SoundThinking (SSTI) Competitors

EverQuote (NASDAQ:EVER) and SoundThinking (NASDAQ:SSTI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer EVER or SSTI?

In the previous week, SoundThinking had 3 more articles in the media than EverQuote. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for SoundThinking and 2 mentions for EverQuote. SoundThinking's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat EverQuote's score of 0.78 indicating that SoundThinking is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EverQuote	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SoundThinking	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is EVER or SSTI more profitable?

EverQuote has a net margin of 3.31% compared to SoundThinking's net margin of -1.39%. EverQuote's return on equity of 13.94% beat SoundThinking's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EverQuote	3.31%	13.94%	9.24%
SoundThinking	-1.39%	-8.74%	-4.57%

Do analysts prefer EVER or SSTI?

EverQuote currently has a consensus target price of $31.67, suggesting a potential upside of 74.86%. SoundThinking has a consensus target price of $21.20, suggesting a potential upside of 60.97%. Given EverQuote's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe EverQuote is more favorable than SoundThinking.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EverQuote	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17
SoundThinking	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Which has higher earnings and valuation, EVER or SSTI?

SoundThinking has lower revenue, but higher earnings than EverQuote. SoundThinking is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EverQuote, 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
EverQuote	$287.92M	2.22	-$51.29M	$0.34	53.26
SoundThinking	$92.72M	1.79	-$2.72M	-$0.12	-109.74

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in EVER or SSTI?

91.5% of EverQuote shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.7% of SoundThinking shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.8% of EverQuote shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.2% of SoundThinking shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EVER or SSTI?

SoundThinking received 310 more outperform votes than EverQuote when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.46% of users gave EverQuote an outperform vote while only 68.44% of users gave SoundThinking an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EverQuote	Outperform Votes 50 72.46%	Underperform Votes 19 27.54%
SoundThinking	Outperform Votes 360 68.44%	Underperform Votes 166 31.56%

Which has more volatility and risk, EVER or SSTI?

EverQuote has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SoundThinking has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

EverQuote beats SoundThinking on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.