Safeguard Scientifics (SFES) Competitors $0.99 -0.01 (-1.00%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsSEC FilingsTrends SFES vs. LRFC, ICMB, MATH, TURN, SVVC, RAND, ARCC, GBDC, PSEC, and TSLXShould you be buying Safeguard Scientifics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Safeguard Scientifics include Logan Ridge Finance (LRFC), Investcorp Credit Management BDC (ICMB), Metalpha Technology (MATH), 180 Degree Capital (TURN), Firsthand Technology Value Fund (SVVC), Rand Capital (RAND), Ares Capital (ARCC), Golub Capital BDC (GBDC), Prospect Capital (PSEC), and Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX). These companies are all part of the "investors, not elsewhere classified" industry. Safeguard Scientifics vs. Logan Ridge Finance Investcorp Credit Management BDC Metalpha Technology 180 Degree Capital Firsthand Technology Value Fund Rand Capital Ares Capital Golub Capital BDC Prospect Capital Sixth Street Specialty Lending Logan Ridge Finance (NASDAQ:LRFC) and Safeguard Scientifics (NASDAQ:SFES) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, dividends and institutional ownership. Is LRFC or SFES more profitable? Safeguard Scientifics has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Logan Ridge Finance's net margin of -16.43%. Logan Ridge Finance's return on equity of 3.69% beat Safeguard Scientifics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Logan Ridge Finance-16.43% 3.69% 1.63% Safeguard Scientifics N/A -53.75%-48.03% Which has higher valuation and earnings, LRFC or SFES? Logan Ridge Finance has higher revenue and earnings than Safeguard Scientifics. Logan Ridge Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Safeguard Scientifics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLogan Ridge Finance$20.18M3.30-$2.48M-$1.26-19.79Safeguard ScientificsN/AN/A-$9.83M-$0.43-2.30 Does the MarketBeat Community favor LRFC or SFES? Logan Ridge Finance received 2 more outperform votes than Safeguard Scientifics when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLogan Ridge FinanceOutperform Votes215.38%Underperform Votes1184.62% Safeguard ScientificsN/AN/A Do insiders & institutionals believe in LRFC or SFES? 30.9% of Logan Ridge Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Logan Ridge Finance shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 51.8% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, LRFC or SFES? Logan Ridge Finance has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Safeguard Scientifics has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to LRFC or SFES? In the previous week, Logan Ridge Finance had 1 more articles in the media than Safeguard Scientifics. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Logan Ridge Finance and 0 mentions for Safeguard Scientifics. Logan Ridge Finance's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Safeguard Scientifics' score of 0.00 indicating that Logan Ridge Finance is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Logan Ridge Finance Positive Safeguard Scientifics Neutral SummaryLogan Ridge Finance beats Safeguard Scientifics on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Chaikin Analytics50-year Wall Street legend: “Sell this tech stock NOW”Something very strange is happening to U.S. stocks following President Trump's victory... And this could spell disaster for some of America's favorite tech companies. You can watch for it for free, right here. Get Safeguard Scientifics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SFES and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SFES vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSafeguard ScientificsInvestors IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$16.72M$1.13B$10.98B$8.86BDividend YieldN/A11.22%10.17%4.08%P/E Ratio-2.308.4940.4514.44Price / SalesN/A3.48226.3893.69Price / CashN/A13.5618.2136.61Price / Book1.080.914.266.49Net Income-$9.83M$108.10M$1.02B$226.22M7 Day Performance-3.88%0.02%1.33%3.76%1 Month Performance19.26%3.43%4.25%4.63%1 Year PerformanceN/A-1.71%26.55%29.20% Safeguard Scientifics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SFESSafeguard ScientificsN/A$0.99-1.0%N/AN/A$16.72MN/A-2.30N/AGap DownLRFCLogan Ridge Finance2.2129 of 5 stars$24.93-1.8%N/A+14.9%$66.56M$20.18M-19.791Ex-DividendPositive NewsICMBInvestcorp Credit Management BDC1.5405 of 5 stars$3.18-1.2%N/A-8.5%$45.74M$9.40M9.622,019MATHMetalpha TechnologyN/A$0.99+3.1%N/A-33.0%$35.76M$16.76M0.0014High Trading VolumeTURN180 Degree CapitalN/A$3.32flatN/A-13.8%$33.20M$290,000.000.007SVVCFirsthand Technology Value FundN/A$0.10+45.5%N/A-63.1%$480,000.00$120,000.000.2424Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeRANDRand Capital2.3287 of 5 stars$16.33-0.4%N/A+25.7%$0.00$7.34M3.285ARCCAres Capital1.3315 of 5 stars$22.02+1.1%$21.86-0.7%+11.0%$14.23B$1.76B8.472,550Options VolumePositive NewsGBDCGolub Capital BDC2.3064 of 5 stars$15.30+1.0%$16.40+7.2%+1.0%$2.60B$724.68M10.85N/ADividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastPSECProspect Capital1.266 of 5 stars$4.83+3.9%$4.50-6.8%-16.9%$2.03B$861.66M0.002,019Insider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsTSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending1.8383 of 5 stars$20.78+1.1%$22.00+5.9%-1.4%$1.92B$438.09M10.09N/ADividend Cut Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LRFC Competitors ICMB Competitors MATH Competitors TURN Competitors SVVC Competitors RAND Competitors ARCC Competitors GBDC Competitors PSEC Competitors TSLX Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SFES) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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