8X8 (EGHT) Competitors

Emerald (NYSE:EEX) and 8X8 (NASDAQ:EGHT) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, profitability and dividends.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in EEX or EGHT?

14.9% of Emerald shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.0% of 8X8 shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of Emerald shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of 8X8 shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, EEX or EGHT?

Emerald has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 8X8 has a beta of 1.8, indicating that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend EEX or EGHT?

Emerald currently has a consensus price target of $7.90, suggesting a potential upside of 74.01%. 8X8 has a consensus price target of $2.51, suggesting a potential upside of 51.01%. Given Emerald's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Emerald is more favorable than 8X8.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Emerald	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
8X8	3 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media favor EEX or EGHT?

In the previous week, 8X8 had 21 more articles in the media than Emerald. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for 8X8 and 6 mentions for Emerald. Emerald's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat 8X8's score of 0.29 indicating that Emerald is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Emerald	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
8X8	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is EEX or EGHT more profitable?

Emerald has a net margin of -5.29% compared to 8X8's net margin of -6.33%. 8X8's return on equity of -1.45% beat Emerald's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Emerald	-5.29%	-13.26%	-1.92%
8X8	-6.33%	-1.45%	-0.21%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, EEX or EGHT?

Emerald has higher earnings, but lower revenue than 8X8. 8X8 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Emerald, 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
Emerald	$413.10M	2.19	-$8.20M	$0.03	151.33
8X8	$717.44M	0.31	-$67.59M	-$0.36	-4.63

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EEX or EGHT?

Emerald received 154 more outperform votes than 8X8 when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.25% of users gave Emerald an outperform vote while only 49.30% of users gave 8X8 an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Emerald	Outperform Votes 189 59.25%	Underperform Votes 130 40.75%
8X8	Outperform Votes 35 49.30%	Underperform Votes 36 50.70%

Summary

Emerald beats 8X8 on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.