Mobile Streams (LON:MOS) and Micro Focus International (LON:MCRO) 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 earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Mobile Streams and Micro Focus International, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Mobile Streams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Micro Focus International | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Micro Focus International has a consensus price target of GBX 384.17, suggesting a potential downside of 29.97%. Given Micro Focus International's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Micro Focus International is more favorable than Mobile Streams.
Profitability
This table compares Mobile Streams and Micro Focus International's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Mobile Streams | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Micro Focus International | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Mobile Streams and Micro Focus International's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Mobile Streams | £541,000.00 | 9.55 | N/A | GBX (0.20) | -1.25 |
Micro Focus International | £3.00 billion | 0.61 | N/A | GBX (884.60) | -0.62 |
Mobile Streams is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Micro Focus International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Micro Focus International beats Mobile Streams on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.