PSQ (PSQH) Competitors

PSQ (NYSE:PSQH) and DoubleDown Interactive (NASDAQ:DDI) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and community ranking.

Is PSQH or DDI more profitable?

DoubleDown Interactive has a net margin of 33.28% compared to PSQ's net margin of -227.52%. DoubleDown Interactive's return on equity of 14.78% beat PSQ's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PSQ	-227.52%	-404.92%	-112.55%
DoubleDown Interactive	33.28%	14.78%	13.54%

Does the media favor PSQH or DDI?

In the previous week, PSQ had 4 more articles in the media than DoubleDown Interactive. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for PSQ and 2 mentions for DoubleDown Interactive. DoubleDown Interactive's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat PSQ's score of 0.20 indicating that DoubleDown Interactive is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PSQ	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
DoubleDown Interactive	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, PSQH or DDI?

DoubleDown Interactive has higher revenue and earnings than PSQ. PSQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DoubleDown Interactive, 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
PSQ	$5.69M	28.41	-$53.33M	-$1.26	-3.69
DoubleDown Interactive	$308.86M	1.68	$100.89M	$2.30	4.56

Which has more risk & volatility, PSQH or DDI?

PSQ has a beta of -0.27, indicating that its share price is 127% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DoubleDown Interactive has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PSQH or DDI?

DoubleDown Interactive received 9 more outperform votes than PSQ when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave PSQ an outperform vote while only 82.35% of users gave DoubleDown Interactive an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PSQ	Outperform Votes 5 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
DoubleDown Interactive	Outperform Votes 14 82.35%	Underperform Votes 3 17.65%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PSQH or DDI?

17.3% of PSQ shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.1% of PSQ shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate PSQH or DDI?

PSQ presently has a consensus price target of $5.75, suggesting a potential upside of 23.63%. DoubleDown Interactive has a consensus price target of $22.67, suggesting a potential upside of 116.28%. Given DoubleDown Interactive's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe DoubleDown Interactive is more favorable than PSQ.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PSQ	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
DoubleDown Interactive	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

DoubleDown Interactive beats PSQ on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.