UPLD vs. RSSS, GCTS, OSS, AKTS, MCHX, AIRG, EGIO, SNCR, LDTC, and ONDS
Should you be buying Upland Software stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Upland Software include Research Solutions (RSSS), GCT Semiconductor (GCTS), One Stop Systems (OSS), Akoustis Technologies (AKTS), Marchex (MCHX), Airgain (AIRG), Edgio (EGIO), Synchronoss Technologies (SNCR), LeddarTech (LDTC), and Ondas (ONDS). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Upland Software (NASDAQ:UPLD) and Research Solutions (NASDAQ:RSSS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.
Upland Software received 347 more outperform votes than Research Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.92% of users gave Research Solutions an outperform vote while only 66.36% of users gave Upland Software an outperform vote.
77.8% of Upland Software shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.6% of Research Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.2% of Upland Software shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 26.5% of Research Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Research Solutions has a net margin of -1.05% compared to Upland Software's net margin of -46.64%. Upland Software's return on equity of 13.87% beat Research Solutions' return on equity.
Upland Software has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Research Solutions has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Research Solutions has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Upland Software. Research Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Upland Software, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Research Solutions had 4 more articles in the media than Upland Software. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Research Solutions and 25 mentions for Upland Software. Upland Software's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Research Solutions' score of 0.09 indicating that Upland Software is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Upland Software presently has a consensus price target of $4.17, suggesting a potential upside of 30.62%. Research Solutions has a consensus price target of $4.78, suggesting a potential upside of 66.09%. Given Research Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Research Solutions is more favorable than Upland Software.
Summary
Research Solutions beats Upland Software on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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