Stran & Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWAG) & Pop Culture Group (NASDAQ:CPOP) Head to Head Comparison

Stran & Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWAG) and Pop Culture Group (NASDAQ:CPOP) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

Stran & Company, Inc. has a beta of 2.11, indicating that its stock price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pop Culture Group has a beta of 1.75, indicating that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Stran & Company, Inc. and Pop Culture Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Stran & Company, Inc.	$108.41 million	0.30	-$4.14 million	($0.13)	-13.62
Pop Culture Group	$65.19 million	0.04	-$12.41 million	N/A	N/A

Stran & Company, Inc. has higher revenue and earnings than Pop Culture Group.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

56.4% of Stran & Company, Inc. shares are owned by institutional investors. 49.6% of Stran & Company, Inc. shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.9% of Pop Culture Group shares are owned 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Stran & Company, Inc. and Pop Culture Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stran & Company, Inc.	1	0	0	0	1.00
Pop Culture Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

Profitability

This table compares Stran & Company, Inc. and Pop Culture Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stran & Company, Inc.	-2.19%	-7.47%	-4.37%
Pop Culture Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Stran & Company, Inc. beats Pop Culture Group on 6 of the 9 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 Pop Culture Group

Pop Culture Group Co., Ltd hosts entertainment events to corporate clients in China. The company hosts concerts and hip-hop related events, including stage plays, dance competitions, cultural and musical festivals, and promotional parties, as well as creates hip-hop related online programs; and provides event planning and execution services comprising communication, planning, design, production, reception, execution, and analysis services to advertising and media service providers, industry associations, and companies in a range of industries, such as consumer goods, real estate, tourism, entertainment, technology, e-commerce, education, and sports. It also offers marketing services, including brand promotion, such as trademark and logo design, visual identity system design, brand positioning and personality design, and digital solutions; and other services, including digital collection sales, music recording services, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) software services, and advertisement distribution services to corporate clients. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Xiamen, China. Pop Culture Group Co., Ltd is a subsidiary of Joya Enterprises Limited.