FiscalNote (NOTE) Competitors

FiscalNote (NYSE:NOTE) and National Research (NASDAQ:NRC) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Is NOTE or NRC more profitable?

National Research has a net margin of 12.78% compared to FiscalNote's net margin of -41.79%. National Research's return on equity of 83.52% beat FiscalNote's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FiscalNote	-41.79%	-60.80%	-18.61%
National Research	12.78%	83.52%	18.05%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NOTE or NRC?

54.3% of FiscalNote shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.3% of National Research shares are owned by institutional investors. 40.2% of FiscalNote shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of National Research shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, NOTE or NRC?

National Research has higher revenue and earnings than FiscalNote. FiscalNote is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Research, 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
FiscalNote	$120.27M	0.69	$9.52M	-$0.32	-1.65
National Research	$143.06M	2.39	$24.78M	$0.76	19.74

Which has more volatility and risk, NOTE or NRC?

FiscalNote has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Research has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to NOTE or NRC?

In the previous week, FiscalNote had 11 more articles in the media than National Research. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for FiscalNote and 4 mentions for National Research. National Research's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat FiscalNote's score of 0.26 indicating that National Research is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FiscalNote	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
National Research	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer NOTE or NRC?

FiscalNote currently has a consensus target price of $2.44, indicating a potential upside of 362.52%. Given FiscalNote's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FiscalNote is more favorable than National Research.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FiscalNote	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20
National Research	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

National Research beats FiscalNote on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.