FiscalNote (NYSE:NOTE – Get Free Report) and Wi-LAN (OTCMKTS:QTRHF – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings and dividends.
Volatility and Risk
FiscalNote has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wi-LAN has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
54.3% of FiscalNote shares are held by institutional investors. 27.7% of FiscalNote shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| FiscalNote | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.33 |
| Wi-LAN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
FiscalNote currently has a consensus price target of $27.38, suggesting a potential upside of 13,866.84%. Given FiscalNote’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe FiscalNote is more favorable than Wi-LAN.
Profitability
This table compares FiscalNote and Wi-LAN’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| FiscalNote | -68.39% | -80.70% | -23.93% |
| Wi-LAN | -35.06% | -49.13% | -25.18% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares FiscalNote and Wi-LAN”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| FiscalNote | $95.41 million | 0.04 | -$65.25 million | ($4.50) | -0.04 |
| Wi-LAN | $155.17 million | 0.84 | -$54.41 million | ($0.46) | -2.37 |
Wi-LAN has higher revenue and earnings than FiscalNote. Wi-LAN is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FiscalNote, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Wi-LAN beats FiscalNote on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About FiscalNote
FiscalNote Holdings, Inc. operates as technology company North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. It combines artificial intelligence technology, machine learning, and other technologies with analytics, workflow tools, and expert research. The company also delivers that intelligence through its suite of public policy and issues management products, as well as powerful tools to manage workflows, advocacy campaigns, and constituent relationships. It serves a customer base that includes businesses comprising the Fortune 100 companies, government agencies, law firms, professional services organizations, trade groups, and non-profits. FiscalNote Holdings, Inc. is headquartered in Washington, District Of Columbia.
About Wi-LAN
Quarterhill Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates in intelligent transportation system business in Canada and internationally. The company offers riteSuite, which offers mobility solutions, such as all-electronic tolling, dynamic pricing, agency interoperability, hosted mobility solutions, and machine learning; back-office solutions, which offers account management, customer service, violation processing, and technical services operations; roadside solutions, which offers onsite and remote maintenance and field operations services, including tolling facility support, lane equipment control, and cash management services; and international road dynamics products and services, which offers automated truck weigh stations, toll road systems and equipment, red light and speed enforcement systems, and traffic management and safety systems. It also provides VectorSense, a tire sensor suite; Vehicle Information-In-Motion traffic intelligence system, an integrated traffic control system; permanent Weigh-InMotion systems; portable slow speed Weigh-In-Motion systems; portable wheel load scales; traffic data collection products, vehicle and axle detection equipment, and automated vehicle identification services and equipment; and other hardware and software products and offerings. The company was formerly known as Wi-LAN Inc. and changed its name to Quarterhill Inc. in June 2017. Quarterhill Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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