Universal Security Instruments (UUU) Competitors

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

Is SCNX or UUU more profitable?

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 -24.47% beat Universal Security Instruments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Scienture	-10,364.22%	-24.47%	-19.30%
Universal Security Instruments	-5.77%	-27.30%	-12.88%

Which has more volatility & risk, SCNX or UUU?

Scienture has a beta of 2.94, suggesting that its share price is 194% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Security Instruments has a beta of -0.58, suggesting that its share price is 158% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer SCNX or UUU?

In the previous week, Scienture had 12 more articles in the media than Universal Security Instruments. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Scienture and 1 mentions for Universal Security Instruments. Scienture's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Universal Security Instruments' score of -1.00 indicating that Scienture is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Scienture	Neutral
Universal Security Instruments	Negative

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SCNX or UUU?

5.7% of Scienture shares are held by institutional investors. 49.7% of Scienture shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.7% of Universal Security Instruments shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SCNX or UUU?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Scienture	$140K	139.41	$9.07M	N/A	N/A
Universal Security Instruments	$23.56M	0.32	-$400K	$0.21	15.71

Summary

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