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$3.46 +0.41 (+13.28%)
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UUU vs. SCNX, CGTL, DTCK, MWYN, BANL, LTCH, HYFM, HKPD, GWAV, and TAIT

Should you be buying Universal Security Instruments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Universal Security Instruments include Scienture (SCNX), Creative Global Technology (CGTL), Davis Commodities (DTCK), Marwynn (MWYN), CBL International (BANL), Latch (LTCH), Hydrofarm Holdings Group (HYFM), Hong Kong Pharma Digital Technology (HKPD), Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV), and Taitron Components (TAIT). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry.

Universal Security Instruments vs. Its Competitors

Scienture (NASDAQ:SCNX) and Universal Security Instruments (NYSE:UUU) are both small-cap wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

5.7% of Scienture shares are held by institutional investors. 49.7% of Scienture shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.7% of Universal Security Instruments shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Scienture has a beta of 2.88, suggesting that its stock price is 188% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Security Instruments has a beta of -0.09, suggesting that its stock price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Scienture had 4 more articles in the media than Universal Security Instruments. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Scienture and 1 mentions for Universal Security Instruments. Scienture's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Universal Security Instruments' score of 0.00 indicating that Scienture is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Scienture
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Universal Security Instruments
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Scienture has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Universal Security Instruments.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Scienture$140K186.49$9.07MN/AN/A
Universal Security Instruments$22.17M0.36-$400K-$0.56-6.17

Universal Security Instruments has a net margin of -5.77% compared to Scienture's net margin of -10,364.22%. Scienture's return on equity of -22.57% beat Universal Security Instruments' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Scienture-10,364.22% -22.57% -18.12%
Universal Security Instruments -5.77%-27.30%-12.88%

Summary

Scienture beats Universal Security Instruments on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding UUU and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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UUU vs. The Competition

MetricUniversal Security InstrumentsElectronic parts & equipment IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$7.99M$8.10M$7.88B$21.12B
Dividend YieldN/AN/A4.55%3.60%
P/E Ratio-6.1718.1625.5628.44
Price / Sales0.361.24101.4660.38
Price / Cash46.0667.8327.9222.92
Price / Book1.9211.114.464.69
Net Income-$400K-$205K$795.63M$995.51M
7 Day Performance5.02%25.91%1.37%1.64%
1 Month Performance12.18%31.09%6.68%5.92%
1 Year PerformanceN/A248.48%32.75%11.50%

Universal Security Instruments Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
UUU
Universal Security Instruments
0.1469 of 5 stars
$3.46
+13.3%
N/AN/A$7.99M$22.17M-6.1710High Trading Volume
SCNX
Scienture
N/A$2.14
+0.9%
N/AN/A$27.74M$140K0.00N/ANews Coverage
CGTL
Creative Global Technology
N/A$1.16
+0.9%
N/AN/A$24.65M$35.61M0.00N/APositive News
Gap Down
DTCK
Davis Commodities
1.209 of 5 stars
$1.00
+5.3%
N/A-17.5%$23.28M$132.37M0.0022News Coverage
Gap Up
MWYN
Marwynn
N/A$1.25
-6.0%
N/AN/A$22.68MN/A0.0027Positive News
High Trading Volume
BANL
CBL International
1.2425 of 5 stars
$0.83
+2.8%
N/A-14.7%$22.15M$592.52M0.0035Positive News
Gap Down
LTCH
Latch
N/A$0.13
flat
N/A-71.7%$21.43M$48.39M0.00420Gap Down
High Trading Volume
HYFM
Hydrofarm Holdings Group
4.0779 of 5 stars
$4.11
-5.3%
$7.00
+70.3%
-31.2%$20.15M$190.29M-0.28840Positive News
HKPD
Hong Kong Pharma Digital Technology
N/A$1.36
-0.7%
N/AN/A$15.07MN/A0.0019
GWAV
Greenwave Technology Solutions
0.6663 of 5 stars
$0.28
+24.9%
N/A-82.3%$13.91M$33.32M0.0090Positive News
TAIT
Taitron Components
1.7048 of 5 stars
$2.22
+0.5%
N/A-24.1%$13.31M$4.14M222.2210Positive News

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