Forian (FORA) Competitors

trivago (NASDAQ:TRVG) and Forian (NASDAQ:FORA) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TRVG or FORA?

4.5% of trivago shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.3% of Forian shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of trivago shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.3% of Forian shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, TRVG or FORA?

Forian has lower revenue, but higher earnings than trivago. trivago is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Forian, 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
trivago	$460.85M	0.56	-$25.64M	-$0.01	-369.00
Forian	$20.15M	2.91	-$2.81M	-$0.09	-20.89

Do analysts prefer TRVG or FORA?

trivago currently has a consensus target price of $2.94, suggesting a potential downside of 20.33%. Forian has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 165.94%. Given Forian's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Forian is more favorable than trivago.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
trivago	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Forian	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is TRVG or FORA more profitable?

Forian has a net margin of 0.00% compared to trivago's net margin of -5.20%. trivago's return on equity of 0.09% beat Forian's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
trivago	-5.20%	0.09%	0.06%
Forian	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TRVG or FORA?

trivago received 308 more outperform votes than Forian when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 90.91% of users gave Forian an outperform vote while only 59.44% of users gave trivago an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
trivago	Outperform Votes 318 59.44%	Underperform Votes 217 40.56%
Forian	Outperform Votes 10 90.91%	Underperform Votes 1 9.09%

Does the media favor TRVG or FORA?

In the previous week, trivago had 1 more articles in the media than Forian. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for trivago and 1 mentions for Forian. trivago's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Forian's score of 0.34 indicating that trivago is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
trivago	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Forian	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, TRVG or FORA?

trivago has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Forian has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Forian beats trivago on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.