Bridgeline Digital - BLIN Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in TAOP or BLIN?

0.5% of Taoping shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.4% of Bridgeline Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.4% of Taoping shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TAOP or BLIN?

Bridgeline Digital received 155 more outperform votes than Taoping when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.76% of users gave Bridgeline Digital an outperform vote while only 54.72% of users gave Taoping an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Taoping	Outperform Votes 29 54.72%	Underperform Votes 24 45.28%
Bridgeline Digital	Outperform Votes 184 54.76%	Underperform Votes 152 45.24%

Is TAOP or BLIN more profitable?

Bridgeline Digital has a net margin of 1.17% compared to Taoping's net margin of 0.00%. Bridgeline Digital's return on equity of 0.95% beat Taoping's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Taoping	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bridgeline Digital	1.17%	0.95%	0.68%

Does the media refer more to TAOP or BLIN?

In the previous week, Taoping and Taoping both had 1 articles in the media. Taoping's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Bridgeline Digital's score of 0.00 indicating that Taoping is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Taoping	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Bridgeline Digital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, TAOP or BLIN?

Taoping has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bridgeline Digital has a beta of 2.22, indicating that its share price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, TAOP or BLIN?

Bridgeline Digital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Taoping.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Taoping	$24.85 million	0.40	-$9.93 million	N/A	N/A
Bridgeline Digital	$16.82 million	0.59	$2.14 million	$0.01	94.59

Do analysts prefer TAOP or BLIN?

Bridgeline Digital has a consensus target price of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 376.19%. Given Bridgeline Digital's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bridgeline Digital is more favorable than Taoping.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Taoping	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Bridgeline Digital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Bridgeline Digital beats Taoping on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.