CLOQ vs RDVT vs FA Stock Comparison

Cyberloq Technologies, Red Violet and First Advantage Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RDVT Red Violet, Inc.
$81.23 +3.4% 1M +54.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.15B
P/E
70.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$99.02M
Div. yield
–
Identity and Access Management Technology
6 wins
FA First Advantage Corp
$21.08 +7.6% 1M +48.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.62B
P/E
144.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.66B
Div. yield
–
Identity and Access Management Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Red Violet leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Red Violet 6, First Advantage 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLOQRDVTFALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $21.20M $1.15B $3.62B FA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -21.1x 70.3x 144.0x RDVT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 54.9x 17.1x FA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +20.2% +32.9% FA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 16.5% 1.5% RDVT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 3.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 4.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.6% +54.5% +48.2% RDVT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.4%/yr +20.1%/yr +1.2%/yr RDVT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 195.4% 48.6% 60.6% RDVT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 82/100 67/100 RDVT

Percentile Scorecard

CLOQRDVTFA

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

AxisCLOQRDVTFA
Valuation 37 #78 of 124 63 #47 of 124 87 #17 of 124
Growth 27 #83 of 113 96 #6 of 113 85 #18 of 113
Profitability – 97 #4 of 109 73 #30 of 109
Financial Health 10 #115 of 127 98 #4 of 127 25 #96 of 127
Shareholder Returns 25 #49 of 65 58 #28 of 65 66 #23 of 65
Overall 25 82 67
  • CLOQ ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • RDVT 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

PeriodCLOQRDVTFASPY
1 month -16.7%+3.4%+7.6% -0.2%
3 months -16.7%+22.2%+1.0% +3.9%
6 months 0.0%+113.0%+61.5% +8.2%
Year to date -28.6%+42.6%+45.1% +12.9%
1 year -28.6%+54.5%+48.2% +12.3%
3 years +50.0%+320.0%+64.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +14.5%+61.4%+18.0% +23.3%
5 years +36.4%+149.2%+6.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +6.4%+20.1%+1.2% +10.9%
10 years +36.4%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +3.2%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCLOQRDVTFASPY
Volatility, 1Y 195.4%48.6%60.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 302.3%49.3%54.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.000.990.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.151.120.80 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.9%-63.7%-61.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.8%0.0%-12.6% -1.2%
52-week high $0.22$81.23$24.12 $779.14
52-week low $0.07$34.40$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.

MultipleCLOQRDVTFA
P/E now vs peer median -21.1xmedian 38.6x 70.3xmedian 38.6x 144.0xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median —median 4.4x 11.6xmedian 4.4x 2.2xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 34.5x 38.1xmedian 34.5x 12.5xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -32.1xmedian 29.4x 34.1xmedian 29.4x 14.5xmedian 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median -10.5xmedian 3.3x 10.3xmedian 3.3x 2.8xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 2.90median 1.28 0.89median 1.28 -5.87median 1.28

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 monthsCLOQRDVTFA
Revenue – $99.02M $1.66B
Gross profit – $83.87M $752.05M
Operating income -$641.64K $17.72M $177.66M
Net income -$1.00M $16.38M $25.14M
Free cash flow -$660.70K $33.60M $248.96M
R&D $215.52K – $100.89M
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 $1.13 $0.15
Cash & equivalents $49.98K $49.97M $237.90M
Total debt $6.89M – $2.03B
Shares (diluted) 141.33M 14.46M 173.23M
Enterprise value $20.77M $964.18M $2.70B

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
MetricCLOQRDVTFA
P/E -21.1x 70.3x 144.0x
P/FCF -32.1x 34.1x 14.5x
P/Operating cash flow -32.1x 33.6x 13.8x
P/S – 11.6x 2.2x
P/B -10.5x 10.3x 2.8x
P/Tangible book -4.7x 16.3x 7.1x
EV/EBITDA – 38.1x 12.5x
EV/EBIT -33.8x 61.9x 30.5x
EV/Revenue – 11.1x 3.3x
EV/FCF -32.9x 32.6x 21.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -32.9x 32.2x 20.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.90 0.89 -5.87

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLOQRDVTFA
Revenue growth (1Y) – 20.2% 32.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 19.9% 28.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 22.5% 29.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 23.2% 25.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.2% 80.2% 777.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -16.4% 111.4% 28.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.6% 88.1% 116.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -13.1% 79.8% -20.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.6% 89.2% 116.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -7.3% 78.6% -24.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.9% 29.0% 1,685%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.2% 39.4% 11.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.9% 28.6% 1,945%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.2% 39.5% 10.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLOQRDVTFA
Gross margin – 84.7% 45.2%
EBITDA margin – 29.1% 26.0%
Operating margin – 17.9% 10.7%
Pretax margin – 19.4% 2.2%
Net margin – 16.5% 1.5%
FCF margin – 33.9% 15.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 34.4% 15.7%
Return on equity – 15.2% 1.9%
Return on assets -29.8% 14.1% 0.7%
Return on invested capital – – 3.6%
Return on capital employed – 16.0% 5.0%
Asset turnover – 0.9x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 2.1x 10.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 7.4% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLOQRDVTFA
Debt / assets 21.7% – 54.3%
Debt / equity -0.3x – 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 4.1x
Debt / FCF -0.9x – 8.2x
Liabilities / assets 177.5% 7.3% 65.5%
Equity / assets -77.5% 92.7% 34.5%
Interest coverage -3.2x – –
Current ratio 0.0x 10.9x 2.5x
Quick ratio 0.0x 10.5x 2.4x
Cash ratio 0.0x 8.3x 1.0x
Altman Z-score – 80.89 1.52

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLOQRDVTFA
Dividend yield – – 0.0%
Net buyback yield -1.5% 0.4% 0.9%
Shareholder yield -1.5% 0.4% 0.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 0.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 0.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 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.

ConsensusCLOQRDVTFA
Forward P/E – 54.9xFY2026 17.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.48FY2026 $1.23FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +13.8%FY2026 +18.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +15.5% +30.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $114.03MFY2026 $1.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +26.3%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +1.5% +2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLOQRDVTFA
Held by institutions – 69.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding – 172 178
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.5% +4.9%
Institutions buying – 103 113
Institutions selling – 51 41
Buyers to sellers – 2.02 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.

CLOQRDVTFA
CLOQ 1.00 -0.01 -0.03
RDVT -0.01 1.00 0.38
FA -0.03 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLOQ, RDVT and FA?

First Advantage (FA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cyberloq Technologies (CLOQ) $21.20M, Red Violet (RDVT) $1.15B, First Advantage (FA) $3.62B.

Which stock is cheaper, CLOQ, RDVT and FA?

Red Violet (RDVT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cyberloq Technologies (CLOQ) -21.1x, Red Violet (RDVT) 70.3x, First Advantage (FA) 144.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, First Advantage (FA) is cheapest (Red Violet (RDVT) 54.9x, First Advantage (FA) 17.1x). 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: Red Violet (RDVT) +20.2%, First Advantage (FA) +32.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Red Violet (RDVT) has the highest net margin (Red Violet (RDVT) 16.5%, First Advantage (FA) 1.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Red Violet (RDVT) returned the most: Cyberloq Technologies (CLOQ) -28.6%, Red Violet (RDVT) +54.5%, First Advantage (FA) +48.2%. Over five years, Red Violet (RDVT) compounded fastest (Cyberloq Technologies (CLOQ) +6.4%/yr, Red Violet (RDVT) +20.1%/yr, First Advantage (FA) +1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Red Violet (RDVT) has been the steadiest (Cyberloq Technologies (CLOQ) 195.4%, Red Violet (RDVT) 48.6%, First Advantage (FA) 60.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLOQ, RDVT 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, Red Violet (RDVT) leads on 6. 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.