eGain (EGAN) Competitors

eGain (NASDAQ:EGAN) and Red Violet (NASDAQ:RDVT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EGAN or RDVT?

eGain received 322 more outperform votes than Red Violet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.41% of users gave eGain an outperform vote while only 62.26% of users gave Red Violet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
eGain	Outperform Votes 388 69.41%	Underperform Votes 171 30.59%
Red Violet	Outperform Votes 66 62.26%	Underperform Votes 40 37.74%

Is EGAN or RDVT more profitable?

Red Violet has a net margin of 7.17% compared to eGain's net margin of 4.86%. eGain's return on equity of 7.41% beat Red Violet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
eGain	4.86%	7.41%	3.64%
Red Violet	7.17%	6.80%	6.28%

Which has more volatility & risk, EGAN or RDVT?

eGain has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Red Violet has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend EGAN or RDVT?

eGain presently has a consensus target price of $8.50, suggesting a potential upside of 70.85%. Given eGain's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe eGain is more favorable than Red Violet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
eGain	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Red Violet	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, EGAN or RDVT?

Red Violet has lower revenue, but higher earnings than eGain. eGain is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Red Violet, 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
eGain	$89M	1.57	$7.78M	$0.14	35.54
Red Violet	$75.19M	7.40	$13.53M	$0.50	79.84

Does the media prefer EGAN or RDVT?

In the previous week, Red Violet had 3 more articles in the media than eGain. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Red Violet and 3 mentions for eGain. Red Violet's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat eGain's score of 1.28 indicating that Red Violet is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
eGain	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Red Violet	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of EGAN or RDVT?

53.9% of eGain shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.6% of Red Violet shares are held by institutional investors. 37.7% of eGain shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Red Violet shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Red Violet beats eGain on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.