SeaChange International (SEAC) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate BLIN or SEAC?

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

Which has more risk and volatility, BLIN or SEAC?

Bridgeline Digital has a beta of 2.05, meaning that its stock price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SeaChange International has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

15.1% of Bridgeline Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 15.6% of Bridgeline Digital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of SeaChange International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor BLIN or SEAC?

In the previous week, Bridgeline Digital had 7 more articles in the media than SeaChange International. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Bridgeline Digital and 1 mentions for SeaChange International. SeaChange International's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Bridgeline Digital's score of 0.00 indicating that Bridgeline Digital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bridgeline Digital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
SeaChange International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is BLIN or SEAC more profitable?

SeaChange International has a net margin of 0.00% compared to SeaChange International's net margin of -65.95%. Bridgeline Digital's return on equity of 0.00% beat SeaChange International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bridgeline Digital	-65.95%	-74.05%	-50.47%
SeaChange International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BLIN or SEAC?

SeaChange International received 124 more outperform votes than Bridgeline Digital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.04% of users gave SeaChange International an outperform vote while only 47.30% of users gave Bridgeline Digital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bridgeline Digital	Outperform Votes 184 47.30%	Underperform Votes 205 52.70%
SeaChange International	Outperform Votes 308 57.04%	Underperform Votes 232 42.96%

Which has better earnings and valuation, BLIN or SEAC?

Bridgeline Digital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SeaChange International. SeaChange International 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
Bridgeline Digital	$15.89M	0.79	-$9.44M	-$0.96	-1.26
SeaChange International	$32.76M	0.41	-$11.40M	-$3.68	-1.40

Summary

Bridgeline Digital beats SeaChange International on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.