NCTY vs. ALJJ, XELA, STCN, HGBL, BCG, OPRT, BTM, CNF, ARBK, and MFH
Should you be buying The9 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The9 include ALJ Regional (ALJJ), Exela Technologies (XELA), Steel Connect (STCN), Heritage Global (HGBL), Binah Capital Group (BCG), Oportun Financial (OPRT), Bitcoin Depot (BTM), CNFinance (CNF), Argo Blockchain (ARBK), and Mercurity Fintech (MFH).
The9 (NASDAQ:NCTY) and ALJ Regional (NASDAQ:ALJJ) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking and earnings.
The9 has a beta of 1.88, indicating that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ALJ Regional has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.
0.5% of The9 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.4% of ALJ Regional shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.8% of The9 shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 66.3% of ALJ Regional shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
The9 has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ALJ Regional.
In the previous week, The9 had 5 more articles in the media than ALJ Regional. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for The9 and 0 mentions for ALJ Regional. The9's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat ALJ Regional's score of 0.00 indicating that The9 is being referred to more favorably in the media.
ALJ Regional received 37 more outperform votes than The9 when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.45% of users gave ALJ Regional an outperform vote while only 60.80% of users gave The9 an outperform vote.
Summary
The9 and ALJ Regional tied by winning 5 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
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