SWAG vs. HQI, ASPS, SKLZ, TDIC, CTW, XBP, RSSS, ARAI, AMWL, and KPLT
Should you be buying Stran & Company, Inc. stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stran & Company, Inc. include HireQuest (HQI), Altisource Portfolio Solutions (ASPS), Skillz (SKLZ), Dreamland (TDIC), CTW Cayman (CTW), XBP Global (XBP), Research Solutions (RSSS), Arrive AI (ARAI), American Well (AMWL), and Katapult (KPLT). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.
Stran & Company, Inc. vs. Its Competitors
Stran & Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWAG) and HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and institutional ownership.
Stran & Company, Inc. has a beta of 2.13, meaning that its stock price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HireQuest has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Stran & Company, Inc.'s average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled HireQuest'saverage media sentiment score.
HireQuest has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.98%. Given HireQuest's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe HireQuest is more favorable than Stran & Company, Inc..
HireQuest has a net margin of 7.47% compared to Stran & Company, Inc.'s net margin of -2.19%. HireQuest's return on equity of 13.88% beat Stran & Company, Inc.'s return on equity.
56.4% of Stran & Company, Inc. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.0% of HireQuest shares are owned by institutional investors. 49.6% of Stran & Company, Inc. shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 43.5% of HireQuest shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
HireQuest has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Stran & Company, Inc.. Stran & Company, Inc. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HireQuest, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
HireQuest beats Stran & Company, Inc. on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:SWAG) was last updated on 9/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff