APCX vs. ALAR, WAVS, MASK, DUOT, PODC, ZENA, AOGO, MNDO, LGCL, and SST
Should you be buying AppTech Payments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AppTech Payments include Alarum Technologies (ALAR), Western Acquisition Ventures (WAVS), 3 E Network Technology Group (MASK), Duos Technologies Group (DUOT), PodcastOne (PODC), ZenaTech (ZENA), Arogo Capital Acquisition (AOGO), MIND C.T.I. (MNDO), Lucas GC (LGCL), and System1 (SST). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.
AppTech Payments vs.
AppTech Payments (NASDAQ:APCX) and Alarum Technologies (NASDAQ:ALAR) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.
AppTech Payments has a beta of -0.18, meaning that its stock price is 118% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alarum Technologies has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Alarum Technologies had 24 more articles in the media than AppTech Payments. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Alarum Technologies and 1 mentions for AppTech Payments. Alarum Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.03 beat AppTech Payments' score of 0.00 indicating that Alarum Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Alarum Technologies has a net margin of 22.21% compared to AppTech Payments' net margin of -3,119.45%. Alarum Technologies' return on equity of 46.33% beat AppTech Payments' return on equity.
5.2% of AppTech Payments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.2% of Alarum Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 8.5% of AppTech Payments shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Alarum Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Alarum Technologies has a consensus price target of $24.33, indicating a potential upside of 326.90%. Given Alarum Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alarum Technologies is more favorable than AppTech Payments.
Alarum Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than AppTech Payments. AppTech Payments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alarum Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Alarum Technologies received 7 more outperform votes than AppTech Payments when rated by MarketBeat users.
Summary
Alarum Technologies beats AppTech Payments on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:APCX) was last updated on 4/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
