CSP (CSPI) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend CSPI or OSPN?

OneSpan has a consensus price target of $17.63, suggesting a potential upside of 21.80%. Given OneSpan's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe OneSpan 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
OneSpan	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has better earnings & valuation, CSPI or OSPN?

CSP has higher earnings, but lower revenue than OneSpan. OneSpan 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	2.70	-$330K	$0.01	1,515.00
OneSpan	$243.18M	2.27	-$29.80M	$1.45	9.98

Does the media refer more to CSPI or OSPN?

In the previous week, OneSpan had 6 more articles in the media than CSP. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for OneSpan and 3 mentions for CSP. OneSpan's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat CSP's score of 0.64 indicating that OneSpan is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CSP	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
OneSpan	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CSPI or OSPN more profitable?

OneSpan has a net margin of 11.73% compared to CSP's net margin of 0.14%. OneSpan's return on equity of 23.27% beat CSP's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CSP	0.14%	0.17%	0.12%
OneSpan	11.73%	23.27%	14.32%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CSPI or OSPN?

CSP received 23 more outperform votes than OneSpan when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.17% of users gave CSP an outperform vote while only 59.86% of users gave OneSpan an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CSP	Outperform Votes 199 63.17%	Underperform Votes 116 36.83%
OneSpan	Outperform Votes 176 59.86%	Underperform Votes 118 40.14%

Which has more risk & volatility, CSPI or OSPN?

CSP has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OneSpan has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CSPI or OSPN?

26.7% of CSP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of OneSpan shares are held by institutional investors. 16.6% of CSP shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of OneSpan shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CSPI or OSPN a better dividend stock?

CSP pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. OneSpan pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. CSP pays out 1,200.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. OneSpan pays out 33.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. OneSpan is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

OneSpan beats CSP on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.