BGSF (BGSF) Competitors

FiscalNote (NYSE:NOTE) and BGSF (NYSE:BGSF) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Does the media favor NOTE or BGSF?

In the previous week, FiscalNote had 5 more articles in the media than BGSF. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for FiscalNote and 2 mentions for BGSF. FiscalNote's average media sentiment score of 0.05 beat BGSF's score of 0.00 indicating that FiscalNote is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FiscalNote	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
BGSF	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NOTE or BGSF?

FiscalNote received 43 more outperform votes than BGSF when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.43% of users gave FiscalNote an outperform vote while only 50.68% of users gave BGSF an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
FiscalNote	Outperform Votes 80 71.43%	Underperform Votes 32 28.57%
BGSF	Outperform Votes 37 50.68%	Underperform Votes 36 49.32%

Which has more volatility & risk, NOTE or BGSF?

FiscalNote has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BGSF has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, NOTE or BGSF?

BGSF has higher revenue and earnings than FiscalNote. BGSF is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FiscalNote, 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
FiscalNote	$120.27M	0.86	-$115.46M	$0.07	10.50
BGSF	$272.50M	0.15	-$10.22M	-$0.31	-12.16

Is NOTE or BGSF more profitable?

BGSF has a net margin of -0.48% compared to FiscalNote's net margin of -22.27%. BGSF's return on equity of 0.19% beat FiscalNote's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FiscalNote	-22.27%	-88.72%	-22.29%
BGSF	-0.48%	0.19%	0.09%

Do analysts recommend NOTE or BGSF?

FiscalNote currently has a consensus price target of $2.66, suggesting a potential upside of 261.90%. BGSF has a consensus price target of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 138.79%. Given FiscalNote's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe FiscalNote is more favorable than BGSF.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FiscalNote	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
BGSF	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in NOTE or BGSF?

54.3% of FiscalNote shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.2% of BGSF shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.8% of FiscalNote shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of BGSF shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

FiscalNote beats BGSF on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.