Skillsoft (SKIL) Competitors

Similarweb (NYSE:SMWB) and Skillsoft (NYSE:SKIL) 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 media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and earnings.

Which has more volatility and risk, SMWB or SKIL?

Similarweb has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Skillsoft has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SMWB or SKIL?

57.6% of Similarweb shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.0% of Skillsoft shares are held by institutional investors. 62.4% of Similarweb shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.5% of Skillsoft shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SMWB or SKIL?

Similarweb has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Skillsoft. Similarweb is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Skillsoft, 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
Similarweb	$258.02M	2.62	-$11.46M	-$0.22	-37.14
Skillsoft	$530.99M	0.28	-$349.29M	-$14.87	-1.17

Does the media prefer SMWB or SKIL?

In the previous week, Skillsoft had 13 more articles in the media than Similarweb. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Skillsoft and 2 mentions for Similarweb. Similarweb's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Skillsoft's score of 0.31 indicating that Similarweb is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Similarweb	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Skillsoft	0 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer SMWB or SKIL?

Similarweb currently has a consensus target price of $15.75, indicating a potential upside of 92.78%. Given Similarweb's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Similarweb is more favorable than Skillsoft.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Similarweb	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.10
Skillsoft	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SMWB or SKIL?

Similarweb received 26 more outperform votes than Skillsoft when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.08% of users gave Similarweb an outperform vote while only 35.71% of users gave Skillsoft an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Similarweb	Outperform Votes 41 65.08%	Underperform Votes 22 34.92%
Skillsoft	Outperform Votes 15 35.71%	Underperform Votes 27 64.29%

Is SMWB or SKIL more profitable?

Similarweb has a net margin of -4.58% compared to Skillsoft's net margin of -62.85%. Similarweb's return on equity of -47.62% beat Skillsoft's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Similarweb	-4.58%	-47.62%	-5.03%
Skillsoft	-62.85%	-53.74%	-7.53%

Summary

Similarweb beats Skillsoft on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.