Professional Diversity Network (IPDN) Competitors

Semantix (NASDAQ:STIX) and Professional Diversity Network (NASDAQ:IPDN) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor STIX or IPDN?

Professional Diversity Network received 121 more outperform votes than Semantix when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 38.54% of users gave Professional Diversity Network an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Semantix an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Semantix	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 2 100.00%
Professional Diversity Network	Outperform Votes 121 38.54%	Underperform Votes 193 61.46%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, STIX or IPDN?

Professional Diversity Network has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Semantix. Professional Diversity Network is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Semantix, 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
Semantix	$264.23M	0.00	-$63.61M	-$0.81	0.00
Professional Diversity Network	$7.01M	0.92	-$4.31M	-$0.20	-2.20

Is STIX or IPDN more profitable?

Professional Diversity Network has a net margin of -32.31% compared to Semantix's net margin of -69.49%. Semantix's return on equity of -45.45% beat Professional Diversity Network's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Semantix	-69.49%	-45.45%	-26.98%
Professional Diversity Network	-32.31%	-113.38%	-39.58%

Does the media prefer STIX or IPDN?

In the previous week, Professional Diversity Network had 1 more articles in the media than Semantix. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Professional Diversity Network and 0 mentions for Semantix. Semantix's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Professional Diversity Network'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Semantix	Neutral
Professional Diversity Network	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals believe in STIX or IPDN?

40.1% of Semantix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.8% of Professional Diversity Network shares are held by institutional investors. 35.5% of Semantix shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Professional Diversity Network shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, STIX or IPDN?

Semantix has a beta of -0.37, suggesting that its share price is 137% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Professional Diversity Network has a beta of 11.89, suggesting that its share price is 1,089% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Professional Diversity Network beats Semantix on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.