VerticalScope (FORA) Competitors

VerticalScope (TSE:FORA) and Chorus Aviation (TSE:CHR) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, FORA or CHR?

VerticalScope has a beta of -0.02, indicating that its share price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chorus Aviation has a beta of 2.14, indicating that its share price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FORA or CHR more profitable?

VerticalScope has a net margin of 1.54% compared to Chorus Aviation's net margin of -6.95%. Chorus Aviation's return on equity of 7.10% beat VerticalScope's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VerticalScope	1.54%	1.27%	2.90%
Chorus Aviation	-6.95%	7.10%	4.43%

Which has better valuation and earnings, FORA or CHR?

Chorus Aviation has higher revenue and earnings than VerticalScope. Chorus Aviation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VerticalScope, 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
VerticalScope	C$64.77M	2.43	-C$1.44M	C$0.07	120.57
Chorus Aviation	C$1.72B	0.37	C$44.58M	C$0.23	14.57

Do analysts prefer FORA or CHR?

VerticalScope currently has a consensus target price of C$14.21, indicating a potential upside of 68.39%. Chorus Aviation has a consensus target price of C$3.37, indicating a potential upside of 0.50%. Given VerticalScope's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe VerticalScope is more favorable than Chorus Aviation.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VerticalScope	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Chorus Aviation	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Does the media favor FORA or CHR?

In the previous week, VerticalScope had 10 more articles in the media than Chorus Aviation. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for VerticalScope and 6 mentions for Chorus Aviation. VerticalScope's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Chorus Aviation's score of 0.67 indicating that VerticalScope is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
VerticalScope	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chorus Aviation	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FORA or CHR?

7.2% of VerticalScope shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.3% of Chorus Aviation shares are held by institutional investors. 37.1% of VerticalScope shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.8% of Chorus Aviation shares are held by 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FORA or CHR?

Chorus Aviation received 338 more outperform votes than VerticalScope when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.42% of users gave Chorus Aviation an outperform vote while only 42.86% of users gave VerticalScope an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
VerticalScope	Outperform Votes 24 42.86%	Underperform Votes 32 57.14%
Chorus Aviation	Outperform Votes 362 66.42%	Underperform Votes 183 33.58%

Summary

VerticalScope and Chorus Aviation tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.