TROOPS (TROO) Competitors

TROOPS (NASDAQ:TROO) and Carter Bankshares (NASDAQ:CARE) are both small-cap multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TROO or CARE?

Carter Bankshares received 32 more outperform votes than TROOPS when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TROOPS	N/A	N/A
Carter Bankshares	Outperform Votes 32 51.61%	Underperform Votes 30 48.39%

Is TROO or CARE more profitable?

Carter Bankshares has a net margin of 10.09% compared to TROOPS's net margin of 0.00%. Carter Bankshares' return on equity of 6.50% beat TROOPS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TROOPS	N/A	N/A	N/A
Carter Bankshares	10.09%	6.50%	0.53%

Which has more volatility & risk, TROO or CARE?

TROOPS has a beta of 2.61, indicating that its share price is 161% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carter Bankshares has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TROO or CARE?

41.5% of Carter Bankshares shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of TROOPS shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Carter Bankshares 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.

Does the media refer more to TROO or CARE?

In the previous week, TROOPS had 50 more articles in the media than Carter Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for TROOPS and 1 mentions for Carter Bankshares. Carter Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat TROOPS's score of -0.16 indicating that Carter Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
TROOPS	Neutral
Carter Bankshares	Very Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, TROO or CARE?

Carter Bankshares has higher revenue and earnings than TROOPS.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TROOPS	$10.07M	8.78	-$1.72M	N/A	N/A
Carter Bankshares	$135.74M	2.87	$24.52M	$1.20	14.01

Do analysts rate TROO or CARE?

Carter Bankshares has a consensus price target of $21.50, indicating a potential upside of 27.90%. Given Carter Bankshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Carter Bankshares is more favorable than TROOPS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TROOPS	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Carter Bankshares	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Carter Bankshares beats TROOPS on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.