Analyzing System1 (SST) and The Competition

System1 (NYSE:SST – Get Free Report) is one of 110 public companies in the “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare System1 to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk and profitability.

Earnings & Valuations

This table compares System1 and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

System1’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than System1. System1 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for System1 and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

System1 currently has a consensus price target of $7.50, indicating a potential upside of 82.04%. As a group, “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies have a potential upside of 9.22%. Given System1’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe System1 is more favorable than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares System1 and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

38.6% of System1 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.8% of shares of all “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies are owned by institutional investors. 28.3% of System1 shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.9% of shares of all “Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

System1 has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, System1’s peers have a beta of 1.27, suggesting that their average share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

System1 peers beat System1 on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

System1 Company Profile

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System1, Inc. provides omnichannel customer acquisition platform services through its proprietary responsive acquisition marketing platform in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Owned and Operated Advertising, Partner Network, and Subscriptions. The company engages in the provision of acquiring traffic to its owned and operated websites, as well as revenue-sharing arrangements and related services. It also operates MapQuest, a web-based navigation software that delivers turn-by-turn direction services to users; Info.com, a metasearch engine that consumers can use to search for relevant information; HowStuffWorks, a commercial website focused on helping people solve problems in their daily lives by using various types of digital media to easily breakdown and explain complex concepts, terminology and mechanisms; Startpage, a private search engine that allows users to browse and search the Internet in complete privacy; and CouponFollow for coupon destinations for online shoppers. In addition, the company sells security software solutions consisting of antivirus, adblock, and safe browsing software as a service subscription consisting of real-time antivirus protection, safe browsing, adblocking, blocking of malicious websites, and data breach monitoring to end-user customers, as well as providing additional add-on services. The company is based in Los Angeles, California.

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