Phoenix New Media (FENG) Competitors

Digital Ally (NASDAQ:DGLY) and Phoenix New Media (NYSE:FENG) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DGLY or FENG?

Digital Ally received 49 more outperform votes than Phoenix New Media when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.17% of users gave Digital Ally an outperform vote while only 55.90% of users gave Phoenix New Media an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Digital Ally	Outperform Votes 267 57.17%	Underperform Votes 200 42.83%
Phoenix New Media	Outperform Votes 218 55.90%	Underperform Votes 172 44.10%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DGLY or FENG?

4.2% of Digital Ally shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.3% of Phoenix New Media shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.3% of Digital Ally shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.9% of Phoenix New Media shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is DGLY or FENG more profitable?

Phoenix New Media has a net margin of -15.11% compared to Phoenix New Media's net margin of -90.01%. Digital Ally's return on equity of -8.87% beat Phoenix New Media's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Digital Ally	-90.01%	-123.47%	-49.57%
Phoenix New Media	-15.11%	-8.87%	-5.76%

Do analysts recommend DGLY or FENG?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Digital Ally	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Phoenix New Media	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the media favor DGLY or FENG?

In the previous week, Phoenix New Media had 2 more articles in the media than Digital Ally. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Phoenix New Media and 2 mentions for Digital Ally. Phoenix New Media's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Digital Ally's score of 0.17 indicating that Digital Ally is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Digital Ally	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Phoenix New Media	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, DGLY or FENG?

Digital Ally has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Phoenix New Media has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DGLY or FENG?

Phoenix New Media has higher revenue and earnings than Digital Ally. Phoenix New Media is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Digital Ally, 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
Digital Ally	$28.25M	0.21	-$25.69M	-$9.22	-0.23
Phoenix New Media	$97.47M	0.22	-$14.44M	-$1.20	-1.48

Summary

Phoenix New Media beats Digital Ally on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.