CSP (CSPI) Competitors

CSP (NASDAQ:CSPI) and Nextdoor (NYSE:KIND) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CSPI or KIND?

CSP received 195 more outperform votes than Nextdoor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.17% of users gave CSP an outperform vote while only 11.43% of users gave Nextdoor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CSP	Outperform Votes 199 63.17%	Underperform Votes 116 36.83%
Nextdoor	Outperform Votes 4 11.43%	Underperform Votes 31 88.57%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CSPI or KIND?

CSP has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Nextdoor. Nextdoor 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	$55.51M	2.76	-$330K	$0.01	1,549.00
Nextdoor	$247.28M	2.55	-$147.76M	-$0.25	-6.54

Is CSPI or KIND more profitable?

CSP has a net margin of 0.14% compared to Nextdoor's net margin of -53.23%. CSP's return on equity of 0.17% beat Nextdoor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CSP	0.14%	0.17%	0.12%
Nextdoor	-53.23%	-19.42%	-16.78%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CSPI or KIND?

26.7% of CSP shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.7% of Nextdoor shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.6% of CSP shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 46.0% of Nextdoor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to CSPI or KIND?

In the previous week, CSP and CSP both had 2 articles in the media. CSP's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Nextdoor's score of 1.75 indicating that CSP is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has more volatility and risk, CSPI or KIND?

CSP has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nextdoor has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CSPI or KIND?

Nextdoor has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 83.49%. Given Nextdoor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Nextdoor 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
Nextdoor	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

CSP beats Nextdoor on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.