SeaChange International (SEAC) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer SEAC or BLIN?

In the previous week, Bridgeline Digital had 3 more articles in the media than SeaChange International. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Bridgeline Digital and 1 mentions for SeaChange International. SeaChange International's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Bridgeline Digital'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
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
Bridgeline Digital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings & valuation, SEAC or BLIN?

Bridgeline Digital has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
SeaChange International	$32.49M	0.40	-$11.40M	-$3.68	-1.36
Bridgeline Digital	$15.56M	0.80	-$9.44M	-$0.95	-1.25

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

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

Is SEAC or BLIN more profitable?

SeaChange International has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Bridgeline Digital's net margin of -64.13%. SeaChange International's return on equity of 0.00% beat Bridgeline Digital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SeaChange International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bridgeline Digital	-64.13%	-64.91%	-45.88%

Which has more risk and volatility, SEAC or BLIN?

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

Do analysts rate SEAC or BLIN?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SeaChange International	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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SEAC or BLIN?

SeaChange International received 124 more outperform votes than Bridgeline Digital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.25% of users gave SeaChange International an outperform vote while only 47.55% of users gave Bridgeline Digital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SeaChange International	Outperform Votes 308 57.25%	Underperform Votes 230 42.75%
Bridgeline Digital	Outperform Votes 184 47.55%	Underperform Votes 203 52.45%

Summary

Bridgeline Digital beats SeaChange International on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.