Issuer Direct (ISDR) Competitors

Issuer Direct (NYSE:ISDR) and TechPrecision (NASDAQ:TPCS) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Is ISDR or TPCS more profitable?

Issuer Direct has a net margin of 2.29% compared to TechPrecision's net margin of -9.59%. Issuer Direct's return on equity of 10.90% beat TechPrecision's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Issuer Direct	2.29%	10.90%	5.82%
TechPrecision	-9.59%	-21.25%	-7.78%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ISDR or TPCS?

Issuer Direct has higher revenue and earnings than TechPrecision. TechPrecision is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Issuer Direct, 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
Issuer Direct	$33.38M	1.37	$770K	$0.20	59.75
TechPrecision	$31.43M	1.40	-$980K	-$0.34	-14.73

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ISDR or TPCS?

TechPrecision received 37 more outperform votes than Issuer Direct when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 86.36% of users gave Issuer Direct an outperform vote while only 62.22% of users gave TechPrecision an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Issuer Direct	Outperform Votes 19 86.36%	Underperform Votes 3 13.64%
TechPrecision	Outperform Votes 56 62.22%	Underperform Votes 34 37.78%

Does the media refer more to ISDR or TPCS?

In the previous week, Issuer Direct and Issuer Direct both had 3 articles in the media. Issuer Direct's average media sentiment score of 0.14 beat TechPrecision's score of -0.50 indicating that Issuer Direct is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Issuer Direct	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
TechPrecision	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Which has more risk & volatility, ISDR or TPCS?

Issuer Direct has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TechPrecision has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ISDR or TPCS?

50.0% of Issuer Direct shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.5% of TechPrecision shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.1% of Issuer Direct shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of TechPrecision shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate ISDR or TPCS?

Issuer Direct presently has a consensus price target of $27.00, indicating a potential upside of 125.94%. Given Issuer Direct's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Issuer Direct is more favorable than TechPrecision.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Issuer Direct	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
TechPrecision	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

Issuer Direct beats TechPrecision on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.