Profire Energy (PFIE) Competitors

Ouster (NYSE:OUST) and Profire Energy (NASDAQ:PFIE) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do analysts rate OUST or PFIE?

Ouster currently has a consensus price target of $13.17, indicating a potential upside of 9.91%. Profire Energy has a consensus price target of $2.55, indicating a potential upside of 0.39%. Given Ouster's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Ouster is more favorable than Profire Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ouster	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Profire Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, OUST or PFIE?

Profire Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ouster. Ouster is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Profire Energy, 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
Ouster	$105.45M	5.65	-$374.11M	-$2.57	-4.66
Profire Energy	$60.02M	1.96	$10.78M	$0.18	14.11

Does the MarketBeat Community favor OUST or PFIE?

Profire Energy received 280 more outperform votes than Ouster when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.66% of users gave Profire Energy an outperform vote while only 57.89% of users gave Ouster an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ouster	Outperform Votes 33 57.89%	Underperform Votes 24 42.11%
Profire Energy	Outperform Votes 313 60.66%	Underperform Votes 203 39.34%

Which has more risk & volatility, OUST or PFIE?

Ouster has a beta of 2.5, indicating that its share price is 150% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Profire Energy has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in OUST or PFIE?

31.5% of Ouster shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.5% of Profire Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of Ouster shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 25.4% of Profire Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor OUST or PFIE?

In the previous week, Ouster had 37 more articles in the media than Profire Energy. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Ouster and 3 mentions for Profire Energy. Profire Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Ouster's score of 0.27 indicating that Profire Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ouster	9 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Profire Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is OUST or PFIE more profitable?

Profire Energy has a net margin of 14.86% compared to Ouster's net margin of -106.50%. Profire Energy's return on equity of 15.12% beat Ouster's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ouster	-106.50%	-65.17%	-37.02%
Profire Energy	14.86%	15.12%	13.36%

Summary

Profire Energy beats Ouster on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.