National Research (NRC) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, FLYW or NRC?

Flywire has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Research has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to FLYW or NRC?

In the previous week, Flywire had 12 more articles in the media than National Research. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Flywire and 0 mentions for National Research. Flywire's average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat National Research's score of 0.00 indicating that Flywire is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Flywire	Neutral
National Research	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FLYW or NRC?

National Research received 21 more outperform votes than Flywire when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.69% of users gave Flywire an outperform vote while only 61.67% of users gave National Research an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Flywire	Outperform Votes 90 65.69%	Underperform Votes 47 34.31%
National Research	Outperform Votes 111 61.67%	Underperform Votes 69 38.33%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FLYW or NRC?

95.9% of Flywire shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.3% of National Research shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of Flywire shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of National Research shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is FLYW or NRC more profitable?

National Research has a net margin of 17.32% compared to Flywire's net margin of 4.23%. National Research's return on equity of 66.52% beat Flywire's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Flywire	4.23%	2.49%	1.86%
National Research	17.32%	66.52%	20.00%

Do analysts rate FLYW or NRC?

Flywire currently has a consensus target price of $17.92, suggesting a potential upside of 92.93%. Given Flywire's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Flywire is more favorable than National Research.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Flywire	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
National Research	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, FLYW or NRC?

National Research has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Flywire. National Research is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flywire, 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
Flywire	$492.14M	2.33	-$8.57M	$0.02	464.50
National Research	$143.06M	1.91	$24.78M	$1.05	11.35

Summary

Flywire beats National Research on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.