Fang (NYSE:SFUN) and GTY Technology (NASDAQ:GTYH) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and valuation.
Risk & Volatility
Fang has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GTY Technology has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Fang and GTY Technology's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Fang | $219.71 million | 0.50 | $-10,250,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
GTY Technology | $36.44 million | 9.37 | $-97,370,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
Fang has higher revenue and earnings than GTY Technology.
Profitability
This table compares Fang and GTY Technology's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Fang | -15.58% | -5.68% | -1.85% |
GTY Technology | -78.50% | -0.45% | -0.33% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
29.4% of Fang shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.2% of GTY Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 17.2% of GTY Technology shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Fang and GTY Technology, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Fang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
GTY Technology | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
GTY Technology has a consensus target price of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 29.24%. Given GTY Technology's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GTY Technology is more favorable than Fang.
Summary
GTY Technology beats Fang on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.