i3 Verticals (NASDAQ:IIIV) and Weyland Tech (OTCMKTS:WEYL) 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 profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares i3 Verticals and Weyland Tech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
i3 Verticals | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Weyland Tech | -18.94% | -120.28% | -73.05% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares i3 Verticals and Weyland Tech’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
i3 Verticals | $323.51 million | 2.01 | -$6.89 million | $0.56 | 44.18 |
Weyland Tech | $15.58 million | 1.17 | -$70,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
Weyland Tech has lower revenue, but higher earnings than i3 Verticals.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
25.2% of i3 Verticals shares are owned by institutional investors. 56.2% of i3 Verticals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for i3 Verticals and Weyland Tech, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
i3 Verticals | 5 | 3.00 | |||
Weyland Tech | N/A |
i3 Verticals presently has a consensus target price of $24.40, indicating a potential downside of 1.37%. Given i3 Verticals’ higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe i3 Verticals is more favorable than Weyland Tech.
Summary
i3 Verticals beats Weyland Tech on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
i3 Verticals Company Profile
i3 Verticals, Inc. provides integrated payment and software solutions to small- and medium-sized businesses and organizations in education, non-profit, public sector, property management, and healthcare markets in the United States. The company offers payment processing services, including merchant onboarding, risk and underwriting, authorization, settlement, chargeback processing, and other merchant support. Its payment processing services enable clients to accept electronic payments, facilitating the exchange of funds and transaction data between clients, financial institutions, and payment networks. The company also licenses software; and provides ongoing support, and other point of sale-related solutions. It offers its solutions to its clients through direct sales force, as well as through a network of distribution partners, including independent software vendors, value-added resellers, independent sales organizations, and other referral partners, such as financial institutions. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.
Weyland Tech Company Profile
Weyland Tech Inc. provides e-commerce solutions and services that facilitate business-to-consumer and business-to-business transactions to small-medium-sized businesses and resellers. It offers CreateApp platform to create a mobile application in Singapore, India, and the United States/Canada; and DIY App builder through a white label platform in European Union, Malaysia, Hong Kong, South China, Indonesia, North America, Thailand, the Philippines, and France. The company was formerly known as Seratosa, Inc. and changed its name to Weyland Tech Inc. in September 2015. Weyland Tech Inc. is headquartered in New York, New York.
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