SCHMID Group (SHMD) Competitors

SCHMID Group (NASDAQ:SHMD) and Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD) 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 media sentiment, community ranking, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

Is SHMD or TAYD more profitable?

Taylor Devices has a net margin of 19.99% compared to SCHMID Group's net margin of 0.00%. Taylor Devices' return on equity of 17.04% beat SCHMID Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SCHMID Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Taylor Devices	19.99%	17.04%	14.66%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SHMD or TAYD?

Taylor Devices has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SCHMID Group.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SCHMID Group	$79.49M	0.37	N/A	N/A	N/A
Taylor Devices	$42.80M	2.24	$9M	$2.50	12.22

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SHMD or TAYD?

Taylor Devices received 114 more outperform votes than SCHMID Group when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SCHMID Group	N/A	N/A
Taylor Devices	Outperform Votes 114 69.94%	Underperform Votes 49 30.06%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SHMD or TAYD?

46.0% of SCHMID Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.6% of Taylor Devices shares are held by institutional investors. 15.1% of SCHMID Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of Taylor Devices shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to SHMD or TAYD?

In the previous week, SCHMID Group had 1 more articles in the media than Taylor Devices. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for SCHMID Group and 0 mentions for Taylor Devices. Taylor Devices' average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat SCHMID Group's score of -1.00 indicating that Taylor Devices is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
SCHMID Group	Negative
Taylor Devices	Very Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, SHMD or TAYD?

SCHMID Group has a beta of -0.62, suggesting that its stock price is 162% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Taylor Devices has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Taylor Devices beats SCHMID Group on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.