Iveda Solutions (IVDA) Competitors

Iveda Solutions (NASDAQ:IVDA) and Bridgeline Digital (NASDAQ:BLIN) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, risk and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IVDA or BLIN?

Bridgeline Digital received 184 more outperform votes than Iveda Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Iveda Solutions	N/A	N/A
Bridgeline Digital	Outperform Votes 184 47.30%	Underperform Votes 205 52.70%

Do analysts prefer IVDA or BLIN?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Iveda Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Bridgeline Digital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, IVDA or BLIN?

Iveda Solutions has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bridgeline Digital has a beta of 2.05, indicating that its share price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is IVDA or BLIN more profitable?

Iveda Solutions has a net margin of -49.80% compared to Bridgeline Digital's net margin of -65.95%. Iveda Solutions' return on equity of -45.62% beat Bridgeline Digital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Iveda Solutions	-49.80%	-45.62%	-36.37%
Bridgeline Digital	-65.95%	-74.05%	-50.47%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in IVDA or BLIN?

4.3% of Iveda Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.1% of Bridgeline Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 10.4% of Iveda Solutions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.6% of Bridgeline Digital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor IVDA or BLIN?

In the previous week, Bridgeline Digital had 9 more articles in the media than Iveda Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Bridgeline Digital and 1 mentions for Iveda Solutions. Iveda Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Bridgeline Digital's score of 0.17 indicating that Iveda Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Iveda Solutions	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Bridgeline Digital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, IVDA or BLIN?

Iveda Solutions has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bridgeline Digital. Iveda Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bridgeline Digital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Iveda Solutions	$6.50M	1.98	-$3.23M	-$0.21	-3.79
Bridgeline Digital	$15.89M	0.79	-$9.44M	-$0.96	-1.26

Summary

Iveda Solutions and Bridgeline Digital tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.