Genasys (GNSS) Competitors

Escalade (NASDAQ:ESCA) and Genasys (NASDAQ:GNSS) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Does the media favor ESCA or GNSS?

In the previous week, Genasys had 1 more articles in the media than Escalade. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Genasys and 6 mentions for Escalade. Genasys' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Escalade's score of 0.05 indicating that Genasys is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Escalade	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Genasys	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, ESCA or GNSS?

Escalade has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genasys has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ESCA or GNSS?

65.2% of Escalade shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of Genasys shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.8% of Escalade shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Genasys shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer ESCA or GNSS?

Genasys has a consensus price target of $5.33, indicating a potential upside of 82.65%. Given Genasys' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Genasys is more favorable than Escalade.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Escalade	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Genasys	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ESCA or GNSS?

Escalade has higher revenue and earnings than Genasys. Genasys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Escalade, 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
Escalade	$253.07M	0.82	$9.83M	$0.94	15.96
Genasys	$24.01M	5.46	-$31.73M	-$0.72	-4.06

Is ESCA or GNSS more profitable?

Escalade has a net margin of 5.20% compared to Genasys' net margin of -132.16%. Escalade's return on equity of 7.17% beat Genasys' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Escalade	5.20%	7.17%	4.79%
Genasys	-132.16%	-104.49%	-57.43%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ESCA or GNSS?

Escalade received 219 more outperform votes than Genasys when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.52% of users gave Escalade an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Genasys an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Escalade	Outperform Votes 240 64.52%	Underperform Votes 132 35.48%
Genasys	Outperform Votes 21 50.00%	Underperform Votes 21 50.00%

Summary

Escalade beats Genasys on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.