Asset Entities (ASST) Competitors

Health Catalyst (NASDAQ:HCAT) and Asset Entities (NASDAQ:ASST) are both small-cap computer software companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HCAT or ASST?

85.0% of Health Catalyst shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.5% of Asset Entities shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Health Catalyst shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 56.5% of Asset Entities shares are owned 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, HCAT or ASST?

Health Catalyst has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Asset Entities has a beta of 17.31, suggesting that its stock price is 1,631% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend HCAT or ASST?

Health Catalyst currently has a consensus price target of $6.18, indicating a potential upside of 111.71%. Given Health Catalyst's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Health Catalyst is more favorable than Asset Entities.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Health Catalyst	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.42
Asset Entities	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is HCAT or ASST more profitable?

Health Catalyst has a net margin of -31.67% compared to Asset Entities' net margin of -996.98%. Health Catalyst's return on equity of -7.21% beat Asset Entities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Health Catalyst	-31.67%	-7.21%	-3.28%
Asset Entities	-996.98%	-246.95%	-215.86%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HCAT or ASST?

Asset Entities has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Health Catalyst. Asset Entities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Health Catalyst, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Health Catalyst	$306.58M	0.67	-$69.50M	-$1.51	-1.93
Asset Entities	$630K	112.91	-$6.39M	-$1.94	-2.21

Does the media refer more to HCAT or ASST?

In the previous week, Health Catalyst had 8 more articles in the media than Asset Entities. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Health Catalyst and 4 mentions for Asset Entities. Asset Entities' average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Health Catalyst's score of 0.11 indicating that Asset Entities is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Health Catalyst	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Asset Entities	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Health Catalyst beats Asset Entities on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.