CSP (CSPI) Competitors

CSP (NASDAQ:CSPI) and Travelzoo (NASDAQ:TZOO) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Which has more volatility & risk, CSPI or TZOO?

CSP has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Travelzoo has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CSPI or TZOO?

26.7% of CSP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.4% of Travelzoo shares are held by institutional investors. 16.6% of CSP shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 57.5% of Travelzoo shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CSPI or TZOO more profitable?

Travelzoo has a net margin of 16.67% compared to CSP's net margin of 4.42%. Travelzoo's return on equity of 210.54% beat CSP's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CSP	4.42%	5.38%	3.85%
Travelzoo	16.67%	210.54%	25.64%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CSPI or TZOO?

Travelzoo received 177 more outperform votes than CSP when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.87% of users gave Travelzoo an outperform vote while only 63.17% of users gave CSP an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CSP	Outperform Votes 199 63.17%	Underperform Votes 116 36.83%
Travelzoo	Outperform Votes 376 67.87%	Underperform Votes 178 32.13%

Do analysts prefer CSPI or TZOO?

Travelzoo has a consensus price target of $24.33, suggesting a potential upside of 31.39%. Given Travelzoo's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Travelzoo is more favorable than CSP.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CSP	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Travelzoo	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better earnings & valuation, CSPI or TZOO?

Travelzoo has higher revenue and earnings than CSP. Travelzoo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CSP, 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
CSP	$64.65M	2.05	$5.20M	$0.28	48.46
Travelzoo	$84.48M	2.59	$12.37M	$1.07	17.31

Does the media prefer CSPI or TZOO?

In the previous week, CSP and CSP both had 2 articles in the media. Travelzoo's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat CSP's score of 0.00 indicating that Travelzoo is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CSP	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Travelzoo	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Travelzoo beats CSP on 16 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.