Avalon (AWX) Competitors

Issuer Direct (NYSE:ISDR) and Avalon (NYSE:AWX) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, dividends and institutional ownership.

Is ISDR or AWX more profitable?

Avalon has a net margin of 1.17% compared to Issuer Direct's net margin of -4.54%. Issuer Direct's return on equity of 5.03% beat Avalon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Issuer Direct	-4.54%	5.03%	2.80%
Avalon	1.17%	2.72%	1.10%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ISDR or AWX?

Issuer Direct has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Avalon. Issuer Direct is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avalon, 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
Issuer Direct	$33.38M	0.00	$770K	-$0.35	N/A
Avalon	$83.80M	0.13	-$1.77M	$0.33	8.30

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ISDR or AWX?

Issuer Direct received 40 more outperform votes than Avalon when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.50% of users gave Issuer Direct an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Avalon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Issuer Direct	Outperform Votes 40 62.50%	Underperform Votes 24 37.50%
Avalon	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 86 100.00%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ISDR or AWX?

50.0% of Issuer Direct shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.4% of Avalon shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.9% of Issuer Direct shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.1% of Avalon shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, ISDR or AWX?

Issuer Direct has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avalon has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to ISDR or AWX?

In the previous week, Issuer Direct had 1 more articles in the media than Avalon. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Issuer Direct and 0 mentions for Avalon. Issuer Direct's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Avalon'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Issuer Direct	Neutral
Avalon	Neutral

Summary

Issuer Direct beats Avalon on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.