eGain (EGAN) Competitors

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

Is EGAN or PUBM more profitable?

PubMatic has a net margin of 5.96% compared to eGain's net margin of 4.86%. eGain's return on equity of 7.41% beat PubMatic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
eGain	4.86%	7.41%	3.64%
PubMatic	5.96%	6.12%	2.58%

Do analysts rate EGAN or PUBM?

eGain presently has a consensus target price of $8.50, suggesting a potential upside of 41.90%. PubMatic has a consensus target price of $19.11, suggesting a potential upside of 65.61%. Given PubMatic's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PubMatic is more favorable than eGain.

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
PubMatic	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EGAN or PUBM?

53.9% of eGain shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.3% of PubMatic shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.7% of eGain shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.4% of PubMatic shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to EGAN or PUBM?

In the previous week, PubMatic had 2 more articles in the media than eGain. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for PubMatic and 5 mentions for eGain. PubMatic's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat eGain's score of 0.69 indicating that PubMatic is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
eGain	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PubMatic	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, EGAN or PUBM?

PubMatic has higher revenue and earnings than eGain. eGain is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PubMatic, 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	$87.66M	1.87	$7.78M	$0.09	66.56
PubMatic	$288.38M	1.94	$8.88M	$0.08	144.25

Which has more volatility & risk, EGAN or PUBM?

eGain has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PubMatic has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EGAN or PUBM?

eGain received 328 more outperform votes than PubMatic when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.57% of users gave eGain an outperform vote while only 60.00% of users gave PubMatic an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
eGain	Outperform Votes 391 69.57%	Underperform Votes 171 30.43%
PubMatic	Outperform Votes 63 60.00%	Underperform Votes 42 40.00%

Summary

PubMatic beats eGain on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.