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 companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

Which has more risk & volatility, EGAN or RDVT?

eGain has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Red Violet has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in 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, 8.9% of Red Violet shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings & valuation, EGAN or RDVT?

eGain has higher revenue and earnings than Red Violet. 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	$92.80M	2.00	$7.78M	$0.09	75.22
Red Violet	$75.19M	9.33	$7M	$0.61	82.37

Does the media prefer EGAN or RDVT?

In the previous week, Red Violet had 7 more articles in the media than eGain. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Red Violet and 1 mentions for eGain. eGain's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Red Violet's score of 0.46 indicating that eGain is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
eGain	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Red Violet	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer EGAN or RDVT?

eGain currently has a consensus target price of $8.50, suggesting a potential upside of 25.55%. Given eGain's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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

Is EGAN or RDVT more profitable?

Red Violet has a net margin of 10.87% compared to eGain's net margin of 3.30%. Red Violet's return on equity of 10.01% beat eGain's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
eGain	3.30%	5.24%	2.52%
Red Violet	10.87%	10.01%	9.21%

Summary

Red Violet beats eGain on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.