Lichen China (LICN) Competitors $1.96 -0.02 (-1.01%) (As of 09:15 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends LICN vs. HQI, PAYS, RMNI, TCX, NUTX, RCMT, MHH, III, TDTH, and BABAShould you be buying Lichen China stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lichen China include HireQuest (HQI), Paysign (PAYS), Rimini Street (RMNI), Tucows (TCX), Nutex Health (NUTX), RCM Technologies (RCMT), Mastech Digital (MHH), Information Services Group (III), Trident Digital Tech (TDTH), and Alibaba Group (BABA). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Lichen China vs. HireQuest Paysign Rimini Street Tucows Nutex Health RCM Technologies Mastech Digital Information Services Group Trident Digital Tech Alibaba Group HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) and Lichen China (NASDAQ:LICN) are both small-cap business services 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. Do analysts recommend HQI or LICN? HireQuest currently has a consensus target price of $18.50, indicating a potential upside of 27.76%. Given HireQuest's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe HireQuest is more favorable than Lichen China.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score HireQuest 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Lichen China 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HQI or LICN? HireQuest received 15 more outperform votes than Lichen China when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHireQuestOutperform Votes1568.18% Underperform Votes731.82% Lichen ChinaN/AN/A Which has more risk & volatility, HQI or LICN? HireQuest has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lichen China has a beta of -2.66, meaning that its share price is 366% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to HQI or LICN? In the previous week, HireQuest had 13 more articles in the media than Lichen China. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for HireQuest and 1 mentions for Lichen China. HireQuest's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Lichen China's score of 0.63 indicating that HireQuest is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment HireQuest 2 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Lichen China 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is HQI or LICN more profitable? HireQuest has a net margin of 4.04% compared to Lichen China's net margin of 0.00%. HireQuest's return on equity of 11.02% beat Lichen China's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets HireQuest4.04% 11.02% 6.69% Lichen China N/A N/A N/A Which has better earnings and valuation, HQI or LICN? Lichen China has higher revenue and earnings than HireQuest. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHireQuest$36.28M5.59$6.14M$0.11131.64Lichen China$41.93M1.25$8.34MN/AN/A Do institutionals and insiders believe in HQI or LICN? 12.0% of HireQuest shares are held by institutional investors. 43.9% of HireQuest shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryHireQuest beats Lichen China on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DTIDownload Our Tesla Ebook For FreeLike many of you, we here at the TradingPub are bullish on Tesla long term. We believe the company will continue to be a leader in technology, EVs and A.I. We also believe it’s share price will be rewarded in a big way… In fact, our #1 Tesla expert just published a brand new Ebook regarding Tesla’s future, and we’d like to send it to you at no cost.To claim your copy free of charge simply follow this link. Get Lichen China News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LICN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LICN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLichen ChinaManagement consulting services IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$52.47M$2.55B$10.56B$8.82BDividend YieldN/A2.60%10.15%4.07%P/E RatioN/A8.9549.3417.81Price / Sales1.2525.483,447.9374.57Price / Cash4.4615.6930.5032.53Price / Book0.853.322.764.68Net Income$8.34M$126.36M$995.76M$226.08M7 Day Performance10.00%-2.20%-0.07%-1.04%1 Month Performance12.50%-9.23%7.25%1.04%1 Year Performance40.43%-8.21%24.60%26.28% Lichen China Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LICNLichen ChinaN/A$1.96-1.0%N/A+40.4%$51.94M$39.76M0.00390HQIHireQuest3.6796 of 5 stars$14.48-1.3%$18.50+27.8%-3.7%$202.72M$37.88M131.6473,000Analyst RevisionPAYSPaysign4.2632 of 5 stars$3.39+2.7%$6.17+81.9%+39.5%$181.53M$47.27M22.6080Insider TradeNews CoverageRMNIRimini Street2.5119 of 5 stars$1.96-0.5%$4.50+130.2%-37.5%$177.75M$431.50M0.002,120Positive NewsTCXTucows0.3302 of 5 stars$15.80-2.2%N/A-26.0%$173.96M$339.34M0.001,129NUTXNutex Health3.5943 of 5 stars$30.33+5.4%$55.00+81.3%-8.1%$165.00M$247.65M0.001,150RCMTRCM Technologies4.0144 of 5 stars$21.63+0.6%$37.00+71.1%-13.5%$164.39M$263.24M11.093,490MHHMastech DigitalN/A$13.30-3.0%N/AN/A$160.49M$201.10M30.471,397Gap UpIIIInformation Services Group3.7222 of 5 stars$3.25-0.3%$3.75+15.4%-27.6%$159.48M$291.05M-46.421,518TDTHTrident Digital TechN/A$2.30+2.2%N/AN/A$148.47MN/A0.00N/ABABAAlibaba Group4.8685 of 5 stars$86.80+0.0%$114.07+31.4%+10.6%$207.83B$130.35B17.60204,891Earnings ReportAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HQI Alternatives PAYS Alternatives RMNI Alternatives TCX Alternatives NUTX Alternatives RCMT Alternatives MHH Alternatives III Alternatives TDTH Alternatives BABA Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LICN) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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