

Summary

Alpine 4 beats Sonic Foundry on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.