SMSI vs. SKIL, UPLD, WIMI, RCAT, AUID, AIXI, MAQC, ARQQ, WFCF, and IDN
Should you be buying Smith Micro Software stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Smith Micro Software include Skillsoft (SKIL), Upland Software (UPLD), WiMi Hologram Cloud (WIMI), Red Cat (RCAT), authID (AUID), Xiao-I (AIXI), Maquia Capital Acquisition (MAQC), Arqit Quantum (ARQQ), Where Food Comes From (WFCF), and Intellicheck (IDN). These companies are all part of the "prepackaged software" industry.
Smith Micro Software (NASDAQ:SMSI) and Skillsoft (NYSE:SKIL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Skillsoft has a net margin of -63.13% compared to Smith Micro Software's net margin of -135.79%. Smith Micro Software's return on equity of -16.04% beat Skillsoft's return on equity.
In the previous week, Smith Micro Software had 3 more articles in the media than Skillsoft. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Smith Micro Software and 3 mentions for Skillsoft. Skillsoft's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Smith Micro Software's score of 0.24 indicating that Skillsoft is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Smith Micro Software has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Skillsoft has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Smith Micro Software received 256 more outperform votes than Skillsoft when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 50.56% of users gave Smith Micro Software an outperform vote while only 35.00% of users gave Skillsoft an outperform vote.
Smith Micro Software currently has a consensus target price of $28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1,138.94%. Skillsoft has a consensus target price of $36.67, suggesting a potential upside of 290.90%. Given Smith Micro Software's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Smith Micro Software is more favorable than Skillsoft.
20.8% of Smith Micro Software shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.0% of Skillsoft shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.0% of Smith Micro Software shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.4% of Skillsoft shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Smith Micro Software has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Skillsoft. Smith Micro Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Skillsoft, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Smith Micro Software and Skillsoft tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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