KPLT vs. SKIL, BNAI, PGY, MFH, FLNT, AQMS, DRCT, CXAI, DHAI, and ABLV Should you be buying Katapult stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Katapult include Skillsoft (SKIL), Brand Engagement Network (BNAI), Pagaya Technologies (PGY), Mercurity Fintech (MFH), Fluent (FLNT), Aqua Metals (AQMS), Direct Digital (DRCT), CXApp (CXAI), DIH Holding US (DHAI), and Able View Global (ABLV). These companies are all part of the "business services" sector.
Skillsoft (NASDAQ:SKIL ) and Katapult (NASDAQ:KPLT ) 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 earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking.
Skillsoft received 9 more outperform votes than Katapult when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 38.46% of users gave Katapult an outperform vote while only 35.00% of users gave Skillsoft an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Katapult had 11 more articles in the media than Skillsoft. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Katapult and 1 mentions for Skillsoft. Katapult's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Skillsoft's score of 0.46 indicating that Skillsoft is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Katapult has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Skillsoft. Katapult is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Skillsoft, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Skillsoft currently has a consensus price target of $36.67, indicating a potential upside of 274.53%. Katapult has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.70%. Given Katapult's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Skillsoft is more favorable than Katapult.
87.0% of Skillsoft shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.8% of Katapult shares are held by institutional investors. 14.4% of Skillsoft shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 46.1% of Katapult shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Skillsoft has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Katapult has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Katapult has a net margin of -12.30% compared to Katapult's net margin of -63.13%. Skillsoft's return on equity of 0.00% beat Katapult's return on equity.
Summary Katapult beats Skillsoft on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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