Where Food Comes From (WFCF) Competitors

Inspired Entertainment (NASDAQ:INSE) and Where Food Comes From (NASDAQ:WFCF) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Is INSE or WFCF more profitable?

Inspired Entertainment has a net margin of 21.05% compared to Where Food Comes From's net margin of 7.99%. Where Food Comes From's return on equity of 18.22% beat Inspired Entertainment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inspired Entertainment	21.05%	-281.67%	14.82%
Where Food Comes From	7.99%	18.22%	11.07%

Which has more volatility and risk, INSE or WFCF?

Inspired Entertainment has a beta of 1.62, suggesting that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Where Food Comes From has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer INSE or WFCF?

In the previous week, Inspired Entertainment had 11 more articles in the media than Where Food Comes From. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Inspired Entertainment and 9 mentions for Where Food Comes From. Inspired Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Where Food Comes From's score of 0.58 indicating that Inspired Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Inspired Entertainment	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Where Food Comes From	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, INSE or WFCF?

Inspired Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than Where Food Comes From. Inspired Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Where Food Comes From, 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
Inspired Entertainment	$300.80M	0.77	$64.80M	$2.18	3.95
Where Food Comes From	$25.75M	2.28	$2.12M	$0.39	29.06

Do analysts recommend INSE or WFCF?

Inspired Entertainment currently has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 62.41%. Given Inspired Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Inspired Entertainment is more favorable than Where Food Comes From.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Inspired Entertainment	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14
Where Food Comes From	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of INSE or WFCF?

77.4% of Inspired Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.8% of Where Food Comes From shares are held by institutional investors. 12.9% of Inspired Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 50.3% of Where Food Comes From 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.

Summary

Inspired Entertainment beats Where Food Comes From on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.