Lightbridge (LTBR) Competitors

Lightbridge (NASDAQ:LTBR) and NerdWallet (NASDAQ:NRDS) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.

Does the media favor LTBR or NRDS?

In the previous week, NerdWallet had 4 more articles in the media than Lightbridge. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for NerdWallet and 1 mentions for Lightbridge. NerdWallet's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Lightbridge's score of 1.01 indicating that NerdWallet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lightbridge	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NerdWallet	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, LTBR or NRDS?

Lightbridge has a beta of 2.12, indicating that its share price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NerdWallet has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LTBR or NRDS?

9.1% of Lightbridge shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.8% of NerdWallet shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of Lightbridge shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 45.9% of NerdWallet shares are held by 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.

Is LTBR or NRDS more profitable?

NerdWallet has a net margin of 4.42% compared to Lightbridge's net margin of 0.00%. NerdWallet's return on equity of -2.08% beat Lightbridge's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lightbridge	N/A	-37.03%	-35.89%
NerdWallet	4.42%	-2.08%	-1.73%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, LTBR or NRDS?

Lightbridge has higher earnings, but lower revenue than NerdWallet. Lightbridge is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NerdWallet, 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
Lightbridge	N/A	N/A	-$7.91M	-$0.81	-9.20
NerdWallet	$687.60M	0.91	-$11.80M	$0.40	21.14

Do analysts rate LTBR or NRDS?

NerdWallet has a consensus target price of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 101.06%. Given NerdWallet's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NerdWallet is more favorable than Lightbridge.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lightbridge	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
NerdWallet	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LTBR or NRDS?

Lightbridge received 70 more outperform votes than NerdWallet when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.00% of users gave NerdWallet an outperform vote while only 59.76% of users gave Lightbridge an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lightbridge	Outperform Votes 101 59.76%	Underperform Votes 68 40.24%
NerdWallet	Outperform Votes 31 62.00%	Underperform Votes 19 38.00%

Summary

NerdWallet beats Lightbridge on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.