Stran & Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWAG – Get Free Report) and Lendway (NASDAQ:LDWY – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and dividends.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Stran & Company, Inc. and Lendway, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Stran & Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Lendway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
56.4% of Stran & Company, Inc. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.6% of Lendway shares are held by institutional investors. 49.6% of Stran & Company, Inc. shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of Lendway shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Stran & Company, Inc. | $82.65 million | 0.40 | -$4.14 million | ($0.09) | -20.00 |
| Lendway | $37.77 million | 0.25 | -$5.74 million | ($2.44) | -2.20 |
Stran & Company, Inc. has higher revenue and earnings than Lendway. Stran & Company, Inc. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lendway, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
Stran & Company, Inc. has a beta of 2.14, meaning that its share price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lendway has a beta of 2.79, meaning that its share price is 179% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Stran & Company, Inc. and Lendway’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Stran & Company, Inc. | -1.38% | -5.05% | -2.88% |
| Lendway | -9.15% | -34.26% | -4.34% |
Summary
Stran & Company, Inc. beats Lendway on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Lendway
Lendway, Inc. operates as a specialty agricultural and finance company focusing on making and managing its agricultural investments in the United States and internationally. It owns and operates FarmlandCredit.com, a non-bank lending business that seeks to purchase existing loans and/or originate and fund new loans domestically. The company was formerly known as Insignia Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Lendway, Inc. in August 2023. The company was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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