Data Storage (NASDAQ:DTST – Get Free Report) and Allied Gaming & Entertainment (NASDAQ:AIFA – Get Free Report) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Data Storage and Allied Gaming & Entertainment, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Data Storage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Allied Gaming & Entertainment | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Volatility and Risk
Data Storage has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Allied Gaming & Entertainment has a beta of 2.49, meaning that its share price is 149% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Data Storage | $1.38 million | 4.95 | $19.20 million | ($0.76) | -3.84 |
| Allied Gaming & Entertainment | $7.97 million | 2.61 | -$32.79 million | ($4.52) | -0.72 |
Data Storage has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Allied Gaming & Entertainment. Data Storage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Allied Gaming & Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
11.6% of Data Storage shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.2% of Allied Gaming & Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 21.2% of Data Storage shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Allied Gaming & Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Data Storage and Allied Gaming & Entertainment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Data Storage | 1,247.09% | -5.48% | -4.86% |
| Allied Gaming & Entertainment | -438.98% | -67.15% | -32.58% |
Summary
Data Storage beats Allied Gaming & Entertainment on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Data Storage
Data Storage Corporation provides data management and cloud solutions in the United States and internationally. It offers a suite of multi-cloud IT solutions, including cyber security solutions, which comprise ezSecurity, a security solution for endpoint security, system assessments, and risk analysis, as well as IBM system protection, including Ransomware defense. The company also provides data protection and recovery solutions, such as ezVault for offsite data protection; ezRecovery for fast data recovery; ezAvailability for real-time data replication with minimal recovery objectives; and ezMirror for data mirroring at the storage level. In addition, it offers cloud hosted production systems comprising ezHost, which delivers managed cloud services; and voice and data solutions, including Nexxis, which specializes in voice over internet protocol, internet access, and data transport solutions, which comprise dedicated internet services, SD-WAN options, and a cloud-based PBX solution. The company offers its solutions and services to businesses in healthcare, banking and finance, distribution services, manufacturing, construction, education, and government industries. Data Storage Corporation was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Melville, New York.
About Allied Gaming & Entertainment
Allied Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. operates as an experiential entertainment company, which engages in the creation of esports venues and live events for both video games and poker. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in New York, NY.
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