TechPrecision (TPCS) Competitors

Gulf Island Fabrication (NASDAQ:GIFI) and TechPrecision (NASDAQ:TPCS) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking.

Does the media favor GIFI or TPCS?

In the previous week, Gulf Island Fabrication had 1 more articles in the media than TechPrecision. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Gulf Island Fabrication and 1 mentions for TechPrecision. Gulf Island Fabrication's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat TechPrecision's score of 0.87 indicating that TechPrecision is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Gulf Island Fabrication	Positive
TechPrecision	Very Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, GIFI or TPCS?

TechPrecision has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Gulf Island Fabrication. TechPrecision is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gulf Island Fabrication, 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
Gulf Island Fabrication	$151.07M	0.73	-$24.40M	-$1.17	-5.78
TechPrecision	$30.50M	1.00	-$980K	-$0.34	-10.26

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GIFI or TPCS?

Gulf Island Fabrication received 137 more outperform votes than TechPrecision when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.10% of users gave Gulf Island Fabrication an outperform vote while only 62.22% of users gave TechPrecision an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gulf Island Fabrication	Outperform Votes 193 66.10%	Underperform Votes 99 33.90%
TechPrecision	Outperform Votes 56 62.22%	Underperform Votes 34 37.78%

Is GIFI or TPCS more profitable?

TechPrecision has a net margin of -9.59% compared to TechPrecision's net margin of -14.27%. Gulf Island Fabrication's return on equity of -21.25% beat TechPrecision's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gulf Island Fabrication	-14.27%	-22.11%	-14.65%
TechPrecision	-9.59%	-21.25%	-7.78%

Do analysts rate GIFI or TPCS?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gulf Island Fabrication	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
TechPrecision	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, GIFI or TPCS?

Gulf Island Fabrication has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TechPrecision has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GIFI or TPCS?

46.4% of Gulf Island Fabrication shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.5% of TechPrecision shares are held by institutional investors. 20.1% of Gulf Island Fabrication shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of TechPrecision shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Gulf Island Fabrication beats TechPrecision on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.