eGain (EGAN) Competitors

Kaltura (NASDAQ:KLTR) and eGain (NASDAQ:EGAN) 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 analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation, dividends and risk.

Which has more volatility and risk, KLTR or EGAN?

Kaltura has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, eGain has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is KLTR or EGAN more profitable?

eGain has a net margin of 7.33% compared to eGain's net margin of -26.47%. Kaltura's return on equity of 11.01% beat eGain's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kaltura	-26.47%	-130.47%	-24.04%
eGain	7.33%	11.01%	5.66%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in KLTR or EGAN?

30.8% of Kaltura shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of eGain shares are held by institutional investors. 14.1% of Kaltura shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 34.3% of eGain shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KLTR or EGAN?

eGain received 357 more outperform votes than Kaltura when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.81% of users gave eGain an outperform vote while only 48.65% of users gave Kaltura an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kaltura	Outperform Votes 18 48.65%	Underperform Votes 19 51.35%
eGain	Outperform Votes 375 68.81%	Underperform Votes 170 31.19%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, KLTR or EGAN?

eGain has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Kaltura. Kaltura is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than eGain, 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
Kaltura	$175.17M	0.95	-$46.37M	-$0.34	-3.41
eGain	$98.01M	1.93	$2.11M	$0.22	27.55

Does the media favor KLTR or EGAN?

In the previous week, Kaltura and Kaltura both had 2 articles in the media. Kaltura's average media sentiment score of 1.93 beat eGain's score of 0.43 indicating that eGain is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do analysts recommend KLTR or EGAN?

Kaltura presently has a consensus price target of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 201.72%. eGain has a consensus price target of $9.50, suggesting a potential upside of 56.51%. Given eGain's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Kaltura is more favorable than eGain.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kaltura	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
eGain	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

eGain beats Kaltura on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.