YSX Tech (NASDAQ:YSXT) and DHI Group (NYSE:DHX) Financial Review

YSX Tech (NASDAQ:YSXT) and DHI Group (NYSE:DHX) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares YSX Tech and DHI Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
YSX Tech	$83.47 million	0.30	$2.81 million	N/A	N/A
DHI Group	$125.22 million	1.44	-$13.51 million	($0.05)	-83.54

YSX Tech has higher earnings, but lower revenue than DHI Group.

Volatility and Risk

YSX Tech has a beta of -0.25, meaning that its share price is 125% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DHI Group has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

69.3% of DHI Group shares are held by institutional investors. 16.2% of DHI Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares YSX Tech and DHI Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
YSX Tech	N/A	N/A	N/A
DHI Group	-1.78%	11.60%	5.77%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for YSX Tech and DHI Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
YSX Tech	1	0	0	0	1.00
DHI Group	1	1	2	1	2.60

DHI Group has a consensus price target of $5.83, suggesting a potential upside of 39.65%. Given DHI Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe DHI Group is more favorable than YSX Tech.

Summary

DHI Group beats YSX Tech on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About YSX Tech

YSX Tech. Co. Ltd. engages in providing comprehensive business solutions to enterprise customers, mainly insurance companies and brokerages in China. Its service includes electronic engineering, PCB fabrication, SMT and PCB assembly, components sourcing, prototyping, box build, turn-key solution and other value-added services for a broad range of companies with regard to telecommunication, consumptive electronics, industrial test and control, medical equipment, power supply, security, vehicle and more. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, China.

About DHI Group

DHI Group, Inc. provides data, insights, and employment connections through specialized services for technology professionals and other select online communities in the United States. Its solutions include talent profiles; job postings; employer branding; and other services comprising virtual and live career events, sourcing services, and content and data services that provides tailored content to help professionals manage their careers and provide employers insight into recruiting strategies and trends. The company operates Dice that offers job postings of technology and non-technology companies for industries, such as positions for software engineers, big data professionals, systems administrators, database specialists, project managers, and various other technology and engineering professionals; and ClearanceJobs, an online career community, which matches security-cleared professionals with employers in a secure and private environment to fill the jobs that safeguard its nation. It serves small, mid-sized, and large direct employers; staffing companies; recruiting agencies; staffing and consulting firms; and marketing departments of companies, as well as direct hiring companies. The company offers its products and services primarily through its direct sales force and agency partner channel. The company was formerly known as Dice Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to DHI Group, Inc. in April 2015. DHI Group, Inc. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado.