Stran & Company, Inc. (SWAG) Competitors

Stran & Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWAG) and HireQuest (NASDAQ:HQI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Do analysts prefer SWAG or HQI?

HireQuest has a consensus target price of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.00%. Given HireQuest's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe HireQuest is more favorable than Stran & Company, Inc..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stran & Company, Inc.	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
HireQuest	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, SWAG or HQI?

Stran & Company, Inc. has a beta of 2.13, suggesting that its share price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HireQuest has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer SWAG or HQI?

In the previous week, Stran & Company, Inc. had 1 more articles in the media than HireQuest. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Stran & Company, Inc. and 3 mentions for HireQuest. HireQuest's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Stran & Company, Inc.'s score of 0.97 indicating that HireQuest is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Stran & Company, Inc.	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HireQuest	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SWAG or HQI more profitable?

HireQuest has a net margin of 7.47% compared to Stran & Company, Inc.'s net margin of -2.19%. HireQuest's return on equity of 13.88% beat Stran & Company, Inc.'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stran & Company, Inc.	-2.19%	-7.47%	-4.37%
HireQuest	7.47%	13.88%	9.35%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SWAG or HQI?

HireQuest has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Stran & Company, Inc.. Stran & Company, Inc. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HireQuest, 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
Stran & Company, Inc.	$82.65M	0.44	-$4.14M	-$0.13	-14.92
HireQuest	$32.61M	4.32	$3.67M	$0.18	55.56

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SWAG or HQI?

56.4% of Stran & Company, Inc. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.0% of HireQuest shares are held by institutional investors. 49.6% of Stran & Company, Inc. shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.5% of HireQuest shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

HireQuest beats Stran & Company, Inc. on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.