System1 (SST) Competitors

Porch Group (NASDAQ:PRCH) and System1 (NYSE:SST) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, PRCH or SST?

Porch Group has higher revenue and earnings than System1. Porch Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than System1, 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
Porch Group	$430.30M	0.98	-$133.93M	-$0.70	-5.01
System1	$401.97M	0.22	-$227.22M	-$1.21	-0.79

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PRCH or SST?

Porch Group received 43 more outperform votes than System1 when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.16% of users gave Porch Group an outperform vote while only 16.67% of users gave System1 an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Porch Group	Outperform Votes 45 67.16%	Underperform Votes 22 32.84%
System1	Outperform Votes 2 16.67%	Underperform Votes 10 83.33%

Is PRCH or SST more profitable?

Porch Group has a net margin of -14.55% compared to System1's net margin of -24.18%. Porch Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat System1's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Porch Group	-14.55%	N/A	-10.57%
System1	-24.18%	-68.85%	-18.27%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PRCH or SST?

48.5% of Porch Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of System1 shares are held by institutional investors. 23.5% of Porch Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.1% of System1 shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate PRCH or SST?

Porch Group presently has a consensus target price of $4.18, indicating a potential upside of 19.05%. System1 has a consensus target price of $2.00, indicating a potential upside of 108.57%. Given System1's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe System1 is more favorable than Porch Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Porch Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
System1	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media refer more to PRCH or SST?

In the previous week, Porch Group had 2 more articles in the media than System1. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Porch Group and 1 mentions for System1. Porch Group's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat System1's score of 0.00 indicating that Porch Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Porch Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
System1	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, PRCH or SST?

Porch Group has a beta of 1.98, meaning that its share price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, System1 has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Porch Group beats System1 on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.