SoundThinking (SSTI) Competitors

Grid Dynamics (NASDAQ:GDYN) and SoundThinking (NASDAQ:SSTI) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which has more risk and volatility, GDYN or SSTI?

Grid Dynamics has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SoundThinking has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GDYN or SSTI?

Grid Dynamics has higher revenue and earnings than SoundThinking. SoundThinking is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Grid Dynamics, 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
Grid Dynamics	$350.57M	1.96	$4.04M	$0.19	42.63
SoundThinking	$103.90M	1.59	-$9.18M	-$0.79	-16.37

Does the media favor GDYN or SSTI?

In the previous week, SoundThinking had 11 more articles in the media than Grid Dynamics. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for SoundThinking and 9 mentions for Grid Dynamics. Grid Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat SoundThinking's score of -0.08 indicating that Grid Dynamics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Grid Dynamics	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SoundThinking	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GDYN or SSTI?

71.2% of Grid Dynamics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.7% of SoundThinking shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.2% of Grid Dynamics shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of SoundThinking shares are owned 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.

Is GDYN or SSTI more profitable?

Grid Dynamics has a net margin of 4.37% compared to SoundThinking's net margin of -9.74%. Grid Dynamics' return on equity of 1.89% beat SoundThinking's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Grid Dynamics	4.37%	1.89%	1.64%
SoundThinking	-9.74%	-13.76%	-7.36%

Do analysts recommend GDYN or SSTI?

Grid Dynamics currently has a consensus price target of $15.75, suggesting a potential upside of 94.44%. SoundThinking has a consensus price target of $20.80, suggesting a potential upside of 60.87%. Given Grid Dynamics' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Grid Dynamics is more favorable than SoundThinking.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Grid Dynamics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
SoundThinking	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Grid Dynamics beats SoundThinking on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.