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$8.24
-0.05 (-0.60%)
(As of 11/1/2024 ET)

NCTY vs. STCN, HGBL, ALJJ, XELA, SFST, JMSB, INBK, FDBC, CIVB, and MDBH

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), Exela Technologies (XELA), Southern First Bancshares (SFST), John Marshall Bancorp (JMSB), First Internet Bancorp (INBK), Fidelity D & D Bancorp (FDBC), Civista Bancshares (CIVB), and MDB Capital (MDBH).

The9 vs.

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

0.5% of The9 shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.3% of Steel Connect shares are held by institutional investors. 30.8% of The9 shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.7% of Steel Connect shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

The9 has a beta of 1.92, indicating that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Steel Connect has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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 59.78% of users gave The9 an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
The9Outperform Votes
107
59.78%
Underperform Votes
72
40.22%
Steel ConnectOutperform Votes
162
62.31%
Underperform Votes
98
37.69%

Steel Connect has higher revenue and earnings than The9.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
The9$25.22M2.94$2.82MN/AN/A
Steel Connect$169.04M0.40$15.61M$3.133.41

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
The9
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A
Steel Connect
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A

Steel Connect has a net margin of 53.00% compared to The9's net margin of 0.00%. Steel Connect's return on equity of 19.76% beat The9's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
The9N/A N/A N/A
Steel Connect 53.00%19.76%4.21%

In the previous week, The9 had 1 more articles in the media than Steel Connect. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for The9 and 0 mentions for Steel Connect. The9's average media sentiment score of 0.01 beat Steel Connect's score of 0.00 indicating that The9 is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
The9 Neutral
Steel Connect Neutral

Summary

Steel Connect beats The9 on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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NCTY vs. The Competition

MetricThe9Nondepository credit institutions IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$74.08M$7.32B$23.93B$8.53B
Dividend YieldN/A5.17%2.74%4.14%
P/E RatioN/A18.21250.4015.14
Price / Sales2.947.253,721.80100.10
Price / CashN/A46.0032.0434.08
Price / Book1.521.996.985.02
Net Income$2.82M$462.43M$670.43M$225.46M
7 Day Performance-1.44%-1.99%-0.32%0.37%
1 Month Performance29.56%2.37%0.65%3.57%
1 Year Performance39.66%57.80%20.33%29.43%

The9 Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NCTY
The9
0.7233 of 5 stars
$8.24
-0.6%
N/A+63.7%$74.08M$25.22M0.0050
STCN
Steel Connect
1.8267 of 5 stars
$10.11
0.0%
N/A+11.0%$63.74M$169.04M3.231,100Positive News
HGBL
Heritage Global
1.9388 of 5 stars
$1.68
-0.9%
N/A-45.6%$62.55M$55.02M5.5882Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
Positive News
ALJJ
ALJ Regional
N/A$1.92
flat
N/A+0.0%$48.44M$440.85M0.766,541High Trading Volume
XELA
Exela Technologies
0.0088 of 5 stars
$1.97
flat
N/A-37.0%$12.54M$1.02B-0.2314,100
SFST
Southern First Bancshares
3.7525 of 5 stars
$38.02
+1.1%
$44.00
+15.7%
+41.8%$310.09M$87.85M21.98296Positive News
JMSB
John Marshall Bancorp
1.4982 of 5 stars
$21.70
+1.0%
N/A+20.2%$308.60M$51.62M127.65140Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
INBK
First Internet Bancorp
3.3894 of 5 stars
$34.85
-3.1%
$42.88
+23.0%
+113.3%$302.15M$265.57M16.36290Short Interest ↑
FDBC
Fidelity D & D Bancorp
3.6536 of 5 stars
$52.26
-1.4%
N/A+14.1%$299.76M$72.34M19.00320Positive News
CIVB
Civista Bancshares
4.581 of 5 stars
$18.83
+1.8%
$18.25
-3.1%
+40.2%$296.14M$151.19M8.80538Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
MDBH
MDB Capital
0.2751 of 5 stars
$6.85
+4.4%
N/A-40.8%$294.25M$1.30M-2.7140

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This page (NASDAQ:NCTY) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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