CLOQ vs OSPN vs FA Stock Comparison

Cyberloq Technologies, OneSpan and First Advantage Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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OSPN OneSpan Inc.
$20.15 +13.1% 1M +32.9% 1Y
Market cap
$959.02M
P/E
13.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$253.21M
Div. yield
0.02%
Identity and Access Management Technology
7 wins
FA First Advantage Corp
$20.97 +18.8% 1M +59.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.71B
P/E
147.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.66B
Div. yield
0.00%
Identity and Access Management Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

OneSpan leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (OneSpan 7, First Advantage 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLOQOSPNFALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.20M $959.02M $3.71B FA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -21.1x 13.8x 147.6x OSPN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.7x 17.0x OSPN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +4.9% +32.9% FA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 27.5% 1.5% OSPN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 16.1% 3.6% OSPN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.8x 4.1x OSPN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -31.8% +32.9% +59.5% FA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.4%/yr -0.3%/yr +2.3%/yr FA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 195.0% 48.1% 60.1% OSPN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 80/100 67/100 OSPN

Percentile Scorecard

CLOQOSPNFA

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCLOQOSPNFA
Valuation 38 #77 of 124 94 #8 of 124 88 #16 of 124
Growth 27 #83 of 113 61 #45 of 113 84 #19 of 113
Profitability – 92 #10 of 109 72 #31 of 109
Financial Health 10 #115 of 127 71 #38 of 127 26 #94 of 127
Shareholder Returns 24 #48 of 63 84 #11 of 63 65 #23 of 63
Overall 25 80 67
  • CLOQ ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • OSPN ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • FA ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCLOQOSPNFASPY
1 month 0.0%+13.1%+18.8% +0.7%
3 months -16.7%+30.8%+4.6% +3.7%
6 months 0.0%+74.0%+64.3% +7.1%
Year to date -28.6%+56.9%+44.3% +12.8%
1 year -31.8%+32.9%+59.5% +11.9%
3 years +50.0%+158.0%+61.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +14.5%+37.2%+17.2% +22.8%
5 years +7.1%-1.3%+12.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year +1.4%-0.3%+2.3% +10.9%
10 years +50.0%+44.9%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +4.1%+3.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCLOQOSPNFASPY
Volatility, 1Y 195.0%48.1%60.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 302.3%59.6%53.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.991.040.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.160.680.99 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.9%-63.8%-61.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.8%-2.2%-13.1% -1.2%
52-week high $0.22$20.60$24.12 $779.14
52-week low $0.07$10.15$8.95 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCLOQOSPNFA
P/E now vs peer median -21.1xmedian 39.0x 10.7xmedian 39.0x 143.2xmedian 39.0x
P/S now vs peer median —median 4.6x 2.9xmedian 4.6x 2.2xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 32.7x 12.0xmedian 32.7x 12.5xmedian 32.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -32.1xmedian 27.4x 16.6xmedian 27.4x 14.5xmedian 27.4x
P/B now vs peer median -10.5xmedian 3.2x 2.6xmedian 3.2x 2.8xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.90median 1.23 0.18median 1.23 -5.84median 1.23

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCLOQOSPNFA
Revenue – $253.21M $1.66B
Gross profit – $188.03M $752.05M
Operating income -$641.64K $45.33M $177.66M
Net income -$1.00M $69.69M $25.14M
Free cash flow -$660.70K $44.66M $248.96M
R&D $215.52K $36.88M $100.89M
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 $1.79 $0.15
Cash & equivalents $49.98K $51.39M $237.90M
Total debt $6.89M $5.00M $2.03B
Shares (diluted) 141.33M 39.04M 173.23M
Enterprise value $20.77M $744.04M $2.79B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCLOQOSPNFA
P/E -21.1x 10.7x 143.2x
P/FCF -32.1x 16.6x 14.5x
P/Operating cash flow -32.1x 13.0x 13.8x
P/S – 2.9x 2.2x
P/B -10.5x 2.6x 2.8x
P/Tangible book -4.7x 2.8x 7.1x
EV/EBITDA – 12.0x 12.5x
EV/EBIT -33.8x 15.3x 30.4x
EV/Revenue – 2.7x 3.2x
EV/FCF -32.9x 15.6x 21.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -32.9x 12.2x 20.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.90 0.18 -5.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLOQOSPNFA
Revenue growth (1Y) – 4.9% 32.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.4% 28.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 5.4% 29.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.3% 25.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.2% -5.0% 777.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -16.4% 49.0% 28.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.6% 19.8% 116.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.1% 59.9% -20.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.6% 19.0% 116.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -7.3% 60.9% -24.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.9% -3.7% 1,685%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.2% 126.7% 11.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.9% -13.0% 1,945%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.2% 65.9% 10.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLOQOSPNFA
Gross margin – 74.3% 45.2%
EBITDA margin – 23.0% 26.0%
Operating margin – 17.9% 10.7%
Pretax margin – 17.8% 2.2%
Net margin – 27.5% 1.5%
FCF margin – 17.6% 15.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 22.6% 15.7%
Return on equity – 25.1% 1.9%
Return on assets -29.8% 17.7% 0.7%
Return on invested capital – 16.1% 3.6%
Return on capital employed – 15.6% 5.0%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 0.8x 10.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 4.9% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLOQOSPNFA
Debt / assets 21.7% 1.3% 54.3%
Debt / equity -0.3x 0.0x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.8x 4.1x
Debt / FCF -0.9x 0.1x 8.2x
Liabilities / assets 177.5% 29.7% 65.5%
Equity / assets -77.5% 70.3% 34.5%
Interest coverage -3.2x – –
Current ratio 0.0x 1.3x 2.5x
Quick ratio 0.0x 1.1x 2.4x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.5x 1.0x
Altman Z-score – 5.65 1.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLOQOSPNFA
Dividend yield – 2.5% 0.0%
Net buyback yield -1.5% 2.0% 0.9%
Shareholder yield -1.5% 4.6% 0.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 27.6% 0.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 43.1% 0.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 38.8% 29.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCLOQOSPNFA
Forward P/E – 16.7xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.21FY2026 $1.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -18.8%FY2026 +18.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +11.6% +30.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $259.12MFY2026 $1.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +6.6%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +2.7% +2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLOQOSPNFA
Held by institutions – 95.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 195 178
Change in shares held, QoQ – +7.3% +4.9%
Institutions buying – 112 113
Institutions selling – 50 41
Buyers to sellers – 2.24 2.76

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CLOQOSPNFA
CLOQ 1.00 0.00 -0.03
OSPN 0.00 1.00 0.34
FA -0.03 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLOQ, OSPN and FA?

First Advantage (FA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cyberloq Technologies (CLOQ) $21.20M, OneSpan (OSPN) $959.02M, First Advantage (FA) $3.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, CLOQ, OSPN and FA?

OneSpan (OSPN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cyberloq Technologies (CLOQ) -21.1x, OneSpan (OSPN) 13.8x, First Advantage (FA) 147.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, OneSpan (OSPN) is cheapest (OneSpan (OSPN) 16.7x, First Advantage (FA) 17.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

First Advantage (FA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: OneSpan (OSPN) +4.9%, First Advantage (FA) +32.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

OneSpan (OSPN) has the highest net margin (OneSpan (OSPN) 27.5%, First Advantage (FA) 1.5%). On return on invested capital, OneSpan (OSPN) leads (OneSpan (OSPN) 16.1%, First Advantage (FA) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year First Advantage (FA) returned the most: Cyberloq Technologies (CLOQ) -31.8%, OneSpan (OSPN) +32.9%, First Advantage (FA) +59.5%. Over five years, First Advantage (FA) compounded fastest (Cyberloq Technologies (CLOQ) +1.4%/yr, OneSpan (OSPN) -0.3%/yr, First Advantage (FA) +2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: OneSpan (OSPN) 0.02%, First Advantage (FA) 0.00%. Cyberloq Technologies (CLOQ) and First Advantage (FA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, OneSpan (OSPN) has been the steadiest (Cyberloq Technologies (CLOQ) 195.0%, OneSpan (OSPN) 48.1%, First Advantage (FA) 60.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLOQ, OSPN and FA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, OneSpan (OSPN) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.