DZS (DZSI) Competitors

DZS (NASDAQ:DZSI) and Alpine 4 (NASDAQ:ALPP) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in DZSI or ALPP?

40.8% of DZS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.4% of Alpine 4 shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of DZS shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 45.1% of Alpine 4 shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DZSI or ALPP?

DZS received 205 more outperform votes than Alpine 4 when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Alpine 4 an outperform vote while only 53.81% of users gave DZS an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DZS	Outperform Votes 212 53.81%	Underperform Votes 182 46.19%
Alpine 4	Outperform Votes 7 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Does the media refer more to DZSI or ALPP?

In the previous week, DZS's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Alpine 4'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
DZS	Neutral
Alpine 4	Neutral

Do analysts rate DZSI or ALPP?

DZS currently has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. Given DZS's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe DZS is more favorable than Alpine 4.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DZS	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Alpine 4	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has higher valuation and earnings, DZSI or ALPP?

Alpine 4 has lower revenue, but higher earnings than DZS.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DZS	$389.46M	0.00	-$135.22M	-$2.21	N/A
Alpine 4	$104.20M	0.00	-$12.88M	N/A	N/A

Is DZSI or ALPP more profitable?

Alpine 4 has a net margin of 0.00% compared to DZS's net margin of -45.63%. Alpine 4's return on equity of 0.00% beat DZS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DZS	-45.63%	-179.34%	-27.13%
Alpine 4	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, DZSI or ALPP?

DZS has a beta of 2, suggesting that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpine 4 has a beta of -3.37, suggesting that its share price is 437% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

DZS beats Alpine 4 on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.