CoreCard (CCRD) Competitors

CoreCard (NYSE:CCRD) and Cognyte Software (NASDAQ:CGNT) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Does the media favor CCRD or CGNT?

In the previous week, Cognyte Software had 2 more articles in the media than CoreCard. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Cognyte Software and 2 mentions for CoreCard. CoreCard's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Cognyte Software's score of 1.32 indicating that CoreCard is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CoreCard	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cognyte Software	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, CCRD or CGNT?

CoreCard has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cognyte Software has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CCRD or CGNT?

43.9% of CoreCard shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.9% of Cognyte Software shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.1% of CoreCard shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 62.7% of Cognyte Software shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation and earnings, CCRD or CGNT?

CoreCard has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cognyte Software. Cognyte Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CoreCard, 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
CoreCard	$61.01M	3.31	$3.39M	$0.86	30.14
Cognyte Software	$350.63M	2.20	-$15.57M	-$0.17	-62.94

Do analysts recommend CCRD or CGNT?

CoreCard presently has a consensus price target of $21.00, suggesting a potential downside of 18.97%. Cognyte Software has a consensus price target of $9.00, suggesting a potential downside of 15.89%. Given Cognyte Software's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cognyte Software is more favorable than CoreCard.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CoreCard	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Cognyte Software	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CCRD or CGNT?

Cognyte Software received 216 more outperform votes than CoreCard when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.48% of users gave Cognyte Software an outperform vote while only 28.57% of users gave CoreCard an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CoreCard	Outperform Votes 2 28.57%	Underperform Votes 5 71.43%
Cognyte Software	Outperform Votes 218 56.48%	Underperform Votes 168 43.52%

Is CCRD or CGNT more profitable?

CoreCard has a net margin of 9.49% compared to Cognyte Software's net margin of -3.95%. CoreCard's return on equity of 10.52% beat Cognyte Software's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CoreCard	9.49%	10.52%	8.70%
Cognyte Software	-3.95%	-13.30%	-6.01%

Summary

CoreCard and Cognyte Software tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.