ZW Data Action Technologies (NASDAQ:CNET – Get Free Report) and Stran & Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWAG – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for ZW Data Action Technologies and Stran & Company, Inc., as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ZW Data Action Technologies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Stran & Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Volatility and Risk
ZW Data Action Technologies has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stran & Company, Inc. has a beta of 2.12, indicating that its share price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ZW Data Action Technologies | $15.44 million | 0.29 | -$3.76 million | ($0.74) | -1.83 |
| Stran & Company, Inc. | $82.65 million | 0.46 | -$4.14 million | ($0.09) | -23.11 |
ZW Data Action Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Stran & Company, Inc.. Stran & Company, Inc. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ZW Data Action Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares ZW Data Action Technologies and Stran & Company, Inc.’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ZW Data Action Technologies | -33.25% | -59.11% | -21.51% |
| Stran & Company, Inc. | -1.38% | -5.05% | -2.88% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.0% of ZW Data Action Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.4% of Stran & Company, Inc. shares are held by institutional investors. 12.2% of ZW Data Action Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 49.6% of Stran & Company, Inc. shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Stran & Company, Inc. beats ZW Data Action Technologies on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About ZW Data Action Technologies
ZW Data Action Technologies Inc., through its subsidiaries, offers omni-channel advertising, precision marketing, and data analysis management systems in the People’s Republic of China. The company offers Internet advertising, precision marketing, and related data services to small and medium enterprises through its Internet portals, including 28.com and liansuo.com that provide advertisers with tools to build sales channels in the form of franchisees, sales agents, distributors, and/or resellers. It also develops and operates blockchain technology-based products and services, as well as blockchain-based SaaS services that provides one-stop blockchain-powered enterprise management solutions in forms of NFT generations, data record, share, and storage module subscriptions, etc. In addition, the company offers other e-commerce O2O advertising, and marketing and related value-added technical services. Additionally, it offers online-content production, distribution, promotion, and live streamer training and management services. The company was formerly known as ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. in October 2020. Data Action Technologies Inc. was founded in 2003 and is based in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.
About Stran & Company, Inc.
Stran & Co., Inc. engages in the provision of promotional marketing and branded merchandise services. It offers promotional product, custom manufacturing, custom packaging, warehousing, and program management. The company was founded by Andrew Shape and Andrew Stranberg in 1994 and is headquartered in Quincy, MA.
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