Espial Group (TSE:ESP) and ProntoForms (CVE:PFM) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Espial Group and ProntoForms, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Espial Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
ProntoForms | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
ProntoForms has a consensus target price of C$1.35, indicating a potential upside of 8.87%.
Dividends
Espial Group pays an annual dividend of C$1.00 per share. ProntoForms pays an annual dividend of C$0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 41.1%. Espial Group pays out -1,449.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ProntoForms pays out -4,636.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. ProntoForms is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Profitability
This table compares Espial Group and ProntoForms' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Espial Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
ProntoForms | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Espial Group and ProntoForms' revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Espial Group | C$26.82 million | 0.00 | C$-2,447,085.00 | C($0.07) | N/A |
ProntoForms | C$17.03 million | 8.83 | C$-1,333,255.00 | C($0.01) | -112.73 |
ProntoForms has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Espial Group. ProntoForms is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Espial Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
ProntoForms beats Espial Group on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.