KPLT vs. SKIL, BNAI, PGY, MFH, FLNT, AQMS, DRCT, CXAI, DHAI, and ABLV
Should you be buying Katapult stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Katapult include Skillsoft (SKIL), Brand Engagement Network (BNAI), Pagaya Technologies (PGY), Mercurity Fintech (MFH), Fluent (FLNT), Aqua Metals (AQMS), Direct Digital (DRCT), CXApp (CXAI), DIH Holding US (DHAI), and Able View Global (ABLV). These companies are all part of the "business services" sector.
Katapult (NASDAQ:KPLT) and Skillsoft (NASDAQ:SKIL) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
Katapult has a net margin of -12.30% compared to Skillsoft's net margin of -63.13%. Katapult's return on equity of 0.00% beat Skillsoft's return on equity.
Skillsoft received 9 more outperform votes than Katapult when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 38.46% of users gave Katapult an outperform vote while only 35.00% of users gave Skillsoft an outperform vote.
Katapult has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Skillsoft has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Katapult had 11 more articles in the media than Skillsoft. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Katapult and 1 mentions for Skillsoft. Skillsoft's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Katapult's score of 0.46 indicating that Skillsoft is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Katapult currently has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.20%. Skillsoft has a consensus price target of $36.67, suggesting a potential upside of 273.01%. Given Skillsoft's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Skillsoft is more favorable than Katapult.
Katapult has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Skillsoft. Katapult is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Skillsoft, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
26.8% of Katapult shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.0% of Skillsoft shares are owned by institutional investors. 40.0% of Katapult shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.4% of Skillsoft shares are owned by company 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.
Summary
Katapult beats Skillsoft on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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