Hudson Technologies (HDSN) Competitors

Hudson Technologies (NASDAQ:HDSN) and CrossAmerica Partners (NYSE:CAPL) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HDSN or CAPL?

Hudson Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CrossAmerica Partners. Hudson Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CrossAmerica Partners, 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
Hudson Technologies	$237.12M	1.16	$52.25M	$0.51	12.28
CrossAmerica Partners	$4.10B	0.22	$42.59M	$0.52	45.78

Which has more volatility & risk, HDSN or CAPL?

Hudson Technologies has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CrossAmerica Partners has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor HDSN or CAPL?

In the previous week, Hudson Technologies and Hudson Technologies both had 4 articles in the media. Hudson Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat CrossAmerica Partners' score of 0.19 indicating that Hudson Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hudson Technologies	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CrossAmerica Partners	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is HDSN or CAPL more profitable?

Hudson Technologies has a net margin of 12.49% compared to CrossAmerica Partners' net margin of 0.50%. Hudson Technologies' return on equity of 12.74% beat CrossAmerica Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hudson Technologies	12.49%	12.74%	10.29%
CrossAmerica Partners	0.50%	-104.40%	2.77%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HDSN or CAPL?

CrossAmerica Partners received 11 more outperform votes than Hudson Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.10% of users gave Hudson Technologies an outperform vote while only 64.45% of users gave CrossAmerica Partners an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hudson Technologies	Outperform Votes 348 68.10%	Underperform Votes 163 31.90%
CrossAmerica Partners	Outperform Votes 359 64.45%	Underperform Votes 198 35.55%

Do analysts recommend HDSN or CAPL?

Hudson Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 19.71%. Given Hudson Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Hudson Technologies is more favorable than CrossAmerica Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hudson Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
CrossAmerica Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HDSN or CAPL?

71.3% of Hudson Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.1% of CrossAmerica Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 8.2% of Hudson Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 52.0% of CrossAmerica Partners shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Hudson Technologies beats CrossAmerica Partners on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.