System1 (SST) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, TRUE or SST?

TrueCar has higher earnings, but lower revenue than System1. TrueCar 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
TrueCar	$158.71M	2.21	-$49.77M	-$0.32	-12.06
System1	$401.97M	0.22	-$227.22M	-$2.27	-0.43

Does the media favor TRUE or SST?

In the previous week, TrueCar had 14 more articles in the media than System1. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for TrueCar and 2 mentions for System1. TrueCar's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat System1's score of 0.00 indicating that TrueCar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TrueCar	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
System1	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, TRUE or SST?

TrueCar has a beta of 1.85, meaning that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, System1 has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TRUE or SST?

TrueCar received 508 more outperform votes than System1 when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.86% of users gave TrueCar an outperform vote while only 16.67% of users gave System1 an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TrueCar	Outperform Votes 510 59.86%	Underperform Votes 342 40.14%
System1	Outperform Votes 2 16.67%	Underperform Votes 10 83.33%

Do analysts recommend TRUE or SST?

TrueCar presently has a consensus price target of $4.75, indicating a potential upside of 23.06%. System1 has a consensus price target of $2.00, indicating a potential upside of 104.21%. Given System1's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe System1 is more favorable than TrueCar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TrueCar	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TRUE or SST?

79.4% of TrueCar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of System1 shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of TrueCar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.1% of System1 shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is TRUE or SST more profitable?

TrueCar has a net margin of -17.63% compared to System1's net margin of -53.92%. TrueCar's return on equity of -14.10% beat System1's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TrueCar	-17.63%	-14.10%	-11.03%
System1	-53.92%	-53.12%	-14.48%

Summary

TrueCar beats System1 on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.