ePlus - PLUS Competitors

ePlus (NASDAQ:PLUS) and Everbridge (NASDAQ:EVBG) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, valuation, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PLUS or EVBG?

93.6% of ePlus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Everbridge shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of ePlus shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Everbridge shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer PLUS or EVBG?

In the previous week, Everbridge had 4 more articles in the media than ePlus. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Everbridge and 1 mentions for ePlus. ePlus' average media sentiment score of 0.24 beat Everbridge's score of 0.04 indicating that ePlus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ePlus	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Everbridge	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is PLUS or EVBG more profitable?

ePlus has a net margin of 5.46% compared to Everbridge's net margin of -14.16%. ePlus' return on equity of 15.88% beat Everbridge's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ePlus	5.46%	15.88%	8.22%
Everbridge	-14.16%	-5.96%	-1.23%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, PLUS or EVBG?

ePlus has higher revenue and earnings than Everbridge. Everbridge is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ePlus, 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
ePlus	$1.82 billion	0.74	$105.60 million	$4.16	12.01
Everbridge	$431.89 million	3.11	-$61.17 million	-$2.10	-15.87

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PLUS or EVBG?

Everbridge received 160 more outperform votes than ePlus when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.98% of users gave Everbridge an outperform vote while only 64.85% of users gave ePlus an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ePlus	Outperform Votes 262 64.85%	Underperform Votes 142 35.15%
Everbridge	Outperform Votes 422 69.98%	Underperform Votes 181 30.02%

Which has more risk and volatility, PLUS or EVBG?

ePlus has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Everbridge has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend PLUS or EVBG?

Everbridge has a consensus target price of $36.57, suggesting a potential upside of 9.73%. Given Everbridge's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Everbridge is more favorable than ePlus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ePlus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Everbridge	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Summary

ePlus beats Everbridge on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.