TWOU vs. SMSI, DTSS, CLPS, MYSZ, IVDA, BLIN, SEAC, ICCT, NTWK, and GVP
Should you be buying 2U stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of 2U include Smith Micro Software (SMSI), Datasea (DTSS), CLPS Incorporation (CLPS), My Size (MYSZ), Iveda Solutions (IVDA), Bridgeline Digital (BLIN), SeaChange International (SEAC), iCoreConnect (ICCT), NetSol Technologies (NTWK), and GSE Systems (GVP). These companies are all part of the "prepackaged software" industry.
Smith Micro Software (NASDAQ:SMSI) and 2U (NASDAQ:TWOU) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Smith Micro Software has higher earnings, but lower revenue than 2U. Smith Micro Software is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 2U, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
2U has a net margin of -33.58% compared to 2U's net margin of -59.70%. Smith Micro Software's return on equity of -7.92% beat 2U's return on equity.
2U received 350 more outperform votes than Smith Micro Software when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.93% of users gave 2U an outperform vote while only 50.56% of users gave Smith Micro Software an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Smith Micro Software had 1 more articles in the media than 2U. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Smith Micro Software and 3 mentions for 2U. 2U's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Smith Micro Software's score of -0.44 indicating that Smith Micro Software is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Smith Micro Software currently has a consensus target price of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,112.12%. 2U has a consensus target price of $4.31, indicating a potential upside of 1,638.35%. Given Smith Micro Software's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe 2U is more favorable than Smith Micro Software.
20.8% of Smith Micro Software shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.5% of 2U shares are held by institutional investors. 9.4% of Smith Micro Software shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of 2U shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Smith Micro Software has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 2U has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
2U beats Smith Micro Software on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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