EBIXQ vs. OMQS, ARBB, CREX, EZFL, SMAP, SEAC, PIXY, CISO, BLIN, and IVDA
Should you be buying Ebix stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ebix include OMNIQ (OMQS), ARB IOT Group (ARBB), Creative Realities (CREX), EZFill (EZFL), SportsMap Tech Acquisition (SMAP), SeaChange International (SEAC), ShiftPixy (PIXY), CISO Global (CISO), Bridgeline Digital (BLIN), and Iveda Solutions (IVDA). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
OMNIQ (NASDAQ:OMQS) and Ebix (NASDAQ:EBIXQ) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.
5.7% of OMNIQ shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.8% of Ebix shares are held by institutional investors. 11.6% of OMNIQ shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.9% of Ebix shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, OMNIQ had 3 more articles in the media than Ebix. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for OMNIQ and 0 mentions for Ebix. Ebix's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat OMNIQ's score of 0.00 indicating that OMNIQ is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Ebix has a net margin of 0.67% compared to Ebix's net margin of -36.26%. OMNIQ's return on equity of 4.15% beat Ebix's return on equity.
Ebix has higher revenue and earnings than OMNIQ. OMNIQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ebix, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
OMNIQ has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ebix has a beta of 2.22, meaning that its stock price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500.
OMNIQ received 5 more outperform votes than Ebix when rated by MarketBeat users.
OMNIQ presently has a consensus target price of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2,492.59%. Given Ebix's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe OMNIQ is more favorable than Ebix.
Summary
Ebix beats OMNIQ on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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