DTST vs. MHH, RSSS, DLHC, INUV, HGBL, CIGL, VERI, CURR, BGSF, and BTOC
Should you be buying Data Storage stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Data Storage include Mastech Digital (MHH), Research Solutions (RSSS), DLH (DLHC), Inuvo (INUV), Heritage Global (HGBL), Concorde International Group (CIGL), Veritone (VERI), Currenc Group (CURR), BGSF (BGSF), and Armlogi (BTOC). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.
Data Storage vs. Its Competitors
Mastech Digital (NYSE:MHH) and Data Storage (NASDAQ:DTST) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and earnings.
Mastech Digital has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Data Storage has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Mastech Digital had 3 more articles in the media than Data Storage. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Mastech Digital and 3 mentions for Data Storage. Mastech Digital's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Data Storage's score of 0.13 indicating that Mastech Digital is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Mastech Digital has a net margin of 1.71% compared to Data Storage's net margin of 0.75%. Mastech Digital's return on equity of 8.20% beat Data Storage's return on equity.
18.4% of Mastech Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.6% of Data Storage shares are owned by institutional investors. 43.0% of Mastech Digital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 42.2% of Data Storage shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Data Storage has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mastech Digital. Mastech Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Data Storage, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Mastech Digital beats Data Storage on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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.
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This page (NASDAQ:DTST) was last updated on 7/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
