Universal Security Instruments (UUU) Competitors

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

Is RAVE or UUU more profitable?

Rave Restaurant Group has a net margin of 22.44% compared to Universal Security Instruments' net margin of -5.77%. Rave Restaurant Group's return on equity of 19.80% beat Universal Security Instruments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rave Restaurant Group	22.44%	19.80%	16.71%
Universal Security Instruments	-5.77%	-27.30%	-12.88%

Does the media prefer RAVE or UUU?

In the previous week, Rave Restaurant Group and Rave Restaurant Group both had 1 articles in the media. Universal Security Instruments' average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Rave Restaurant Group's score of 0.30 indicating that Universal Security Instruments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Rave Restaurant Group	Neutral
Universal Security Instruments	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in RAVE or UUU?

15.1% of Rave Restaurant Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.7% of Rave Restaurant Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.1% of Universal Security Instruments shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, RAVE or UUU?

Rave Restaurant Group has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Security Instruments has a beta of -0.47, meaning that its share price is 147% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer RAVE or UUU?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rave Restaurant Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Universal Security Instruments	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, RAVE or UUU?

Rave Restaurant Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Universal Security Instruments. Universal Security Instruments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rave Restaurant Group, 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
Rave Restaurant Group	$12.04M	3.20	$2.70M	$0.19	14.26
Universal Security Instruments	$22.79M	0.48	-$400K	$1.18	4.04

Summary

Rave Restaurant Group beats Universal Security Instruments on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.