Western Acquisition Ventures (WAVS) Competitors $11.42 +0.36 (+3.26%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsFinancialsOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends WAVS vs. EGAN, SSTI, CCRD, ARBE, CMCM, ISSC, CSPI, XNET, SKIL, and FNGRShould you be buying Western Acquisition Ventures stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Acquisition Ventures include eGain (EGAN), SoundThinking (SSTI), CoreCard (CCRD), Arbe Robotics (ARBE), Cheetah Mobile (CMCM), Innovative Solutions and Support (ISSC), CSP (CSPI), Xunlei (XNET), Skillsoft (SKIL), and FingerMotion (FNGR). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Western Acquisition Ventures vs. eGain SoundThinking CoreCard Arbe Robotics Cheetah Mobile Innovative Solutions and Support CSP Xunlei Skillsoft FingerMotion eGain (NASDAQ:EGAN) and Western Acquisition Ventures (NASDAQ:WAVS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, earnings and community ranking. Is EGAN or WAVS more profitable? eGain has a net margin of 6.45% compared to Western Acquisition Ventures' net margin of 0.00%. eGain's return on equity of 9.53% beat Western Acquisition Ventures' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets eGain6.45% 9.53% 4.78% Western Acquisition Ventures N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EGAN or WAVS? eGain received 382 more outperform votes than Western Acquisition Ventures when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformeGainOutperform Votes38269.08% Underperform Votes17130.92% Western Acquisition VenturesN/AN/A Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of EGAN or WAVS? 53.9% of eGain shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.6% of Western Acquisition Ventures shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.7% of eGain shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 60.3% of Western Acquisition Ventures shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better earnings & valuation, EGAN or WAVS? eGain has higher revenue and earnings than Western Acquisition Ventures. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioeGain$92.80M1.58$7.78M$0.1927.11Western Acquisition VenturesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the media prefer EGAN or WAVS? In the previous week, eGain had 5 more articles in the media than Western Acquisition Ventures. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for eGain and 0 mentions for Western Acquisition Ventures. Western Acquisition Ventures' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat eGain's score of 0.67 indicating that Western Acquisition Ventures is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment eGain Positive Western Acquisition Ventures Positive Do analysts rate EGAN or WAVS? eGain presently has a consensus target price of $9.50, suggesting a potential upside of 84.47%. Given eGain's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe eGain is more favorable than Western Acquisition Ventures.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score eGain 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Western Acquisition Ventures 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more risk & volatility, EGAN or WAVS? eGain has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Acquisition Ventures has a beta of -0.21, suggesting that its share price is 121% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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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 WAVS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestern Acquisition VenturesHolding Offices IndustryUnclassified SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$39.95M$261.73M$108.28M$8.80BDividend YieldN/A7.57%5.20%4.07%P/E RatioN/A2.161.0713.60Price / SalesN/A155.741.1687.40Price / CashN/A80.91100.1736.27Price / BookN/A73.36519.866.33Net IncomeN/A$32.24M$2.82M$225.93M7 Day Performance3.58%-0.40%-0.41%-0.96%1 Month Performance-2.60%-4.95%-3.37%1.06%1 Year Performance5.69%14.10%15.45%26.59% Western Acquisition Ventures Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WAVSWestern Acquisition VenturesN/A$11.42+3.3%N/A+5.6%$39.95MN/A0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeEGANeGain3.4668 of 5 stars$5.15+2.0%$9.50+84.5%-32.8%$146.88M$92.80M26.58690Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓SSTISoundThinking3.5918 of 5 stars$11.62+1.4%$21.20+82.4%-52.5%$146.30M$92.72M0.00213Analyst RevisionCCRDCoreCard1.1696 of 5 stars$18.39-1.1%$15.00-18.4%+10.9%$145.28M$56M37.771,150ARBEArbe Robotics0.3988 of 5 stars$1.79-1.1%N/A-4.7%$144.51M$1.47M0.00120Upcoming EarningsCMCMCheetah Mobile0.549 of 5 stars$4.65-0.6%N/A+113.7%$138.94M$94.30M0.00850News CoverageGap UpISSCInnovative Solutions and Support1.0237 of 5 stars$7.69-0.4%N/A+5.9%$134.58M$34.81M20.8680Positive NewsCSPICSP0.5745 of 5 stars$13.21-2.7%N/A+9.4%$128.93M$64.65M48.46120News CoverageXNETXunlei2.1874 of 5 stars$1.90flatN/A+27.5%$120.97M$364.91M8.261,215Analyst UpgradeSKILSkillsoft3.2479 of 5 stars$14.40-1.0%$36.67+154.6%-28.7%$118.51M$553.24M0.002,318FNGRFingerMotion0.3331 of 5 stars$1.92+0.5%N/A-52.7%$103.32M$35.79M0.0070Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EGAN Alternatives SSTI Alternatives CCRD Alternatives ARBE Alternatives CMCM Alternatives ISSC Alternatives CSPI Alternatives XNET Alternatives SKIL Alternatives FNGR Alternatives 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:WAVS) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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