SoundThinking (SSTI) Competitors

Yalla Group (NYSE:YALA) and SoundThinking (NASDAQ:SSTI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in YALA or SSTI?

SoundThinking received 355 more outperform votes than Yalla Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.44% of users gave SoundThinking an outperform vote while only 62.50% of users gave Yalla Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Yalla Group	Outperform Votes 5 62.50%	Underperform Votes 3 37.50%
SoundThinking	Outperform Votes 360 68.44%	Underperform Votes 166 31.56%

Is YALA or SSTI more profitable?

Yalla Group has a net margin of 40.72% compared to SoundThinking's net margin of -1.39%. Yalla Group's return on equity of 21.80% beat SoundThinking's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Yalla Group	40.72%	21.80%	19.28%
SoundThinking	-1.39%	-8.74%	-4.57%

Do analysts rate YALA or SSTI?

SoundThinking has a consensus target price of $21.20, suggesting a potential upside of 61.71%. Given SoundThinking's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SoundThinking is more favorable than Yalla Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Yalla Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
SoundThinking	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Does the media favor YALA or SSTI?

In the previous week, SoundThinking had 2 more articles in the media than Yalla Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for SoundThinking and 0 mentions for Yalla Group. SoundThinking's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Yalla Group's score of 0.00 indicating that SoundThinking is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Yalla Group	Neutral
SoundThinking	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, YALA or SSTI?

Yalla Group has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SoundThinking has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in YALA or SSTI?

4.7% of Yalla Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.7% of SoundThinking shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.2% of Yalla Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.2% of SoundThinking 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.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, YALA or SSTI?

Yalla Group has higher revenue and earnings than SoundThinking. SoundThinking is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Yalla Group, 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
Yalla Group	$318.88M	2.00	$117.34M	$0.73	5.51
SoundThinking	$104.67M	1.58	-$2.72M	-$0.12	-109.25

Summary

Yalla Group beats SoundThinking on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.