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Applied DNA Sciences (APDN) Competitors

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$0.20
+0.01 (+5.37%)
(As of 11/1/2024 ET)

APDN vs. STAF, MCOM, UK, DMSL, ASAP, NHIQ, WEJOF, ADVWW, MMA, and AUUDW

Should you be buying Applied DNA Sciences stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Applied DNA Sciences include Staffing 360 Solutions (STAF), Micromobility.com (MCOM), Ucommune International (UK), Digital Media Solutions (DMSL), Waitr (ASAP), NantHealth (NHIQ), Wejo Group (WEJOF), Advantage Solutions (ADVWW), Alta Global Group (MMA), and Auddia (AUUDW). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.

Applied DNA Sciences vs.

Applied DNA Sciences (NASDAQ:APDN) and Staffing 360 Solutions (NASDAQ:STAF) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

In the previous week, Applied DNA Sciences had 5 more articles in the media than Staffing 360 Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Applied DNA Sciences and 0 mentions for Staffing 360 Solutions. Applied DNA Sciences' average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat Staffing 360 Solutions' score of 0.00 indicating that Applied DNA Sciences is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Applied DNA Sciences Neutral
Staffing 360 Solutions Neutral

Applied DNA Sciences presently has a consensus price target of $1.50, indicating a potential upside of 664.14%. Given Applied DNA Sciences' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Applied DNA Sciences is more favorable than Staffing 360 Solutions.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Applied DNA Sciences
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Staffing 360 Solutions
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A

Staffing 360 Solutions has a net margin of -13.78% compared to Applied DNA Sciences' net margin of -214.42%. Staffing 360 Solutions' return on equity of 0.00% beat Applied DNA Sciences' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Applied DNA Sciences-214.42% -138.41% -58.97%
Staffing 360 Solutions -13.78%N/A -37.18%

Applied DNA Sciences received 115 more outperform votes than Staffing 360 Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.38% of users gave Staffing 360 Solutions an outperform vote while only 58.02% of users gave Applied DNA Sciences an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Applied DNA SciencesOutperform Votes
293
58.02%
Underperform Votes
212
41.98%
Staffing 360 SolutionsOutperform Votes
178
61.38%
Underperform Votes
112
38.62%

22.2% of Applied DNA Sciences shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.2% of Staffing 360 Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Applied DNA Sciences shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Staffing 360 Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Applied DNA Sciences has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Staffing 360 Solutions has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Applied DNA Sciences has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Staffing 360 Solutions.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Applied DNA Sciences$13.37M0.15-$9.95M-$11.84-0.02
Staffing 360 Solutions$190.88M0.01-$26.04MN/AN/A

Summary

Applied DNA Sciences beats Staffing 360 Solutions on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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APDN vs. The Competition

MetricApplied DNA SciencesTesting laboratories IndustryIndustrial SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.01M$4.38B$9.75B$8.53B
Dividend YieldN/A1.55%2.02%4.14%
P/E Ratio-0.02N/A21.0715.14
Price / Sales0.152.109.2493.53
Price / CashN/A30.8119.4634.04
Price / Book0.032.573.975.01
Net Income-$9.95M$106.45M$460.54M$225.46M
7 Day Performance-36.55%-8.75%-0.14%0.37%
1 Month Performance-42.26%-12.51%-1.60%3.57%
1 Year Performance-98.80%-23.90%33.61%29.42%

Applied DNA Sciences Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
APDN
Applied DNA Sciences
2.8377 of 5 stars
$0.20
+5.4%
$1.50
+664.1%
-98.7%$2.01M$13.37M-0.0270News Coverage
STAF
Staffing 360 Solutions
0.5534 of 5 stars
$1.90
-7.8%
N/A-72.1%$1.21M$180.26M-0.02200Positive News
MCOM
Micromobility.com
N/A$0.01
flat
N/A-99.8%$968,000.00$9.84M0.00360News Coverage
UK
Ucommune International
0.9455 of 5 stars
$1.27
-5.2%
N/A-62.1%$800,000.00$64.76M0.00510Positive News
DMSL
Digital Media Solutions
N/A$0.05
flat
N/AN/A$483,000.00$334.95M0.00580
ASAP
Waitr
N/AN/AN/AN/A$237,000.00$130.00M0.00840
NHIQ
NantHealth
N/A$0.00
flat
N/A-99.5%$65,000.00$67M0.00365
WEJOF
Wejo Group
N/A$0.00
-50.0%
N/A-80.0%$22,000.00$8.40M0.00251
ADVWW
Advantage Solutions
N/A$0.02
flat
N/AN/A$0.00$4.07B0.0075,000Positive News
Gap Up
MMA
Alta Global Group
N/A$2.05
+13.3%
N/AN/A$0.00$1.54M0.00N/ANews Coverage
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
AUUDW
Auddia
N/A$0.03
-27.9%
N/A-44.7%$0.00N/A0.0020Short Interest ↑
Gap Down
High Trading Volume

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This page (NASDAQ:APDN) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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