Applied DNA Sciences (APDN) Competitors $0.18 -0.01 (-5.29%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:51 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends APDN vs. FPAY, CDTG, BTCM, ISDR, LICY, SCOR, SJ, DTST, XBP, and PMECShould you be buying Applied DNA Sciences stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Applied DNA Sciences include FlexShopper (FPAY), CDT Environmental Technology Investment (CDTG), BIT Mining (BTCM), Issuer Direct (ISDR), Li-Cycle (LICY), comScore (SCOR), Scienjoy (SJ), Data Storage (DTST), XBP Europe (XBP), and Primech (PMEC). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Applied DNA Sciences vs. FlexShopper CDT Environmental Technology Investment BIT Mining Issuer Direct Li-Cycle comScore Scienjoy Data Storage XBP Europe Primech FlexShopper (NASDAQ:FPAY) and Applied DNA Sciences (NASDAQ:APDN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, community ranking and valuation. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FPAY or APDN? Applied DNA Sciences received 66 more outperform votes than FlexShopper when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.21% of users gave FlexShopper an outperform vote while only 58.02% of users gave Applied DNA Sciences an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFlexShopperOutperform Votes22777.21% Underperform Votes6722.79% Applied DNA SciencesOutperform Votes29358.02% Underperform Votes21241.98% Do analysts recommend FPAY or APDN? FlexShopper currently has a consensus price target of $3.25, indicating a potential upside of 127.27%. Applied DNA Sciences has a consensus price target of $1.50, indicating a potential upside of 746.98%. Given Applied DNA Sciences' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Applied DNA Sciences is more favorable than FlexShopper.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score FlexShopper 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Applied DNA Sciences 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FPAY or APDN? 19.4% of FlexShopper shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.2% of Applied DNA Sciences shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.2% of FlexShopper shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Applied DNA Sciences shares are owned by 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. Which has more risk and volatility, FPAY or APDN? FlexShopper has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied DNA Sciences has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer FPAY or APDN? In the previous week, FlexShopper had 1 more articles in the media than Applied DNA Sciences. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for FlexShopper and 3 mentions for Applied DNA Sciences. Applied DNA Sciences' average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat FlexShopper's score of 0.00 indicating that Applied DNA Sciences is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment FlexShopper 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Applied DNA Sciences 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has preferable valuation & earnings, FPAY or APDN? FlexShopper has higher revenue and earnings than Applied DNA Sciences. FlexShopper is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Applied DNA Sciences, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFlexShopper$134.56M0.23-$4.23M-$0.17-8.41Applied DNA Sciences$3.40M2.67-$9.95M-$6.96-0.03 Is FPAY or APDN more profitable? FlexShopper has a net margin of 0.67% compared to Applied DNA Sciences' net margin of -214.42%. FlexShopper's return on equity of 23.98% beat Applied DNA Sciences' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets FlexShopper0.67% 23.98% 0.87% Applied DNA Sciences -214.42%-138.41%-58.97% SummaryFlexShopper beats Applied DNA Sciences on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. It happens like clockwork every 4 years, during the December to February window of a Bitcoin halving year. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart APDN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricApplied DNA SciencesTesting laboratories IndustryIndustrial SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$9.07M$4.36B$9.22B$9.07BDividend YieldN/A1.55%2.08%4.22%P/E Ratio-0.01N/A21.0817.19Price / Sales2.672.554.86116.80Price / CashN/A38.3719.2637.86Price / Book0.022.654.244.78Net Income-$9.95M$106.45M$398.18M$225.60M7 Day Performance7.59%-0.72%-4.64%-1.24%1 Month Performance11.88%4.98%-1.86%3.06%1 Year Performance-98.46%-35.73%15.47%16.50% Applied DNA Sciences Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)APDNApplied DNA Sciences2.638 of 5 stars$0.18-5.3%$1.50+747.0%-98.5%$9.07M$3.40M-0.0170Earnings ReportGap DownFPAYFlexShopper2.5827 of 5 stars$1.86+0.3%$3.25+75.1%-19.7%$39.84M$116.97M-10.88140Gap DownCDTGCDT Environmental Technology InvestmentN/A$3.70-1.1%N/AN/A$39.59M$34.21M0.00107High Trading VolumeBTCMBIT Mining0.7381 of 5 stars$3.37+0.9%N/A-46.3%$37.44M$43.10M-2.55150ISDRIssuer DirectN/A$9.70-0.9%N/A-40.8%$37.19M$29.14M-27.97136Analyst ForecastLICYLi-Cycle2.159 of 5 stars$1.54-6.4%$4.13+168.7%-68.1%$35.64M$18.30M-1.31270Gap DownSCORcomScore2.9507 of 5 stars$7.09flat$10.75+51.6%-54.7%$34.67M$371.34M-0.331,250Analyst ForecastNews CoverageSJScienjoy1.1985 of 5 stars$0.90-4.2%N/A-67.0%$34.67M$1.44B5.88280DTSTData Storage0.2421 of 5 stars$4.79+2.1%N/A+39.1%$33.58M$24.96M234.5060Gap DownXBPXBP EuropeN/A$1.10+0.9%N/A-83.4%$33.18M$157.15M0.001,500Gap DownPMECPrimech0.2822 of 5 stars$0.78-0.4%N/A-60.2%$29.82M$72.52M0.002,744News CoverageGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FlexShopper Competitors CDT Environmental Technology Investment Competitors BIT Mining Competitors Issuer Direct Competitors Li-Cycle Competitors comScore Competitors Scienjoy Competitors Data Storage Competitors XBP Europe Competitors Primech Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:APDN) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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