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$10.88 -0.10 (-0.91%)
(As of 01:20 PM ET)

NCTY vs. STCN, HGBL, ALJJ, NEWT, SSBK, SOR, FSBW, SFST, CIVB, and INBK

Should you be buying The9 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The9 include Steel Connect (STCN), Heritage Global (HGBL), ALJ Regional (ALJJ), NewtekOne (NEWT), Southern States Bancshares (SSBK), Source Capital (SOR), FS Bancorp (FSBW), Southern First Bancshares (SFST), Civista Bancshares (CIVB), and First Internet Bancorp (INBK).

The9 vs.

Steel Connect (NASDAQ:STCN) and The9 (NASDAQ:NCTY) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Steel Connect and Steel Connect both had 3 articles in the media. Steel Connect's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat The9's score of 0.25 indicating that Steel Connect is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Steel Connect
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
The9
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Steel Connect received 55 more outperform votes than The9 when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.31% of users gave Steel Connect an outperform vote while only 59.12% of users gave The9 an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Steel ConnectOutperform Votes
162
62.31%
Underperform Votes
98
37.69%
The9Outperform Votes
107
59.12%
Underperform Votes
74
40.88%

Steel Connect has higher revenue and earnings than The9.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Steel Connect$174.11M0.36$87.98M$3.073.22
The9$25.22M3.90$2.82MN/AN/A

47.3% of Steel Connect shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.5% of The9 shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of Steel Connect shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 30.8% of The9 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.

Steel Connect has a net margin of 50.53% compared to The9's net margin of 0.00%. Steel Connect's return on equity of 14.59% beat The9's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Steel Connect50.53% 14.59% 3.67%
The9 N/A N/A N/A

Steel Connect has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The9 has a beta of 1.89, meaning that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Steel Connect beats The9 on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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NCTY vs. The Competition

MetricThe9Nondepository credit institutions IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$98.44M$8.11B$23.78B$8.79B
Dividend YieldN/A5.18%2.76%4.07%
P/E RatioN/A13.12236.3814.02
Price / Sales3.9013.313,401.8687.41
Price / CashN/A54.6333.0636.27
Price / Book2.022.856.856.33
Net Income$2.82M$462.43M$658.63M$225.71M
7 Day Performance-3.10%1.55%0.91%-0.58%
1 Month Performance26.59%24.43%1.59%1.49%
1 Year Performance58.70%108.31%19.99%27.23%

The9 Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NCTY
The9
0.9344 of 5 stars
$10.88
-0.9%
N/A+62.4%$97.81M$25.22M0.0050News Coverage
Gap Up
STCN
Steel Connect
2.1738 of 5 stars
$10.29
-0.5%
N/A+10.8%$65.24M$174.11M3.371,261News Coverage
HGBL
Heritage Global
1.7649 of 5 stars
$1.63
flat
N/A-44.0%$60.86M$60.54M5.8282
ALJJ
ALJ Regional
N/A$1.92
flat
N/A+0.0%$48.44M$440.85M0.766,541High Trading Volume
NEWT
NewtekOne
3.1677 of 5 stars
$14.13
+2.4%
$14.33
+1.4%
+1.8%$371.76M$271.46M7.71567
SSBK
Southern States Bancshares
1.932 of 5 stars
$37.32
+2.3%
$35.50
-4.9%
+44.5%$368.72M$141.13M10.27181Positive News
SOR
Source Capital
N/A$44.44
+0.2%
N/A+12.2%$364.41MN/A0.00N/A
FSBW
FS Bancorp
2.2273 of 5 stars
$46.52
+1.2%
$44.00
-5.4%
+47.6%$363.79M$187.68M9.76540
SFST
Southern First Bancshares
2.5061 of 5 stars
$43.65
+1.4%
$44.00
+0.8%
+44.6%$356.18M$187.46M24.88296
CIVB
Civista Bancshares
4.5334 of 5 stars
$22.51
+0.7%
$20.25
-10.0%
+43.5%$354.31M$219.90M11.12538
INBK
First Internet Bancorp
3.67 of 5 stars
$40.52
+2.6%
$42.88
+5.8%
+116.7%$351.31M$265.57M15.55290Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:NCTY) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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