Riskified (RSKD) Competitors

QuinStreet (NASDAQ:QNST) and Riskified (NYSE:RSKD) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking and dividends.

Which has more risk and volatility, QNST or RSKD?

QuinStreet has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Riskified has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to QNST or RSKD?

In the previous week, QuinStreet and QuinStreet both had 4 articles in the media. Riskified's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat QuinStreet's score of 0.31 indicating that QuinStreet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
QuinStreet	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Riskified	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer QNST or RSKD?

QuinStreet received 268 more outperform votes than Riskified when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.00% of users gave QuinStreet an outperform vote while only 39.06% of users gave Riskified an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
QuinStreet	Outperform Votes 293 57.00%	Underperform Votes 221 43.00%
Riskified	Outperform Votes 25 39.06%	Underperform Votes 39 60.94%

Do analysts rate QNST or RSKD?

QuinStreet currently has a consensus price target of $15.75, indicating a potential downside of 5.91%. Riskified has a consensus price target of $5.66, indicating a potential upside of 14.50%. Given QuinStreet's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Riskified is more favorable than QuinStreet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
QuinStreet	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Riskified	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, QNST or RSKD?

Riskified has lower revenue, but higher earnings than QuinStreet. Riskified is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than QuinStreet, 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
QuinStreet	$580.62M	1.58	-$68.87M	-$1.44	-11.63
Riskified	$297.61M	2.95	-$59.03M	-$0.34	-14.50

Is QNST or RSKD more profitable?

QuinStreet has a net margin of -14.28% compared to QuinStreet's net margin of -19.84%. QuinStreet's return on equity of -11.04% beat Riskified's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
QuinStreet	-14.28%	-32.98%	-22.56%
Riskified	-19.84%	-11.04%	-9.09%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of QNST or RSKD?

97.8% of QuinStreet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.0% of Riskified shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of QuinStreet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.4% of Riskified shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

QuinStreet beats Riskified on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.