VerticalScope (FORA) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer FORA or CHR?

In the previous week, VerticalScope and VerticalScope both had 2 articles in the media. VerticalScope's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Chorus Aviation's score of 0.45 indicating that VerticalScope is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
VerticalScope	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 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)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FORA or CHR?

Chorus Aviation received 338 more outperform votes than VerticalScope when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.30% of users gave Chorus Aviation an outperform vote while only 42.11% of users gave VerticalScope an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
VerticalScope	Outperform Votes 24 42.11%	Underperform Votes 33 57.89%
Chorus Aviation	Outperform Votes 362 66.30%	Underperform Votes 184 33.70%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 13.8% of Chorus Aviation shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend FORA or CHR?

VerticalScope currently has a consensus price target of C$14.59, indicating a potential upside of 35.07%. Chorus Aviation has a consensus price target of C$3.45, indicating a potential upside of 23.21%. Given VerticalScope's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly 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)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk & volatility, FORA or CHR?

VerticalScope has a beta of -0.02, suggesting that its share price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chorus Aviation has a beta of 2.14, suggesting 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 preferable earnings and valuation, 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	3.10	-C$1.44M	C$0.07	154.29
Chorus Aviation	C$1.72B	0.31	C$44.58M	C$0.23	12.17

Summary

Chorus Aviation beats VerticalScope on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.