Focus Universal (FCUV) Competitors

Hurco Companies (NASDAQ:HURC) and Focus Universal (NASDAQ:FCUV) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk, media sentiment and community ranking.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in HURC or FCUV?

74.4% of Hurco Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.4% of Focus Universal shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of Hurco Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 47.6% of Focus Universal shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HURC or FCUV?

Hurco Companies received 99 more outperform votes than Focus Universal when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.77% of users gave Focus Universal an outperform vote while only 60.34% of users gave Hurco Companies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hurco Companies	Outperform Votes 143 60.34%	Underperform Votes 94 39.66%
Focus Universal	Outperform Votes 44 63.77%	Underperform Votes 25 36.23%

Which has more risk and volatility, HURC or FCUV?

Hurco Companies has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Focus Universal has a beta of -0.29, meaning that its share price is 129% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HURC or FCUV more profitable?

Hurco Companies has a net margin of -8.90% compared to Focus Universal's net margin of -480.17%. Hurco Companies' return on equity of -7.78% beat Focus Universal's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hurco Companies	-8.90%	-7.78%	-5.97%
Focus Universal	-480.17%	-90.47%	-52.94%

Does the media favor HURC or FCUV?

In the previous week, Hurco Companies had 3 more articles in the media than Focus Universal. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Hurco Companies and 0 mentions for Focus Universal. Hurco Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Focus Universal's score of 0.00 indicating that Hurco Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hurco Companies	Positive
Focus Universal	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HURC or FCUV?

Focus Universal has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hurco Companies. Focus Universal is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hurco Companies, 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
Hurco Companies	$187.94M	0.50	-$16.61M	-$2.98	-4.89
Focus Universal	$1.05M	28.90	-$4.72M	-$0.50	-8.20

Summary

Hurco Companies beats Focus Universal on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.