Fluent (FLNT) Competitors $2.33 +0.11 (+4.95%) As of 04/2/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FLNT vs. PESI, MIMI, PAYS, AMWL, VCSA, MHH, MCTR, JUNE, PSQH, and SYShould you be buying Fluent stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fluent include Perma-Fix Environmental Services (PESI), Mint (MIMI), Paysign (PAYS), American Well (AMWL), Vacasa (VCSA), Mastech Digital (MHH), CTRL GROUP (MCTR), Junee (JUNE), PSQ (PSQH), and So-Young International (SY). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Fluent vs. Perma-Fix Environmental Services Mint Paysign American Well Vacasa Mastech Digital CTRL GROUP Junee PSQ So-Young International Perma-Fix Environmental Services (NASDAQ:PESI) and Fluent (NASDAQ:FLNT) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Is PESI or FLNT more profitable? Fluent has a net margin of -10.59% compared to Perma-Fix Environmental Services' net margin of -24.44%. Perma-Fix Environmental Services' return on equity of -21.69% beat Fluent's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Perma-Fix Environmental Services-24.44% -21.69% -11.53% Fluent -10.59%-64.75%-17.47% Do analysts rate PESI or FLNT? Perma-Fix Environmental Services currently has a consensus target price of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 144.57%. Fluent has a consensus target price of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 50.21%. Given Perma-Fix Environmental Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Perma-Fix Environmental Services is more favorable than Fluent.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Perma-Fix Environmental Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Fluent 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PESI or FLNT? 25.5% of Perma-Fix Environmental Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.3% of Fluent shares are held by institutional investors. 9.4% of Perma-Fix Environmental Services shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.3% of Fluent shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, PESI or FLNT? Perma-Fix Environmental Services has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fluent has a beta of 2.3, meaning that its stock price is 130% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to PESI or FLNT? In the previous week, Perma-Fix Environmental Services had 4 more articles in the media than Fluent. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Perma-Fix Environmental Services and 2 mentions for Fluent. Perma-Fix Environmental Services' average media sentiment score of 0.04 beat Fluent's score of -0.08 indicating that Perma-Fix Environmental Services is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Perma-Fix Environmental Services 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Fluent 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PESI or FLNT? Perma-Fix Environmental Services received 18 more outperform votes than Fluent when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.00% of users gave Perma-Fix Environmental Services an outperform vote while only 43.29% of users gave Fluent an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPerma-Fix Environmental ServicesOutperform Votes18963.00% Underperform Votes11137.00% FluentOutperform Votes17143.29% Underperform Votes22456.71% Which has better earnings and valuation, PESI or FLNT? Perma-Fix Environmental Services has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Fluent. Perma-Fix Environmental Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fluent, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPerma-Fix Environmental Services$59.12M2.29$490K-$1.32-5.58Fluent$254.62M0.15-$63.22M-$1.87-1.25 SummaryPerma-Fix Environmental Services beats Fluent on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Fluent News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FLNT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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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.Skip Chart FLNT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFluentAdvertising IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$39.32M$3.38B$7.18B$7.92BDividend YieldN/A0.95%2.52%4.04%P/E Ratio-1.2918.5030.1818.81Price / Sales0.1513.87149.2888.71Price / Cash0.7230.5631.4034.64Price / Book0.923.714.764.18Net Income-$63.22M$198.49M$194.26M$247.10M7 Day Performance0.43%-8.18%-2.65%-2.72%1 Month Performance-7.91%-10.12%-2.51%-3.90%1 Year Performance-22.57%-6.58%3.82%-0.11% Fluent Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FLNTFluent2.2936 of 5 stars$2.33+5.0%$3.50+50.2%-22.9%$39.32M$254.62M-1.29260Analyst ForecastPESIPerma-Fix Environmental Services2.4146 of 5 stars$7.47+7.3%$18.00+141.0%-34.3%$137.66M$59.12M-6.85290MIMIMintN/A$6.02+5.6%N/AN/A$136.96M$4.38M0.0015Gap DownPAYSPaysign3.9183 of 5 stars$2.52+7.7%$6.13+143.1%-48.5%$134.94M$56.47M16.8080AMWLAmerican Well3.2583 of 5 stars$8.20+5.0%$11.90+45.1%-52.6%$128.00M$254.36M-0.591,040Short Interest ↓Positive NewsVCSAVacasa0.826 of 5 stars$5.43-1.1%$4.13-24.0%-12.8%$123.65M$910.49M-0.658,200Positive NewsMHHMastech DigitalN/A$9.72-28.3%N/AN/A$121.66M$198.94M35.291,160News CoverageMCTRCTRL GROUPN/A$7.95-0.4%N/AN/A$119.25M$34.60M0.0020Gap UpJUNEJuneeN/A$9.13+2.9%N/AN/A$118.48M$2.90M0.00N/APSQHPSQ2.2616 of 5 stars$2.74+3.1%$6.00+118.8%-56.9%$117.67M$23.20M-2.1845Short Interest ↑SYSo-Young International1.5184 of 5 stars$0.98-5.0%$0.80-18.3%-18.9%$115.44M$1.49B19.582,080Earnings ReportDividend CutNews CoverageGap DownHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PESI Alternatives MIMI Alternatives PAYS Alternatives AMWL Alternatives VCSA Alternatives MHH Alternatives MCTR Alternatives JUNE Alternatives PSQH Alternatives SY Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FLNT) was last updated on 4/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Allies Confirm Exec Order 14024 Triggers Dollar CollapseExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredBITCOINDid you miss out on the 1000%+ gains of Bitcoin over the past 5 years? 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