TSS (TSSI) Competitors

TSS (NASDAQ:TSSI) and First Advantage (NYSE:FA) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Is TSSI or FA more profitable?

TSS has a net margin of 3.87% compared to First Advantage's net margin of 0.65%. TSS's return on equity of 121.89% beat First Advantage's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TSS	3.87%	121.89%	11.68%
First Advantage	0.65%	13.16%	7.33%

Which has more volatility & risk, TSSI or FA?

TSS has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Advantage has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in TSSI or FA?

94.9% of First Advantage shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.9% of TSS shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of First Advantage shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer TSSI or FA?

In the previous week, TSS and TSS both had 5 articles in the media. First Advantage's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat TSS's score of 0.48 indicating that First Advantage is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TSS	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
First Advantage	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, TSSI or FA?

First Advantage has higher revenue and earnings than TSS. First Advantage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TSS, 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
TSS	$148M	4.75	$5.98M	$0.36	78.03
First Advantage	$1.05B	2.85	$37.29M	-$0.91	-18.85

Do analysts prefer TSSI or FA?

First Advantage has a consensus price target of $66.00, indicating a potential upside of 284.73%. Given First Advantage's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Advantage is more favorable than TSS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TSS	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
First Advantage	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Summary

First Advantage beats TSS on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.