VerticalScope (FORA) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FORA or CHR?

Chorus Aviation received 336 more outperform votes than VerticalScope when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.12% 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 27 42.86%	Underperform Votes 36 57.14%
Chorus Aviation	Outperform Votes 363 66.12%	Underperform Votes 186 33.88%

Does the media prefer FORA or CHR?

In the previous week, VerticalScope's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Chorus Aviation's score of 0.00 indicating that VerticalScope is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
VerticalScope	Positive
Chorus Aviation	Neutral

Which has better earnings & valuation, FORA or CHR?

VerticalScope has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Chorus Aviation. 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$49.94M	2.93	C$2.02M	C$0.18	52.36
Chorus Aviation	C$218.98M	2.48	-C$16.59M	-C$0.61	-33.00

Which has more volatility & risk, FORA or CHR?

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

Do analysts rate FORA or CHR?

VerticalScope currently has a consensus price target of C$16.94, indicating a potential upside of 82.12%. Chorus Aviation has a consensus price target of C$9.53, indicating a potential downside of 52.32%. Given VerticalScope's higher probable upside, equities 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)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Chorus Aviation	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Is FORA or CHR more profitable?

VerticalScope has a net margin of 4.06% compared to Chorus Aviation's net margin of -7.57%. VerticalScope's return on equity of 3.38% beat Chorus Aviation's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VerticalScope	4.06%	3.38%	2.90%
Chorus Aviation	-7.57%	-11.70%	4.43%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FORA or CHR?

7.2% of VerticalScope shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.3% of Chorus Aviation shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.1% of VerticalScope shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.8% of Chorus Aviation shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

VerticalScope beats Chorus Aviation on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.