Ispire Technology (ISPR) Competitors

Ispire Technology (NASDAQ:ISPR) and 22nd Century Group (NASDAQ:XXII) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ISPR or XXII?

22nd Century Group received 349 more outperform votes than Ispire Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Ispire Technology an outperform vote while only 66.23% of users gave 22nd Century Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ispire Technology	Outperform Votes 6 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
22nd Century Group	Outperform Votes 355 66.23%	Underperform Votes 181 33.77%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ISPR or XXII?

Ispire Technology has higher revenue and earnings than 22nd Century Group. Ispire Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 22nd Century Group, 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
Ispire Technology	$148.38M	2.23	-$14.77M	-$0.34	-17.21
22nd Century Group	$29.78M	7.16	-$140.77M	-$22.10	-0.21

Is ISPR or XXII more profitable?

Ispire Technology has a net margin of -12.80% compared to 22nd Century Group's net margin of -144.09%. Ispire Technology's return on equity of -58.50% beat 22nd Century Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ispire Technology	-12.80%	-58.50%	-16.87%
22nd Century Group	-144.09%	-380.39%	-130.16%

Does the media prefer ISPR or XXII?

In the previous week, 22nd Century Group had 5 more articles in the media than Ispire Technology. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for 22nd Century Group and 2 mentions for Ispire Technology. Ispire Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat 22nd Century Group's score of -0.01 indicating that Ispire Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ispire Technology	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
22nd Century Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate ISPR or XXII?

Ispire Technology presently has a consensus target price of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 113.68%. Given Ispire Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ispire Technology is more favorable than 22nd Century Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ispire Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
22nd Century Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility and risk, ISPR or XXII?

Ispire Technology has a beta of 2.84, indicating that its stock price is 184% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 22nd Century Group has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ISPR or XXII?

5.0% of Ispire Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.1% of 22nd Century Group shares are held by institutional investors. 65.9% of Ispire Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of 22nd Century Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ispire Technology beats 22nd Century Group on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.