DCAR vs. LGL, TRT, MMAT, DAIO, CCTG, CPSH, UTSI, CLPS, TWOU, and OCC
Should you be buying Dropcar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dropcar include The LGL Group (LGL), Trio-Tech International (TRT), Meta Materials (MMAT), Data I/O (DAIO), CCSC Technology International (CCTG), CPS Technologies (CPSH), UTStarcom (UTSI), CLPS Incorporation (CLPS), 2U (TWOU), and Optical Cable (OCC). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
The LGL Group (NYSE:LGL) and Dropcar (NASDAQ:DCAR) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability.
In the previous week, The LGL Group had 13 more articles in the media than Dropcar. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for The LGL Group and 0 mentions for Dropcar. The LGL Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Dropcar's score of -0.06 indicating that Dropcar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
30.3% of The LGL Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.9% of Dropcar shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.7% of The LGL Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.4% of Dropcar shares are owned by 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.
Dropcar received 281 more outperform votes than The LGL Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.59% of users gave Dropcar an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave The LGL Group an outperform vote.
The LGL Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Dropcar.
The LGL Group has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dropcar has a beta of 2.5, suggesting that its stock price is 150% more volatile than the S&P 500.
The LGL Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to The LGL Group's net margin of -224.52%. Dropcar's return on equity of -0.91% beat The LGL Group's return on equity.
Summary
The LGL Group beats Dropcar on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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